Re: [ft-devel] severe problems with subpixel hinting

[Werner LEMBERG]

> Ok, after more experimentation, it *does* detect and store
> compatibility_mode correctly when I store it in the TT_Face
> object. I am running into an odd issue with Firefox and TNR however.
> For some reason, the patterns are not detected with Times New Roman
> Regular.  And I know that Ins_FDEF is being executed because I used
> debug messages.  Perhaps I'll have to be even more verbose with the
> messages.  I have not seen this problem with any other face I've
> tested, and it only happens in firefox.  Any ideas what might cause
> that?  Is it possible that firefox is doing something incorrectly?

Maybe FontConfig has set up Times New Roman on your box to use
auto-hinting?  A bug in Firefox is also possible, of course...


    Werner