Re: [ros-dev] Font problem on Japanese version of ReactOS

[WaxDragon]

Just a followup, GvG's 18424 commit fixed the SBIT issues with some of
our fonts, it may help you too.

On 13 Oct 2005 09:02:02 +0900, tsk <tsk_n(a)mail.goo.ne.jp> wrote:
>   Thank you for telling me that bug.
>
>  I tried to use outline mplus, which doesn't include bitmap data:
>   http://reactos-j.sourceforge.jp/up/img/083.png
>  and tried to use Mona Font with WaxDragon's freetype.dll:
>   http://reactos-j.sourceforge.jp/up/img/084.png
>
>  Modified freetype.dll works well!
>
>
>  But I think there still exist some bug with font rendering.
>  One of them is a line break. ReactOS automatically insert line feeds
>  at space. But Japanese text doesn't use space basically, so ReactOS
>  can't insert line feeds to proper position.
>
>  Many screenshots:
>   http://reactos-j.sourceforge.jp/up/img/085.zip
>
> >   mf suggested one could comment out #define
> >  TT_CONFIG_OPTION_EMBEDDED_BITMAPS in
> >  lib/freetype/include/freetype/config/ftoption.h to DISABLE the SBIT
> >  support.  Doing some quick testing, this allows Helmut 12pt to render
> >  "correctly", i.e. readable.  This may or may not help with the CJK
> >  font.
> >
> >  tsk, if you would like to try, I put up a modified freetype.dll at
> >  http://waxdragon.homeip.net/~ford/freetype.dll.  Give that one a try
> >  and see if it helps with your fonts.
> >
> >  WD 
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