diff --git a/include/freetype/config/ftoption.h b/include/freetype/config/ftoption.h
index 62bcd505f..6821134a8 100644
--- a/include/freetype/config/ftoption.h
+++ b/include/freetype/config/ftoption.h
@@ -594,6 +594,16 @@ FT_BEGIN_HEADER
 #define FT_CONFIG_OPTION_OLD_INTERNALS
 
 
+ /*
+  * this variable is defined if either unpatented or native TrueType
+  * hinting is requested by the definitions above.
+  */
+#ifdef TT_CONFIG_OPTION_BYTECODE_INTERPRETER
+#  define  TT_USE_BYTECODE_INTERPRETER
+#elif defined TT_CONFIG_OPTION_UNPATENTED_HINTING
+#  define  TT_USE_BYTECODE_INTERPRETER
+#endif
+
 FT_END_HEADER
 
 
diff --git a/include/freetype/internal/ftcalc.h b/include/freetype/internal/ftcalc.h
index 53d7a6770..e0e5c5588 100644
--- a/include/freetype/internal/ftcalc.h
+++ b/include/freetype/internal/ftcalc.h
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ FT_BEGIN_HEADER
   /*************************************************************************/
 
 
-#ifdef TT_CONFIG_OPTION_BYTECODE_INTERPRETER
+#ifdef TT_USE_BYTECODE_INTERPRETER
 
   /*************************************************************************/
   /*                                                                       */
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ FT_BEGIN_HEADER
                       FT_Long  b,
                       FT_Long  c );
 
-#endif /* TT_CONFIG_OPTION_BYTECODE_INTERPRETER */
+#endif /* TT_USE_BYTECODE_INTERPRETER */
 
 
 #define INT_TO_F26DOT6( x )    ( (FT_Long)(x) << 6  )
diff --git a/include/freetype/internal/ftobjs.h b/include/freetype/internal/ftobjs.h
index 133f36007..ef3d3f4bc 100644
--- a/include/freetype/internal/ftobjs.h
+++ b/include/freetype/internal/ftobjs.h
@@ -211,6 +211,27 @@ FT_BEGIN_HEADER
   /*      this data when first opened.  This field exists only if          */
   /*      @FT_CONFIG_OPTION_INCREMENTAL is defined.                        */
   /*                                                                       */
+  /*    force_autohing ::
+  /*      this boolean flag is used to instruct the glyph loader to        */
+  /*      ignore the format-specific hinter, and use the auto-hinter       */
+  /*      instead to load all glyphs.                                      */
+  /*                                                                       */
+  /*      if the unpatented bytecode interpreter was compiled withing      */
+  /*      the library then:                                                */
+  /*                                                                       */
+  /*      - if this is one of the tricky Asian fonts, like Gulim, which    */
+  /*        absolutely require a bytecode interpreter to load anything     */
+  /*        properly, the flag will be set to FALSE                        */
+  /*                                                                       */
+  /*      - for other fonts, the flag will be set to TRUE, and the         */
+  /*        auto-hinter will be used to scale the glyphs.                  */
+  /*                                                                       */
+  /*      if the unpatented bytecode interpretr was *not* compiled         */
+  /*      within the librayr, the flag will always be FALSE                */
+  /*                                                                       */
+  /*      the detection of "tricky" fonts is located in the TrueType       */
+  /*      face loader.                                                     */
+  /*                                                                       */
   typedef struct  FT_Face_InternalRec_
   {
 #ifdef FT_CONFIG_OPTION_OLD_INTERNALS
@@ -227,6 +248,8 @@ FT_BEGIN_HEADER
     FT_Incremental_InterfaceRec*  incremental_interface;
 #endif
 
+    FT_Bool             force_autohint;
+
   } FT_Face_InternalRec;
 
