Re: [ft] FT_GlyphSlot_Embolden() undefined under Windows

[Crni Gorac]

On 2/2/06, Werner LEMBERG <address@hidden> wrote:
>
> > 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.

I compiled FreeType from the CVS and changed references to *2110*.lib
to *220*.lib in my project; then tried to recompile it, but same error
still reported.


> > 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.

This is from where I picked FT_GlyphSlot_Embolden(); I was inquiring
for FT_Outline_Embolden sample...

Thanks.