# Handling and Rendering of Text
As discussed before, the handling and rendering of text has some of their own
features in MiniGUI. We will elaborate the concepts related to text handling
and introduce the relevant `APIs` in this chapter.
## Charset and Encoding
Charset (character set) is a collection of characters defined to represent
certain language; Encoding is the coding rules set to represent characters in
certain charset. Encoding usually ranks the character by fixed order and uses
them as the internal features of recording, storing, transfer and exchange.
People who have conducted computer know the `ASCII` code defined by the `US`
National Standard Authorization. `ASCII` code can be understood as an encoding
format of American English charset; this coding format uses one 7-bit byte to
represent one character scoped from 0x00 to 0x7F.
[Note] Type man ascii to get the definition of `ASCII` on Linux command
line.
`ASCII` cannot meet the requirement of non-English speakers as the use of
computer has spreads to the entire world. Therefore, almost all countries
define the standard of charset and encoding based on their own official
languages. The well-known standard `GB2312-80` is the simplified Chinese
charset standard defined by China government. `GB2312-80` includes 682 symbols
and 6763 Chinese words. It has 87 divisions, each of which has 94 characters.
There are other standards, such as `ISO8859` used for the single-byte charsets,
`JISX0201,` `JISX0208` charset defined by Japan, `BIG5` traditional Chinese
charset, and so on.
One charset can have different encoding format. Usually we use `EUC` encode
(extended `UNIX` code) for `GB2312` charset. `EUC` encodes each `GB2312`
charset as 2 bytes scoped in 0xA1~0xFE. The higher byte represents `GB2312`
area code while the lower one represents `GB2312` position code. Another
popular `GB2312` code is `HZ` code, which removes the highest bit of `EUC`
code, thus using `ASCII` to represent Chinese characters. For example, the code
of Chinese word “啊” is 0xB1A1 in `EUC` encoding, while in `HZ` encoding the
character is ~{1!~}.
With the publication and update of the charset of each country and area, the
problem of compatibility rises. For example, a text file that uses `GB2312`
`EUC` code cannot be properly displayed on `BIG5` system. Therefore, some
international organizations begin to develop the globally universal charset
standard, that is, the well-known `UNICODE` charset.
The international standard organization established `ISO/IEC` `JTC1/SC2/WG2`
work group in April 1984. This group is responsible for integrating different
characters and symbols of different countries. In 1991, some American companies
established Unicode Consortium and got agreement with `WG2` to use the same
code-set in October 1991. At present, `UNICODE` 2.0 version includes 6811
characters, 20902 Chinese characters, 11172 Korean characters, 6400 make-up
divisions and 20249 reserved characters, totally 65534 characters. `UNICODE`
charset has multiple encoding formats, the most popular one is using 16-bit
double bytes to express one character; it is also called `USC2;` another is
`UTF8` encoding format, which can be compatible with `ASCII` and `ISO8859-1`
charset. The byte-count used to represent a character is variable.
[Prompt] Type man unicode and man utf-8 on Linux command line can get the
information of `UNICODE` charset and `UTF8` encoding.
`UNICODE` can solve the compatibility problem of charsets. However, most
countries and regions do not recognize `UNICODE` charset. For example, China
government asks all OS software products must support `GB18030` charset, not
the `UNICODE` charset. The reason is that `GB18030` is compatible with `GB2312`
and `GBK` charset popularly used in China main land areas, but not compatible
with `UNICODE.`
`UNICODE` provides a way to solve charset compatibility problem for
general-purpose operating systems. However, it is not the best way for the
embedded systems. MiniGUI uses the internal code that is completely consistent
with the default code of that charset to represent. Then, the abstract
interfaces provide an universal analysis interface to text in any charset. This
interface can be used to analyze both of the font module and the multi-byte
character string. So far MiniGUI can support `ISO8859-x` (single-byte
charsets), `GB2312,` `GBK,` `GB18030,` `BIG5,` `EUCKR,` Shift-JIS, and `EUCJP`
(multi-byte charsets). MiniGUI also support `UTF-8` and `UTF-16` encode of
`UNICODE` charset through the abstract interface of charset.
[Prompt] The charset support of MiniGUI can be also understood as the
support of certain encoding format of that charset.
