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List:       freetype-devel
Subject:    Re: A note on "ClearType" stuff
From:       Roland Paterson-Jones <rpjones () hursley ! ibm ! com>
Date:       1999-01-11 12:26:34
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David Turner wrote:

> I have followed the ClearType hype very distantly, but I just wanted
> to say that to me, a very simple way to implement this thing is :
>
> 3. Eventually translate the scaled outline by 1 or 2 pixels
>     (i.e. by 64 or 128), to perform sub-pixel "shift"

Can you elaborate on this step, please?

> Any one interested in such a thing ? It's not a priority, but I just
> want to say that it doesn't seem technically original or difficult..

Yes, please, it would be fun to play with on my laptop, and your
post-hinting approach would be better than the 3xhorizontal approach
(and save me some work ;-).

Roland

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