* docs/CHANGES: updated for 2.0.6 release

* src/cff/cffload.h, src/cff/cffload.c, src/cff/cffgload.c: updated
        to mode the definition of encoding tables within "cffload.c" instead
        of making them part of a shared header (causing problems in "multi"
        builds)

ChangeLog

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 2001-12-20  David Turner  <david@freetype.org>
 
+        * docs/CHANGES: updated for 2.0.6 release
+
+        * src/cff/cffload.h, src/cff/cffload.c, src/cff/cffgload.c: updated
+        to mode the definition of encoding tables within "cffload.c" instead
+        of making them part of a shared header (causing problems in "multi"
+        builds)
+
         * docs/TODO: added "stem3 and counter hints support" to the TODO list
         for the Postscript hinter
 

docs/CHANGES

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 LATEST CHANGES BETWEEN 2.0.6 and 2.0.5
 
+ *** IMPORTANT BUG FIXES:
+ 
+  - it wasn't possible to load embedded bitmaps when the auto-hinter was
+    used. This is now fixed..
+ 
+  - the TrueType font driver didn't load some composites properly
+    (the sub-glyphs were slightly shifted, and this was only noticeable
+     when using monochrome rendering)
+
+  -  Various fixes to the auto-hinter.  They merely improve the output of
+     sans-serif fonts.  Note that there are still problems with serifed
+     fonts and composites (accented characters).
+
+  - all scalable font drivers mistakenly returned un-fitted glyph advances
+    when hinting was requested. This created problems for a number of layout
+    applications. This is a very old bug that got undetected mainly because
+    most test/demo program perform rounding explicitely or implicitely
+    (through the cache).
+
+  - FT_Glyph_ToBitmap did mistakenly modify the source glyph in certain cases.
+
+  - "glnames.py" still contained a bug that made FreeType return invalid
+    names for certain glyphs.
+
+
+ *** IMPORTANT UPDATES & NEW FEATURES:
+
+  - important updates to the Mac-specific parts of the library. 
+
   - The caching sub-system has been completely re-designed, and its API has
     evolved (the old one is still supported for backwards).
     
-  - A new charmap cache is provided too.
+    The documentation for it will be completed on the next release though..
+    For now, you're encouraged to continue using the old API
 
-  - A new Postscript hinter module has been added to support native hints in
+  - A new charmap cache is provided too. See FTC_CMapCache. This is useful
+    to perform character code -> glyph index translations quickly, without
+    the need for an opened FT_Face..
+
+  - A NEW POSTSCRIPT HINTER module has been added to support native hints in
     the following formats: Postscript Type 1, Postscript CID and CFF/CEF.
 
-    For now, only the Type 1 driver uses it; the "cid" and "cff" drivers
-    will be updated shortly.
+    CHECK THIS OUT !! Note that the auto-hinter produces better results for
+    a number of badly-hinted fonts (mostly auto-generated ones) though..
 
-  - "glnames.py" still contained a bug that made FreeType return invalid
-    names for certain glyphs.
+
+  - A memory debugger is now part of the standard FreeType sources. To
+    enable it, define FT_DEBUG_MEMORY in <freetype/config/ftoption.h>,
+    and recompile the library.
+    
+    Now, define the _environment_ variable FT_DEBUG_MEMORY and run any
+    program using FreeType. When the library is exited, a summary of
+    memory footprints and eventual leaks will be displayed..
+
+    this works transparently with _any_ program that uses FreeType..
+    you'll need _lots_ of memory to use this however (allocated blocks
+    are never released to the heap to detect double deletes easily)
+
+ *** OTHER:
+ 
+  - we're aware of subtle differences between the output of FT 1 and FT 2
+    when it comes to monochrome TrueType-hinted glyphs. These are most
+    probably due to small differences in the monochrome rasterizers and
+    will be worked out in an upcoming release.
+
+    
+  - the next release will be named FreeType 2.1, and will include a
+    _major_ rework of the library's internals, both to make the source
+    code more consistent, readable, etc.. as well as to implement new
+    features like:
+    
+      - sub-pixel filtering ("ClearType" and "CoolType" like)
+      - gamma-correction
+      - dynamic version and features retrieval
+      - important enhancements to the auto-hinter
+      - important enhancements to the monochrome rasterizer
+        (especially for Postscript-based formats)
+
+
+  Merry XMas :-)
 
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