Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Thu 28th Jun 2007 21:39 UTC
Today we feature a very interesting interview with David Turner, one of the main Freetype developers, discussing the project's past and future. These days, David continues his work in Freetype even after having been hired by Google.
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Member since:2005-07-17
I'm using Freetype, XFT and Cairo I've got from this how-to http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=343670 , and fonts look way different. Without hinting they look very similar to OSX, with full hinting it's like Windows' ClearType but much better.
http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/5831/fontsyd1.png
This screenshot shows text without hinting and with full hinting, it's using subpixel rendering.
Member since:2007-06-29
Member since:2006-03-23
this is the settings:
http://img530.imageshack.us/my.php?image=kdefontsettingszh8.png
that makes me quite happy, knowing that i can upgrade without having to worry.
Member since:
2006-03-23
i LOVE my fonts, i use freetype 2.1.9, and im really scared of upgrading, cause in my opinion, my fonts are simply perfect. Though its what other people call "fuzzy".
in latest freetype, is it possible to get same rendering as i have now? i do not use hinting.