ref: f434e299067c8d7ae43fbb6e021b283c3f2303c8
parent: ebaeb6425e15638cfce1db80286dfac4c6987621
author: Werner Lemberg <[email protected]>
date: Sat Aug 21 05:01:51 EDT 2010
In the documentation, explain what `padding' means.
--- a/include/freetype/ftimage.h
+++ b/include/freetype/ftimage.h
@@ -268,8 +268,20 @@
/* flow. In all cases, the pitch is an offset to add */
/* to a bitmap pointer in order to go down one row. */
/* */
+ /* Note that `padding' means the alignment of a */
+ /* bitmap to a byte border, and FreeType functions */
+ /* normally align to the smallest possible integer */
+ /* value. */
+ /* */
/* For the B/W rasterizer, `pitch' is always an even */
/* number. */
+ /* */
+ /* To change the pitch of a bitmap (say, to make it a */
+ /* multiple of 4), use @FT_Bitmap_Convert. */
+ /* Alternatively, you might use callback functions to */
+ /* directly render to the application's surface; see */
+ /* the file `example2.cpp' in the tutorial for a */
+ /* demonstration. */
/* */
/* buffer :: A typeless pointer to the bitmap buffer. This */
/* value should be aligned on 32-bit boundaries in */