Specifies the type of hinting to do on font outlines. Hinting
is the process of fitting outlines to the pixel grid in order
to improve the appearance of the result. Since hinting outlines
involves distorting them, it also reduces the faithfulness
to the original outline shapes. Not all of the outline hinting
styles are supported by all font backends.
New entries may be added in future versions.
CAIRO_HINT_STYLE_DEFAULT
Use the default hint style for
font backend and target device, since 1.0
CAIRO_HINT_STYLE_NONE
Do not hint outlines, since 1.0
CAIRO_HINT_STYLE_SLIGHT
Hint outlines slightly to improve
contrast while retaining good fidelity to the original
shapes, since 1.0
CAIRO_HINT_STYLE_MEDIUM
Hint outlines with medium strength
giving a compromise between fidelity to the original shapes
and contrast, since 1.0
CAIRO_HINT_STYLE_FULL
Hint outlines to maximize contrast, since 1.0
Since 1.0
Specifies the type of hinting to do on font outlines. Hinting is the process of fitting outlines to the pixel grid in order to improve the appearance of the result. Since hinting outlines involves distorting them, it also reduces the faithfulness to the original outline shapes. Not all of the outline hinting styles are supported by all font backends. New entries may be added in future versions. CAIRO_HINT_STYLE_DEFAULT Use the default hint style for font backend and target device, since 1.0 CAIRO_HINT_STYLE_NONE Do not hint outlines, since 1.0 CAIRO_HINT_STYLE_SLIGHT Hint outlines slightly to improve contrast while retaining good fidelity to the original shapes, since 1.0 CAIRO_HINT_STYLE_MEDIUM Hint outlines with medium strength giving a compromise between fidelity to the original shapes and contrast, since 1.0 CAIRO_HINT_STYLE_FULL Hint outlines to maximize contrast, since 1.0 Since 1.0