Re: [ft] iOS 7 system font Helvetica Neue horribly mis-hinted with FreeType 2.5.3

[Werner LEMBERG]

> True, there's only 13 control values in the CVT. That's not really
> enough for decent hinting, (I know that's a broad assumption, but
> I've never seen a manually hinted font work well with that few
> control values

Mhmm, I wouldn't say that, since the font in question is a sans-serif
one, having only a single stem width.  It seems that with ClearType
the results are just fine...


    Werner