 
@@ -621,7 +644,7 @@ FT_BEGIN_HEADER
 
 
   /* Set this debug hook to a non-null pointer to force unpatented hinting */
-  /* for all faces when both TT_CONFIG_OPTION_BYTECODE_INTERPRETER and     */
+  /* for all faces when both TT_USE_BYTECODE_INTERPRETER and     */
   /* TT_CONFIG_OPTION_UNPATENTED_HINTING are defined. this is only used    */
   /* during debugging.                                                     */
 #define FT_DEBUG_HOOK_UNPATENTED_HINTING  1
diff --git a/src/base/ftcalc.c b/src/base/ftcalc.c
index ede9308b5..7cae98812 100644
--- a/src/base/ftcalc.c
+++ b/src/base/ftcalc.c
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@
   }
 
 
-#ifdef TT_CONFIG_OPTION_BYTECODE_INTERPRETER
+#ifdef TT_USE_BYTECODE_INTERPRETER
 
   /* documentation is in ftcalc.h */
 
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@
     return ( s > 0 ) ? d : -d;
   }
 
-#endif /* TT_CONFIG_OPTION_BYTECODE_INTERPRETER */
+#endif /* TT_USE_BYTECODE_INTERPRETER */
 
 
   /* documentation is in freetype.h */
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@
   }
 
 
-#ifdef TT_CONFIG_OPTION_BYTECODE_INTERPRETER
+#ifdef TT_USE_BYTECODE_INTERPRETER
 
   FT_BASE_DEF( FT_Long )
   FT_MulDiv_No_Round( FT_Long  a,
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@
     return ( s < 0 ? -a : a );
   }
 
-#endif /* TT_CONFIG_OPTION_BYTECODE_INTERPRETER */
+#endif /* TT_USE_BYTECODE_INTERPRETER */
 
 
   /* documentation is in freetype.h */
diff --git a/src/base/ftobjs.c b/src/base/ftobjs.c
index 14085437b..95f297da9 100644
--- a/src/base/ftobjs.c
+++ b/src/base/ftobjs.c
@@ -567,6 +567,9 @@
     if ( FT_LOAD_TARGET_MODE( load_flags ) == FT_RENDER_MODE_LIGHT )
       load_flags |= FT_LOAD_FORCE_AUTOHINT;
 
+    if ( face->internal->force_autohint )
+      load_flags |= FT_LOAD_FORCE_AUTOHINT;
+
     /* auto-hinter is preferred and should be used */
     if ( ( !FT_DRIVER_HAS_HINTER( driver )         ||
            ( load_flags & FT_LOAD_FORCE_AUTOHINT ) ) &&
diff --git a/src/truetype/truetype.c b/src/truetype/truetype.c
index 4abb01ec5..5cb342a7d 100644
--- a/src/truetype/truetype.c
+++ b/src/truetype/truetype.c
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 #include "ttgload.c"    /* glyph loader        */
 #include "ttobjs.c"     /* object manager      */
 
-#ifdef TT_CONFIG_OPTION_BYTECODE_INTERPRETER
+#ifdef TT_USE_BYTECODE_INTERPRETER
 #include "ttinterp.c"
 #endif
 
diff --git a/src/truetype/ttdriver.c b/src/truetype/ttdriver.c
index fa25c25ed..24cbd0eaf 100644
--- a/src/truetype/ttdriver.c
+++ b/src/truetype/ttdriver.c
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@
 
   static const FT_Service_TrueTypeEngineRec  tt_service_truetype_engine =
   {
-#ifdef TT_CONFIG_OPTION_BYTECODE_INTERPRETER
+#ifdef TT_USE_BYTECODE_INTERPRETER
 
 #ifdef TT_CONFIG_OPTION_UNPATENTED_HINTING
     FT_TRUETYPE_ENGINE_TYPE_UNPATENTED
@@ -302,11 +302,11 @@
     FT_TRUETYPE_ENGINE_TYPE_PATENTED
 #endif
 
