[ft-devel] support of named instances

[Werner LEMBERG]

I've just pushed a patch to the git repository for easy support of
named instances in GX fonts.  From the CHANGES file:


    - Simple access  to named instances  in GX variation fonts  is now
      available (in addition to the  previous method via FreeType's MM
      interface).   In  the  FT_Face  structure,  bits  16-30  of  the
      `face_index' field hold the current named instance index for the
      given face  index, and bits  16-30 of `style_flags'  contain the
      number of  instances for  the given face  index.  `FT_Open_Face'
      and friends also understand the  extended bits of the face index
      parameter.

      You need to enable  TT_CONFIG_OPTION_GX_VAR_SUPPORT for this new
      feature.  Otherwise, bits  16-30 of the two fields  are zero (or
      are ignored).


Please test – and enjoy!


    Werner