A few other improvements have been implemented in this version

Dec 20, 2012 17:01 GMT  ·  By

FreeType, a freely available software library to render fonts that are written in C, designed to be small, efficient, highly customizable, and portable while capable of producing high-quality output (glyph images) of most vector and bitmap font formats, is now at version 2.4.11.

Highlights of FreeType 2.4.11:

• Experimental support for TrueType subpixel hinting support has been implemented (subpixel hinting support has been contributed by Infinality); • Some vulnerabilities in the BDF implementation have been fixed; • Minor rendering improvements to the auto-hinter have been implemented; • The `ftdiff' demo program now supports UTF-8 encoded input files for option `-f'; • Using keys `r' and `R', you can now adjust the stroker radius in the `ftview' demo program; • Minor fixes and improvements have been implemented.

Check out the official changelog for a complete list of fixes and new features. Download FreeType 2.4.11 right now from Softpedia.