-#else /* !TT_CONFIG_OPTION_BYTECODE_INTERPRETER */
+#else /* !TT_USE_BYTECODE_INTERPRETER */
 
     FT_TRUETYPE_ENGINE_TYPE_NONE
 
-#endif /* TT_CONFIG_OPTION_BYTECODE_INTERPRETER */
+#endif /* TT_USE_BYTECODE_INTERPRETER */
   };
 
   static const FT_ServiceDescRec  tt_services[] =
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@
     {
       FT_MODULE_FONT_DRIVER        |
       FT_MODULE_DRIVER_SCALABLE    |
-#ifdef TT_CONFIG_OPTION_BYTECODE_INTERPRETER
+#ifdef TT_USE_BYTECODE_INTERPRETER
       FT_MODULE_DRIVER_HAS_HINTER,
 #else
       0,
diff --git a/src/truetype/ttgload.c b/src/truetype/ttgload.c
index bbdb7666d..3d901acb7 100644
--- a/src/truetype/ttgload.c
+++ b/src/truetype/ttgload.c
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@
       goto Fail;
     }
 
-#ifdef TT_CONFIG_OPTION_BYTECODE_INTERPRETER
+#ifdef TT_USE_BYTECODE_INTERPRETER
 
     if ( IS_HINTED( load->load_flags ) )
     {
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@
       FT_MEM_COPY( load->exec->glyphIns, p, (FT_Long)n_ins );
     }
 
-#endif /* TT_CONFIG_OPTION_BYTECODE_INTERPRETER */
+#endif /* TT_USE_BYTECODE_INTERPRETER */
 
     p += n_ins;
 
@@ -528,7 +528,7 @@
 
     gloader->current.num_subglyphs = num_subglyphs;
 
-#ifdef TT_CONFIG_OPTION_BYTECODE_INTERPRETER
+#ifdef TT_USE_BYTECODE_INTERPRETER
 
     {
       FT_Stream  stream = loader->stream;
@@ -599,14 +599,14 @@
     TT_GlyphZone  zone = &loader->zone;
     FT_Pos        origin;
 
-#ifdef TT_CONFIG_OPTION_BYTECODE_INTERPRETER
+#ifdef TT_USE_BYTECODE_INTERPRETER
     FT_UInt       n_ins;
 #else
     FT_UNUSED( is_composite );
 #endif
 
 
-#ifdef TT_CONFIG_OPTION_BYTECODE_INTERPRETER
+#ifdef TT_USE_BYTECODE_INTERPRETER
     n_ins = loader->glyph->control_len;
 #endif
 
@@ -615,7 +615,7 @@
     if ( origin )
       translate_array( zone->n_points, zone->cur, origin, 0 );
 
-#ifdef TT_CONFIG_OPTION_BYTECODE_INTERPRETER
+#ifdef TT_USE_BYTECODE_INTERPRETER
     /* save original point positioin in org */
     if ( n_ins > 0 )
       FT_ARRAY_COPY( zone->org, zone->cur, zone->n_points );
@@ -627,7 +627,7 @@
     zone->cur[zone->n_points - 1].y =
       FT_PIX_ROUND( zone->cur[zone->n_points - 1].y );
 
-#ifdef TT_CONFIG_OPTION_BYTECODE_INTERPRETER
+#ifdef TT_USE_BYTECODE_INTERPRETER
 
     if ( n_ins > 0 )
     {
@@ -966,7 +966,7 @@
     outline->tags[outline->n_points + 2] = 0;
     outline->tags[outline->n_points + 3] = 0;
 
-#ifdef TT_CONFIG_OPTION_BYTECODE_INTERPRETER
+#ifdef TT_USE_BYTECODE_INTERPRETER
 
     {
       FT_Stream  stream = loader->stream;
@@ -1435,7 +1435,7 @@
         loader->ins_pos = ins_pos;
         if ( IS_HINTED( loader->load_flags ) &&
 
-#ifdef TT_CONFIG_OPTION_BYTECODE_INTERPRETER
+#ifdef TT_USE_BYTECODE_INTERPRETER
 
              subglyph->flags & WE_HAVE_INSTR &&
 
@@ -1715,7 +1715,7 @@
 
     FT_MEM_ZERO( loader, sizeof ( TT_LoaderRec ) );
 
-#ifdef TT_CONFIG_OPTION_BYTECODE_INTERPRETER
+#ifdef TT_USE_BYTECODE_INTERPRETER
 
     /* load execution context */
     {
@@ -1746,7 +1746,7 @@
       loader->instructions = exec->glyphIns;
     }
 
