Re: [ft-devel] Regression in 2.3.6

[mpsuzuki]

Sorry, I've overlooked this project.

        http://openjdk.java.net/projects/font-scaler/

It said that the introduction of FreeType into OpenJDK
was already finished - but I don't know about non-OpenJDK
implementations.

Regards,
mpsuzuki

On Mon, 7 Jul 2008 16:31:54 +0900
address@hidden wrote:

>Hi,
>
>According to:
>
>       http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/guide/2d/new_features.html#FH
>
>>Font Rasterizer support for TrueType hinting
>>
>>Before this release, the T2K font rasterizer used by
>>Java 2D did not support font-hinting for TrueType fonts.
>>As a result, when TrueType fonts did not always display
>>with a consistent, attractive appearance. For this release,
>>the T2K rasterizer has been modified to use the hints
>>stored in the TrueType fonts. 
>
>And, According to:
>
>       http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/build-dev/2007-July/000136.html
>
>still T2K rasterizer (maybe modified) is used in the source
>of Java written by Sun. Yet I don't know other implementation
>that uses another TrueType rasterizer.
>
>Regards,
>mpsuzuki
>
>
>
>On Mon, 07 Jul 2008 09:20:28 +0200 (CEST)
>Werner LEMBERG <address@hidden> wrote:
>
>>
>>> Apparently, java has own font engine.
>>
>>I seem to recall that Java sources are now freely available.  Can you
>>check details, please?
>>
>>
>>    Werner
>
>
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