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1 /***************************************************************************/ |
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2 /* */ |
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3 /* ftlcdfil.h */ |
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4 /* */ |
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5 /* FreeType API for color filtering of subpixel bitmap glyphs */ |
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6 /* (specification). */ |
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7 /* */ |
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8 /* Copyright 2006-2008, 2010, 2013 by */ |
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9 /* David Turner, Robert Wilhelm, and Werner Lemberg. */ |
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10 /* */ |
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11 /* This file is part of the FreeType project, and may only be used, */ |
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12 /* modified, and distributed under the terms of the FreeType project */ |
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13 /* license, LICENSE.TXT. By continuing to use, modify, or distribute */ |
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14 /* this file you indicate that you have read the license and */ |
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15 /* understand and accept it fully. */ |
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16 /* */ |
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17 /***************************************************************************/ |
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18 |
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19 |
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20 #ifndef __FT_LCD_FILTER_H__ |
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21 #define __FT_LCD_FILTER_H__ |
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22 |
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23 #include <ft2build.h> |
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24 #include FT_FREETYPE_H |
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25 |
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26 #ifdef FREETYPE_H |
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27 #error "freetype.h of FreeType 1 has been loaded!" |
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28 #error "Please fix the directory search order for header files" |
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29 #error "so that freetype.h of FreeType 2 is found first." |
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30 #endif |
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31 |
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32 |
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33 FT_BEGIN_HEADER |
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34 |
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35 /*************************************************************************** |
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36 * |
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37 * @section: |
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38 * lcd_filtering |
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39 * |
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40 * @title: |
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41 * LCD Filtering |
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42 * |
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43 * @abstract: |
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44 * Reduce color fringes of LCD-optimized bitmaps. |
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45 * |
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46 * @description: |
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47 * The @FT_Library_SetLcdFilter API can be used to specify a low-pass |
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48 * filter, which is then applied to LCD-optimized bitmaps generated |
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49 * through @FT_Render_Glyph. This is useful to reduce color fringes |
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50 * that would occur with unfiltered rendering. |
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51 * |
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52 * Note that no filter is active by default, and that this function is |
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53 * *not* implemented in default builds of the library. You need to |
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54 * #define FT_CONFIG_OPTION_SUBPIXEL_RENDERING in your `ftoption.h' file |
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55 * in order to activate it. |
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56 * |
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57 * FreeType generates alpha coverage maps, which are linear by nature. |
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58 * For instance, the value 0x80 in bitmap representation means that |
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59 * (within numerical precision) 0x80/0xff fraction of that pixel is |
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60 * covered by the glyph's outline. The blending function for placing |
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61 * text over a background is |
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62 * |
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63 * { |
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64 * dst = alpha * src + (1 - alpha) * dst , |
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65 * } |
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66 * |
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67 * which is known as OVER. However, when calculating the output of the |
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68 * OVER operator, the source colors should first be transformed to a |
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69 * linear color space, then alpha blended in that space, and transformed |
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70 * back to the output color space. |
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71 * |
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72 * When linear light blending is used, the default FIR5 filtering |
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73 * weights (as given by FT_LCD_FILTER_DEFAULT) are no longer optimal, as |
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74 * they have been designed for black on white rendering while lacking |
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75 * gamma correction. To preserve color neutrality, weights for a FIR5 |
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76 * filter should be chosen according to two free parameters `a' and `c', |
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77 * and the FIR weights should be |
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78 * |
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79 * { |
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80 * [a - c, a + c, 2 * a, a + c, a - c] . |
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81 * } |
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82 * |
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83 * This formula generates equal weights for all the color primaries |
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84 * across the filter kernel, which makes it colorless. One suggested |
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85 * set of weights is |
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86 * |
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87 * { |
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88 * [0x10, 0x50, 0x60, 0x50, 0x10] , |
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89 * } |
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90 * |
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91 * where `a' has value 0x30 and `b' value 0x20. The weights in filter |
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92 * may have a sum larger than 0x100, which increases coloration slightly |
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93 * but also improves contrast. |
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94 */ |
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95 |
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96 |
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97 /**************************************************************************** |
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98 * |
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99 * @enum: |
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100 * FT_LcdFilter |
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101 * |
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102 * @description: |
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103 * A list of values to identify various types of LCD filters. |
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104 * |
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105 * @values: |
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106 * FT_LCD_FILTER_NONE :: |
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107 * Do not perform filtering. When used with subpixel rendering, this |
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108 * results in sometimes severe color fringes. |
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109 * |
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110 * FT_LCD_FILTER_DEFAULT :: |
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111 * The default filter reduces color fringes considerably, at the cost |
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112 * of a slight blurriness in the output. |
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113 * |
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114 * FT_LCD_FILTER_LIGHT :: |
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115 * The light filter is a variant that produces less blurriness at the |
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116 * cost of slightly more color fringes than the default one. It might |
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117 * be better, depending on taste, your monitor, or your personal vision. |
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118 * |
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119 * FT_LCD_FILTER_LEGACY :: |
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120 * This filter corresponds to the original libXft color filter. It |
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121 * provides high contrast output but can exhibit really bad color |
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122 * fringes if glyphs are not extremely well hinted to the pixel grid. |
