Re: What does the light hinting option actually do?

[Werner LEMBERG]

> The light hinting mode is generally described as a mode which
> results in vertical-only hinting [1].  However, in a later article
> [2], it's described that the v40 TrueType interpreter will also do
> its best to ignore horizontal hinting instructions.
> 
> So is there any difference between light and full hinting modes now,
> apart from the fact that the former uses autohinter while the latter
> runs TrueType bytecode?

It is possible to activate stem darkening while in auto-hinting mode.
This feature is (still) missing in the TrueType engine.

What is the background of your question?


    Werner