On Fri, Dec 27, 2019 at 12:58:22PM +0100, Werner LEMBERG wrote: > For most outline fonts, it is not possible to get exact glyph > dimensions in advance (exception: the font contains an `hdmx' table > that holds horizontal, device-dependent information for selected pixel > sizes). In other words, you have to render all (needed) glyphs to get > their widths and heights, adjusting the scaling value as necessary in > an iterative process until you are done. > > To avoid rendering again you should use a glyph image and metrics > cache.
Hi, sorry to pop in. Then what is the story about monospace outline fonts? (For instance, liberation/dejavu monospace otf/ttf outline fonts?) -- Sylvain