-#endif /* TT_CONFIG_OPTION_BYTECODE_INTERPRETER */
+#endif /* TT_USE_BYTECODE_INTERPRETER */
 
     /* seek to the beginning of the glyph table.  For Type 42 fonts      */
     /* the table might be accessed from a Postscript stream or something */
diff --git a/src/truetype/ttgload.h b/src/truetype/ttgload.h
index 665c22487..c97caf8f4 100644
--- a/src/truetype/ttgload.h
+++ b/src/truetype/ttgload.h
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 #include <ft2build.h>
 #include "ttobjs.h"
 
-#ifdef TT_CONFIG_OPTION_BYTECODE_INTERPRETER
+#ifdef TT_USE_BYTECODE_INTERPRETER
 #include "ttinterp.h"
 #endif
 
diff --git a/src/truetype/ttinterp.c b/src/truetype/ttinterp.c
index 183ad7905..c810da9e2 100644
--- a/src/truetype/ttinterp.c
+++ b/src/truetype/ttinterp.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 #include "tterrors.h"
 
 
-#ifdef TT_CONFIG_OPTION_BYTECODE_INTERPRETER
+#ifdef TT_USE_BYTECODE_INTERPRETER
 
 
 #define TT_MULFIX           FT_MulFix
@@ -7816,7 +7816,7 @@
   }
 
 
-#endif /* TT_CONFIG_OPTION_BYTECODE_INTERPRETER */
+#endif /* TT_USE_BYTECODE_INTERPRETER */
 
 
 /* END */
diff --git a/src/truetype/ttobjs.c b/src/truetype/ttobjs.c
index 3f78137ad..3dd8b5c9c 100644
--- a/src/truetype/ttobjs.c
+++ b/src/truetype/ttobjs.c
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
 #include "tterrors.h"
 
-#ifdef TT_CONFIG_OPTION_BYTECODE_INTERPRETER
+#ifdef TT_USE_BYTECODE_INTERPRETER
 #include "ttinterp.h"
 #endif
 
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
 #define FT_COMPONENT  trace_ttobjs
 
 
-#ifdef TT_CONFIG_OPTION_BYTECODE_INTERPRETER
+#ifdef TT_USE_BYTECODE_INTERPRETER
 
   /*************************************************************************/
   /*                                                                       */
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@
 
     return error;
   }
-#endif /* TT_CONFIG_OPTION_BYTECODE_INTERPRETER */
+#endif /* TT_USE_BYTECODE_INTERPRETER */
 
 
   /*************************************************************************/
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@
       goto Bad_Format;
     }
 
-#ifdef TT_CONFIG_OPTION_BYTECODE_INTERPRETER
+#ifdef TT_USE_BYTECODE_INTERPRETER
     face->root.face_flags |= FT_FACE_FLAG_HINTER;
 #endif
 
@@ -261,6 +261,17 @@
           face->unpatented_hinting = TRUE;
     }
 
+   /* compare the face with a list of well-known "tricky' fonts !!
+    * this list shall be expanded as we find them
+    */
+    if ( !face->unpatented_hinting )
+    {
+      /* XXX: TODO: */
+      if ( strcmp( ttface->family_name, "What?" ) == 0 )
+        face->unpatented_hinting = 1;
+    }
+
+    ttface->internal->force_autohint = !face->unpatented_hinting;
 #endif /* TT_CONFIG_OPTION_UNPATENTED_HINTING */
 
     /* initialize standard glyph loading routines */
@@ -331,7 +342,7 @@
   /*                                                                       */
   /*************************************************************************/
 
-#ifdef TT_CONFIG_OPTION_BYTECODE_INTERPRETER
+#ifdef TT_USE_BYTECODE_INTERPRETER
 
   /*************************************************************************/
   /*                                                                       */
@@ -481,7 +492,7 @@
     return error;
   }
 
-#endif /* TT_CONFIG_OPTION_BYTECODE_INTERPRETER */
+#endif /* TT_USE_BYTECODE_INTERPRETER */
 
 
   /*************************************************************************/
@@ -504,7 +515,7 @@
     TT_Size   size  = (TT_Size)ttsize;
     FT_Error  error = TT_Err_Ok;
 
