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Re: [ft] figuring out where the baseline is


From: Werner LEMBERG
Subject: Re: [ft] figuring out where the baseline is
Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2012 17:11:29 +0200 (CEST)

> Just to make sure I understand this then: Request_Size specifies the
> target size of the EM-box,

I would say it differently: If you select, say 10pt of a given font,
you get a size which the font designer thinks is appropriate.  Nothing
more.

> how this translates to actual glyph sizes is entirely specified by
> the source font.

Exactly.

> Should perhaps the API docs for FT_Request_Size indicate this, along
> with a link to the glyph doc?

Yes, this would be helpful.  Can you provide a patch for freetype.h?


    Werner



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