Re: [ft] FT_GlyphSlot_Embolden() undefined under Windows

[Werner LEMBERG]

> I need to embolden a glyph before rendering it to bitmap, so I
> employed FT_GlyphSlot_Embolden().  All works fine under Linux,
> however when trying to compile code on Windows, Visual C++ reported
> "undefined external symbol _FT_GlyphSlot_Embolden".

I think this is a bug in 2.1.10 which incorrectly tags
FT_GlyphSlot_Embolden.  Please try the current CVS.

> Alternatively: While googling for this problem and eventual solution
> I learned that FT_GlyphSlot_Embolden() is actually some kind of
> "experimental API" (I employed it on the first place because it was
> used in ftview.c FreeType demo program).  So I guess any pointer on
> sample code demonstrating how to use FT_Outline and related
> functions (including of course FT_Outline_Embolden()) will do too.

The `ftview' program (in the ft2demos package) demonstrates the use of
the emboldening function.  In case you get the FreeType CVS version
you also need the CVS version of ft2demos.


    Werner