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123 * In other words, it only works well if the TrueType bytecode |
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124 * interpreter is enabled *and* high-quality hinted fonts are used. |
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125 * |
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126 * This filter is only provided for comparison purposes, and might be |
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127 * disabled or stay unsupported in the future. |
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128 * |
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129 * @since: |
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130 * 2.3.0 |
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131 */ |
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132 typedef enum FT_LcdFilter_ |
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133 { |
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134 FT_LCD_FILTER_NONE = 0, |
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135 FT_LCD_FILTER_DEFAULT = 1, |
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136 FT_LCD_FILTER_LIGHT = 2, |
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137 FT_LCD_FILTER_LEGACY = 16, |
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138 |
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139 FT_LCD_FILTER_MAX /* do not remove */ |
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140 |
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141 } FT_LcdFilter; |
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142 |
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143 |
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144 /************************************************************************** |
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145 * |
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146 * @func: |
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147 * FT_Library_SetLcdFilter |
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148 * |
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149 * @description: |
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150 * This function is used to apply color filtering to LCD decimated |
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151 * bitmaps, like the ones used when calling @FT_Render_Glyph with |
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152 * @FT_RENDER_MODE_LCD or @FT_RENDER_MODE_LCD_V. |
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153 * |
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154 * @input: |
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155 * library :: |
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156 * A handle to the target library instance. |
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157 * |
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158 * filter :: |
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159 * The filter type. |
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160 * |
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161 * You can use @FT_LCD_FILTER_NONE here to disable this feature, or |
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162 * @FT_LCD_FILTER_DEFAULT to use a default filter that should work |
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163 * well on most LCD screens. |
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164 * |
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165 * @return: |
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166 * FreeType error code. 0~means success. |
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167 * |
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168 * @note: |
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169 * This feature is always disabled by default. Clients must make an |
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170 * explicit call to this function with a `filter' value other than |
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171 * @FT_LCD_FILTER_NONE in order to enable it. |
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172 * |
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173 * Due to *PATENTS* covering subpixel rendering, this function doesn't |
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174 * do anything except returning `FT_Err_Unimplemented_Feature' if the |
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175 * configuration macro FT_CONFIG_OPTION_SUBPIXEL_RENDERING is not |
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176 * defined in your build of the library, which should correspond to all |
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177 * default builds of FreeType. |
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178 * |
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179 * The filter affects glyph bitmaps rendered through @FT_Render_Glyph, |
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180 * @FT_Outline_Get_Bitmap, @FT_Load_Glyph, and @FT_Load_Char. |
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181 * |
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182 * It does _not_ affect the output of @FT_Outline_Render and |
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183 * @FT_Outline_Get_Bitmap. |
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184 * |
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185 * If this feature is activated, the dimensions of LCD glyph bitmaps are |
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186 * either larger or taller than the dimensions of the corresponding |
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187 * outline with regards to the pixel grid. For example, for |
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188 * @FT_RENDER_MODE_LCD, the filter adds up to 3~pixels to the left, and |
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189 * up to 3~pixels to the right. |
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190 * |
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191 * The bitmap offset values are adjusted correctly, so clients shouldn't |
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192 * need to modify their layout and glyph positioning code when enabling |
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193 * the filter. |
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194 * |
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195 * @since: |
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196 * 2.3.0 |
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197 */ |
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198 FT_EXPORT( FT_Error ) |
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199 FT_Library_SetLcdFilter( FT_Library library, |
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200 FT_LcdFilter filter ); |
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203 /************************************************************************** |
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204 * |
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205 * @func: |
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206 * FT_Library_SetLcdFilterWeights |
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207 * |
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208 * @description: |
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209 * Use this function to override the filter weights selected by |
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210 * @FT_Library_SetLcdFilter. By default, FreeType uses the quintuple |
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211 * (0x00, 0x55, 0x56, 0x55, 0x00) for FT_LCD_FILTER_LIGHT, and (0x10, |
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212 * 0x40, 0x70, 0x40, 0x10) for FT_LCD_FILTER_DEFAULT and |
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213 * FT_LCD_FILTER_LEGACY. |
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214 * |
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215 * @input: |
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216 * library :: |
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217 * A handle to the target library instance. |
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218 * |
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219 * weights :: |
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220 * A pointer to an array; the function copies the first five bytes and |
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221 * uses them to specify the filter weights. |
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222 * |
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223 * @return: |
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224 * FreeType error code. 0~means success. |
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225 * |
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226 * @note: |
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227 * Due to *PATENTS* covering subpixel rendering, this function doesn't |
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228 * do anything except returning `FT_Err_Unimplemented_Feature' if the |
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229 * configuration macro FT_CONFIG_OPTION_SUBPIXEL_RENDERING is not |
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230 * defined in your build of the library, which should correspond to all |
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231 * default builds of FreeType. |
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232 * |
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233 * This function must be called after @FT_Library_SetLcdFilter to have |
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234 * any effect. |
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235 * |
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236 * @since: |
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237 * 2.4.0 |
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238 */ |
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239 FT_EXPORT( FT_Error ) |
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240 FT_Library_SetLcdFilterWeights( FT_Library library, |
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241 unsigned char *weights ); |
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242 |
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243 /* */ |
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244 |
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245 |
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246 FT_END_HEADER |
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247 |
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248 #endif /* __FT_LCD_FILTER_H__ */ |
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249 |
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250 |
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251 /* END */ |