> > On Thu, Nov 21, 2019 at 8:29 AM Behdad Esfahbod <beh...@behdad.org> wrote: > > > I like to compose multiple glyphs in a bitmap without using any graphics > > > library. > > > So I wonder why don't you merge outlines and render them at once. This > > might actually be faster.
Specific alternatives are: 1) Repeatedly call FT_Outline_Render using FT_RASTER_FLAG_DIRECT onto a target bitmap. 2) merge outlines and call FT_Outline_Render once, which does not have to be direct but needs preset bitmap. 3) merge outlines, call FT_New_Glyph and wrap them, call FT_Glyph_Render to render I have to say that FreeType does come too close to being a graphics library. Let's make the interface decision in that direction very judiciously.
