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On Wed, 12 Apr 2017 18:37:39 +0200 Yuri D'Elia <wav...@thregr.org> wrote:
Hello Yuri,
>
> Freetype 2.7 introduces a new v40 truetype interpreter mode, which is not
> currently enabled.
>
> I've been using a custom-built freetype with the v40 interpreter
enabled for
> the past 6 months, and I wouldn't go back. v40 has some differencies,
but it
> really does improve on many corner cases while preserving the
original glypth
> shape much better.
>
> When v40 is enabled, the interpreter version can be switched with an
> environment variable. This is not optimal (fontconfig support would
be nice),
> but it *does* allow for people to revert to the old rendering behavior if
> needed.
>
> Can we enable v40 on unstable or experimental, or is there anything
preventing
> a rendering change?
2.7.1 is currently in experimental and AFAIKS the v40 interpreter is
enabled by default in that version, see:
https://www.freetype.org/freetype2/docs/subpixel-hinting.html
Where you thinking about something else?
Kind regards,
Laurent Bigonville
