TTEngine 5.0 Released

[jumpship]

TTEngine is the TrueType font based text rendering engine for AmigaOS. Version 5.0 can be downloaded from thehome page of TTEngine. New version has some interesting features.

 

   * Two new functions: TT_GetPixmap() and TT_FreePixmap() for text pixelmap extraction. Pixelmap is 8 bit per pixel, 256 gray levels. Then the pixmap may be further processed. Useful for e.g. painting and image processing software.
    * Antialiasing is now based on pixel luminance and hue (RGB correction is applied as well). Gives even better text quality especially on contrasting background (e.g. red text on green).
    * New text styles: underline, double underline, overstrike, double overstrike.
    * Fixed bugs in JAM2, INVERSVID and COMPLEMENT draw modes.
* Colours of text can be now specified directly as RGB via TT_Foreground and TT_Background tags.



As always some bugs have been fixed. Check "release_notes" file in the distribution archive for the full list of changes.

Source: Amiga.de

[jumpship]

@desler

With all the "this is better then that" and "so and so is wrong" it is nice to have some news about something someone has done for the community.

I'm with you, :pint: to the author!