-#ifdef TT_CONFIG_OPTION_BYTECODE_INTERPRETER
+#ifdef TT_USE_BYTECODE_INTERPRETER
 
     TT_Face    face   = (TT_Face)size->root.face;
     FT_Memory  memory = face->root.memory;
@@ -589,7 +600,7 @@
     if ( error )
       tt_size_done( ttsize );
 
-#endif /* TT_CONFIG_OPTION_BYTECODE_INTERPRETER */
+#endif /* TT_USE_BYTECODE_INTERPRETER */
 
     size->ttmetrics.valid = FALSE;
     size->strike_index    = 0xFFFFFFFFUL;
@@ -614,7 +625,7 @@
   {
     TT_Size    size = (TT_Size)ttsize;
 
-#ifdef TT_CONFIG_OPTION_BYTECODE_INTERPRETER
+#ifdef TT_USE_BYTECODE_INTERPRETER
 
     FT_Memory  memory = size->root.face->memory;
 
@@ -728,7 +739,7 @@
     }
 
 
-#ifdef TT_CONFIG_OPTION_BYTECODE_INTERPRETER
+#ifdef TT_USE_BYTECODE_INTERPRETER
 
     {
       FT_UInt  i;
@@ -757,7 +768,7 @@
       error = tt_size_run_prep( size );
     }
 
-#endif /* TT_CONFIG_OPTION_BYTECODE_INTERPRETER */
+#endif /* TT_USE_BYTECODE_INTERPRETER */
 
     if ( !error )
       size->ttmetrics.valid = TRUE;
@@ -784,7 +795,7 @@
   tt_driver_init( FT_Module  ttdriver )     /* TT_Driver */
   {
 
-#ifdef TT_CONFIG_OPTION_BYTECODE_INTERPRETER
+#ifdef TT_USE_BYTECODE_INTERPRETER
 
     TT_Driver  driver = (TT_Driver)ttdriver;
 
@@ -816,7 +827,7 @@
   FT_LOCAL_DEF( void )
   tt_driver_done( FT_Module  ttdriver )     /* TT_Driver */
   {
-#ifdef TT_CONFIG_OPTION_BYTECODE_INTERPRETER
+#ifdef TT_USE_BYTECODE_INTERPRETER
     TT_Driver  driver = (TT_Driver)ttdriver;
 
 
diff --git a/src/truetype/ttobjs.h b/src/truetype/ttobjs.h
index b42b73594..5801af226 100644
--- a/src/truetype/ttobjs.h
+++ b/src/truetype/ttobjs.h
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ FT_BEGIN_HEADER
   } TT_GraphicsState;
 
 
-#ifdef TT_CONFIG_OPTION_BYTECODE_INTERPRETER
+#ifdef TT_USE_BYTECODE_INTERPRETER
 
   FT_LOCAL( void )
   tt_glyphzone_done( TT_GlyphZone  zone );
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ FT_BEGIN_HEADER
                     FT_Short      maxContours,
                     TT_GlyphZone  zone );
 
-#endif /* TT_CONFIG_OPTION_BYTECODE_INTERPRETER */
+#endif /* TT_USE_BYTECODE_INTERPRETER */
 
 
 
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ FT_BEGIN_HEADER
 
     FT_ULong           strike_index;      /* 0xFFFFFFFF to indicate invalid */
 
-#ifdef TT_CONFIG_OPTION_BYTECODE_INTERPRETER
+#ifdef TT_USE_BYTECODE_INTERPRETER
 
     FT_UInt            num_function_defs; /* number of function definitions */
     FT_UInt            max_function_defs;
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ FT_BEGIN_HEADER
     FT_Bool            debug;
     TT_ExecContext     context;
 
-#endif /* TT_CONFIG_OPTION_BYTECODE_INTERPRETER */
+#endif /* TT_USE_BYTECODE_INTERPRETER */
 
   } TT_SizeRec;
 
