Re: [ft-devel] Taming CFF_CONFIG_OPTION_DARKENING_PARAMETER_Y* for a gamma of ~2.2/sRGB?

[Behdad Esfahbod]

On 15-08-23 11:29 PM, Werner LEMBERG wrote:
> 
>>> `FT_Outline_Embolden' *does* change the advance width!  You have to
>>> save the metrics before the call, then restoring the original
>>> values.
>>
>> Don't you mean experimental FT_Glyph_Embolden?
> 
> Oops *blush*.  Please forget what I've said :-)

Ok I'm not following what's going on.

Saving advance_width, emboldening, restoring advance-width wouldn't work as
the emboldened outline is shifter to the right so as to retain it's lsb.  We'd
need to shift it left.