Re: [ft] Getting Vectors from a TTF font

[Werner LEMBERG]

> In fact I use FT_Vector structure to approximate each char i want to
> display in a short number of points. Then using these points to
> display a simplified version of my char.

This doesn't work in general.

> But sometimes, points extract from the FT_Vector seems to be
> erronous (ie some points are really out of the outline).

Of course not!  Before discussing this further, please read

  http://freetype.freedesktop.org/freetype2/docs/glyphs/glyphs-6.html

so that you understand how outline points are stored.


    Werner