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ FT_BEGIN_HEADER
   FT_LOCAL( void )
   tt_size_done( FT_Size  ttsize );          /* TT_Size */
 
-#ifdef TT_CONFIG_OPTION_BYTECODE_INTERPRETER
+#ifdef TT_USE_BYTECODE_INTERPRETER
 
   FT_LOCAL( FT_Error )
   tt_size_run_fpgm( TT_Size  size );
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ FT_BEGIN_HEADER
   FT_LOCAL( FT_Error )
   tt_size_run_prep( TT_Size  size );
 
-#endif /* TT_CONFIG_OPTION_BYTECODE_INTERPRETER */
+#endif /* TT_USE_BYTECODE_INTERPRETER */
 
   FT_LOCAL( FT_Error )
   tt_size_reset( TT_Size  size );
diff --git a/src/truetype/ttpload.c b/src/truetype/ttpload.c
index 36e5a6606..6641fb717 100644
--- a/src/truetype/ttpload.c
+++ b/src/truetype/ttpload.c
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@
   tt_face_load_cvt( TT_Face    face,
                     FT_Stream  stream )
   {
-#ifdef TT_CONFIG_OPTION_BYTECODE_INTERPRETER
+#ifdef TT_USE_BYTECODE_INTERPRETER
 
     FT_Error   error;
     FT_Memory  memory = stream->memory;
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@
   Exit:
     return error;
 
-#else /* !TT_CONFIG_OPTION_BYTECODE_INTERPRETER */
+#else /* !TT_USE_BYTECODE_INTERPRETER */
 
     FT_UNUSED( face   );
     FT_UNUSED( stream );
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@
   tt_face_load_fpgm( TT_Face    face,
                      FT_Stream  stream )
   {
-#ifdef TT_CONFIG_OPTION_BYTECODE_INTERPRETER
+#ifdef TT_USE_BYTECODE_INTERPRETER
 
     FT_Error  error;
     FT_ULong  table_len;
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@
   Exit:
     return error;
 
-#else /* !TT_CONFIG_OPTION_BYTECODE_INTERPRETER */
+#else /* !TT_USE_BYTECODE_INTERPRETER */
 
     FT_UNUSED( face   );
     FT_UNUSED( stream );
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@
   tt_face_load_prep( TT_Face    face,
                      FT_Stream  stream )
   {
-#ifdef TT_CONFIG_OPTION_BYTECODE_INTERPRETER
+#ifdef TT_USE_BYTECODE_INTERPRETER
 
     FT_Error  error;
     FT_ULong  table_len;
@@ -506,7 +506,7 @@
   Exit:
     return error;
 
-#else /* !TT_CONFIG_OPTION_BYTECODE_INTERPRETER */
+#else /* !TT_USE_BYTECODE_INTERPRETER */
 
     FT_UNUSED( face   );
     FT_UNUSED( stream );
diff --git a/src/type42/t42drivr.c b/src/type42/t42drivr.c
index e3c469742..82eb0ba1e 100644
--- a/src/type42/t42drivr.c
+++ b/src/type42/t42drivr.c
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@
     {
       FT_MODULE_FONT_DRIVER       |
       FT_MODULE_DRIVER_SCALABLE   |
-#ifdef TT_CONFIG_OPTION_BYTECODE_INTERPRETER
+#ifdef TT_USE_BYTECODE_INTERPRETER
       FT_MODULE_DRIVER_HAS_HINTER,
 #else
       0,
diff --git a/src/type42/t42objs.c b/src/type42/t42objs.c
index 30d9dcc8f..3b6c23b94 100644
--- a/src/type42/t42objs.c
+++ b/src/type42/t42objs.c
@@ -209,6 +209,9 @@
     if ( info->is_fixed_pitch )
       root->face_flags |= FT_FACE_FLAG_FIXED_WIDTH;
 
+    /* note, only define if we have the patented bytecode interpreter,
+     * there are no known "tricky" Type42 fonts that could be loaded
+     * with the unpatented interpreter */
 #ifdef TT_CONFIG_OPTION_BYTECODE_INTERPRETER
     root->face_flags |= FT_FACE_FLAG_HINTER;
 #endif