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Not all ttf fonts have hinting, but AFAIK all the MS +fonts *do* have hinting. + +So, historically, the recommended approach was to use the PLF freetype *if* +you had imported MS fonts (e.g. from a dual-boot Windows installation). + +2)The Freetype autohinter was implemented later, and improves things for +unhinted fonts, but hinted fonts still looked better with the bytecode +interpreter. + + +This is the problem: +3)If the bytecode interpreter was enabled, auto-hinting was disabled (or, +could be, for 'medium' and 'heavy' hinting settings) for unhinted fonts. + +The Fedora bug isn't about disabling the bytecode interpreter, but by still +allowing auto-hinting for unhinted fonts if the bytecode interpreter. + +*This* is the right fix. Your insistence to *disable* the bytecode interpreter +(leaving users with *no* options, in case they need hinted fonts) is the wrong +fix. + +But, thanks for the pointer to the bug, which points to the patches. + +><i> Why dont we also do the same thing? +</I>><i> +</I>><i> Since theres users complaining about it, why not solve it once for all? +</I> +Regards, +Buchan +</PRE> + + +<!--endarticle--> + <HR> + <P><UL> + <!--threads--> + <LI>Previous message: <A HREF="004655.html">[Mageia-dev] why not disable bytecode interpreter in freetype2 ? +</A></li> + <LI>Next message: <A HREF="004660.html">[Mageia-dev] why not disable bytecode interpreter in freetype2 ? +</A></li> + <LI> <B>Messages sorted by:</B> + <a href="date.html#4656">[ date ]</a> + <a href="thread.html#4656">[ thread ]</a> + <a href="subject.html#4656">[ subject ]</a> + <a href="author.html#4656">[ author ]</a> + </LI> + </UL> + +<hr> +<a href="https://www.mageia.org/mailman/listinfo/mageia-dev">More information about the Mageia-dev +mailing list</a><br> +</body></html> |