From 9abc7eb5f36c4f2ced5d6263604daffed573ed47 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Werner Lemberg Date: Fri, 19 Nov 2004 16:55:32 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Documentation update. --- include/freetype/freetype.h | 7 ++++--- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/include/freetype/freetype.h b/include/freetype/freetype.h index dac5c451f..1dea3a532 100644 --- a/include/freetype/freetype.h +++ b/include/freetype/freetype.h @@ -2272,9 +2272,10 @@ FT_BEGIN_HEADER * * FT_LOAD_IGNORE_GLOBAL_ADVANCE_WIDTH :: * Indicates that the glyph loader should ignore the global advance - * width defined in the font. As far as we know, this is only used by - * the X-TrueType font server, in order to deal correctly with the - * incorrect metrics contained in DynaLab's TrueType CJK fonts. + * width defined in the font. For historical reasons, FreeType uses + * the value of the `advanceWidthMax' field in the `htmx' table for + * all glyphs if the font is monospaced. Activating this flags makes + * FreeType use the metric values given in the `htmx' table. * * FT_LOAD_NO_RECURSE :: * This flag is only used internally. It merely indicates that the