ref: 9abc7eb5f36c4f2ced5d6263604daffed573ed47
parent: 4d1550e4e31c506370cae0656c42066c638287d1
author: Werner Lemberg <[email protected]>
date: Fri Nov 19 11:55:32 EST 2004
Documentation update.
--- a/include/freetype/freetype.h
+++ b/include/freetype/freetype.h
@@ -2272,9 +2272,10 @@
*
* 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