Re: [ft-devel] Experimental: v38 interpreter with minimal backwards compatibility mode and linear advance widths

[Werner LEMBERG]

> I am still not convinced that this is a good idea to deploy two
> versions in parallel.  That LEAN suffix will stay long after
> Infinality is gone.

Maybe there is a better macro name?

> Why can't you just replace Infinality? I doubt that Infinality
> itself was tested and maintained enough to be protected species.

AFAIK, there is a huge user base, with a lot of variations on the used
parameters.  FreeType is a mature library, and suddenly changing such
broadly used features is not user friendly IMHO.

Additionally, having the two in parallel allows better comparison.


    Werner