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Subject:    Re: [ft] FT_GlyphSlot_Oblique doesn't alter metrics whereas FT_GlyphSlot_Embolden does?
From:       Omar Cornut <omarcornut () gmail ! com>
Date:       2019-01-15 21:13:36
Message-ID: c7b32ace-a550-8db1-8b01-b81e6ce49375 () gmail ! com
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I am trying to understand if it is possible to obtain the expected
>> size of a bitmap _before_ rendering it.
> In general, this is *not* possible, especially if font hinting is
> involved.
Thank you Werner for this clarification.
I ended you making a temporary copy of the raw pixel data in a set of 
large buffer, then packing my atlas and copying the pixels back after 
packaging. Rasterization is only done once. It's a little more code but 
works better/faster.


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