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Re: [ft-devel] fixed float


From: Werner LEMBERG
Subject: Re: [ft-devel] fixed float
Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2013 20:12:27 +0100 (CET)

> I just noticed that Freetype documentation frequently refers to
> "fixed float" format or type. This is an oxymoron, of course. What
> Freetype uses is "fixed-point" representation of real numbers using
> integer types, as opposed to "floating point" representation using
> float or double types. I would suggest fixing documentation:
> 
> s/fixed float/fixed-point/g
> 
> Objections?

Of course not!  Please go on.  In case you are checking the web pages
also, please send me diffs so that I can apply them to the git
repository (which unfortunately is not set up on freedesktop.org --
I'm just sending a reminder).


  Thanks!

    Werner



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