FreeType-2.1.10 API Reference

Bitmap Handling

Synopsis

	FT_Bitmap_New		FT_Bitmap_Embolden		FT_Bitmap_Done
	FT_Bitmap_Copy		FT_Bitmap_Convert

This section contains functions for converting FT_Bitmap objects.

FT_Bitmap_New


  FT_EXPORT( void )
  FT_Bitmap_New( FT_Bitmap  *abitmap );

Initialize a pointer to an FT_Bitmap structure.

inout

abitmap

A pointer to the bitmap structure.

FT_Bitmap_Copy


  FT_EXPORT_DEF( FT_Error )
  FT_Bitmap_Copy( FT_Library        library,
                  const FT_Bitmap  *source,
                  FT_Bitmap        *target);

Copies an bitmap into another one.

input

library	A handle to a library object.
source	A handle to the source bitmap.

output

target

A handle to the target bitmap.

return

FreeType error code. 0 means success.

FT_Bitmap_Embolden


  FT_EXPORT_DEF( FT_Error )
  FT_Bitmap_Embolden( FT_Library  library,
                      FT_Bitmap*  bitmap,
                      FT_Pos      xStrength,
                      FT_Pos      yStrength );

Embolden a bitmap. The new bitmap will be about `xStrength' pixels wider and `yStrength' pixels higher. The left and bottom borders are kept unchanged.

input

library	A handle to a library object.
xStrength	How strong the glyph is emboldened horizontally. Expressed in 26.6 pixel format.
yStrength	How strong the glyph is emboldened vertically. Expressed in 26.6 pixel format.

inout

bitmap

A handle to the target bitmap.

return

FreeType error code. 0 means success.

note

The current implementation restricts `xStrength' to be less than or equal to 8 if bitmap is of pixel_mode FT_PIXEL_MODE_MONO.

Don't embolden the bitmap owned by a FT_GlyphSlot directly! Call FT_Bitmap_Copy to get a copy and work on the copy instead.

FT_Bitmap_Convert


  FT_EXPORT( FT_Error )
  FT_Bitmap_Convert( FT_Library        library,
                     const FT_Bitmap  *source,
                     FT_Bitmap        *target,
                     FT_Int            alignment );

Convert a bitmap object with depth 1bpp, 2bpp, 4bpp, or 8bpp to a bitmap object with depth 8bpp, making the number of used bytes per line (a.k.a. the `pitch') a multiple of `alignment'.

input

library	A handle to a library object.
source	The source bitmap.
alignment	The pitch of the bitmap is a multiple of this parameter. Common values are 1, 2, or 4.

output

target

The target bitmap.

return

FreeType error code. 0 means success.

note

It is possible to call FT_Bitmap_Convert multiple times without calling FT_Bitmap_Done (the memory is simply reallocated).

Use FT_Bitmap_Done to finally remove the bitmap object.

The `library' argument is taken to have access to FreeType's memory handling functions.

FT_Bitmap_Done


  FT_EXPORT( FT_Error )
  FT_Bitmap_Done( FT_Library  library,
                  FT_Bitmap  *bitmap );

Destroy a bitmap object created with FT_Bitmap_New.

input

library	A handle to a library object.
bitmap	The bitmap object to be freed.

return

FreeType error code. 0 means success.

note

The `library' argument is taken to have access to FreeType's memory handling functions.