Re: Using the FreeType 2.0 Polygon Rasterizer in a Graphics Package

[Federico Mena Quintero]

>  I've been using the FT rasterizer as a standalone unit in an experimental
>  setup. It works really well.
>  
>  However it only draws filled shapes: so if your graphics package needs
>  stroked polygons/bezigons, you still need to roll your own converter.
>  Still: it would be very cool for FT2 to have a stroke renderer! I've been
>  meaning to look into writing a very simple one, which would only do 1-pixel
>  strokes. No time...

You can use Libart for this.  Libart essentially provides a subset of
the PostScript imaging model, and it adds antialiasing and alpha
channel transparency.

You can get Libart from the GNOME CVS repository.  There's a page
about it here:

        http://www.levien.com/libart/

Good luck,

  Federico