Re: [Devel] The HOWs and WHYs of the FreeType rasterizer

[Werner LEMBERG]

> The document 'The HOWs and WHYs of the FreeType rasterizer' by David
> Turner is a good explanation of FreeType's rendering algorithm: the
> method used to convert outlines defined as line segments and conic
> or cubic splines into bitmaps.  This document is not in the FreeType
> website, although it used to be some years ago.
> 
> It can be found at
> http://www.muehlgasse.de/doc/packages/freetype/raster.txt and two
> other places - the other two are on the University of Cologne's
> site.
> 
> There is a chance that this very useful document will disappear from
> the World Wide Web unless it is restored to its rightful place in
> the FreeType site.

Fortunately, this won't happen since the X11 source code tree contains
this document (as xc/extras/FreeType/docs/raster.txt).

> And if it is now incorrect, it would be nice if it could be brought
> up to date, although that is not entirely necessary.

Do you have time to do that?


    Werner