MiniGUI uses logical font interface to support multi-byte charset. When
application displays text, it usually needs to set logical font and assign the
encoding name of chosen charset. After creating logical font, application can
use it to display text or analyze text string.
## Device Font
Device font is a data structure which associates with font under layer. Each
device font has a set of operation (font_ops) which includes some abstract
interfaces, such as `get_char_width,` `get_char_bitmap.` Each type of font,
which is supported by MiniGUI, has a set of operation. By using this set of
operation, we can get any character's dot-matrix (for raster font) or glyph
(for vector font). Then, `GDIs` of MiniGUI can output these dot-matrix to
screen. These are the characters we can see from the screen.
To correctly display text needs to get the shape data corresponding to each
character. These shape data is called glyph and is saved in a file of certain
type, which is usually called a font file. The most popular type of font file
is dot-matrix (bitmap) font, which uses bitmap to store the information of
dot-matrix glyph of each character. Another popular type is vector font, which
stores the frame information of each character and can be zoomed by certain
algorithms. The popular types of vector font are `TrueType` and Adobe Type1.
Similar to charset, MiniGUI defines a series of abstract interfaces for font.
Now MiniGUI can support `RBF,` `VBF` (two `MiniGUI-defined` dot-matrix font
formats), `TrueType` and Adobe Type1 fonts. MiniGUI can also support `QPF` (Qt
Pre-rendered Fonts) font. MiniGUI can enlarge dot-matrix (bitmap) font
automatically and provide Anti-aliased feature for `TV` or other specified
display device.
Besides, MiniGUI implements bitmap font which is a device font by using
`BITMAP` to show characters. This font can make glyph according to customized
bitmap, and is provided to application and controls like other logical font
interface.
`VBF` V3.0 font is an upgrade version of V2.0, it enlarges the range of
character set. There is no limited for the character set which is for Latin
system, and the number of glyph in one `VBF` font can be greater than 255.
`UPF` font is an enhancement version of `QPF` font, it is convenience for
MiniGUI uses the font by memory mapping. It reduces memory usage when using
`QPF` font in `MiniGUI-Processes` mode. It supports `BIDI` text, such as Arabic
and Hebrew.
When initializing MiniGUI, it is needed to read `MiniGUI.cfg` and load certain
font files. The loaded font is internally called device font. Device font
defines the format name, type, size and its supported charset. According to the
loaded device font and the font type, name, size and character information
assigned by application program, MiniGUI searches the proper device font to
display text.
The following functions provide the support for loading and destroying
dynamically font (ttf or qpf) :
```
```
### Bitmap device font
Bitmap device font is different than other device fonts which can be configured
in `MiniGUI.cfg,` it is created in application. The followings are related
functions.
```
```
- `CreateBMPDevFont` It creates bitmap device font and insert the device font
which is successfully created into device font list. The arguments need to be
passed are font's type, name, style, size and font name of supported character
set, bitmap structure pointer, the first character of device font, the number
of characters in device font, width of every character. It is important to
note, the characters in each bitmap of bitmap device font must be continuous
and have the same width.
- `AddGlyphsToBMPFont` It adds characters in bitmap device font which already
has been created. So bitmap font can display more characters. The first
argument is device font pointer, other arguments are as same as
`CreateBMPDevFont.`
- `DestroyBMPFont` It destroys bitmap device font.
In the following codes, it creates bitmap device font which can display '0' to
'9' firstly, then adds 'ABCDEFG' and '+' into device font. Finally, it creates
logical font with 'led' style.
```
```
The following images are used in above codes.
[Prompt] The information of definition, name and format of device font is
described in 3.1.4 of MiniGUI User Manual.
## Logical font
Logical font is a `GDI` object, its symbol is stored in `HFONT` variable.
Logical font is description of font. It is abstract object, just like logical
pen and logical brush. It becomes real object only when application calls
`SelectObject` to select it into device context.
The logical font of MiniGUI has strong functions, including abundant
information such as charset, font type, and style. It can be used not only to
render text, but also to analyze the text string. This is very useful in most
text edition applications. Before using its logical font, you need firstly
build it and choose it to the device context, which will use this logical font
to output text. The default logical font of each device context is the default
system-defined font in `MiniGUI.cfg.` You can establish the logical font by
calling `CreateLogFont,` `CreateLogFontByName,` and `CreateLogFontIndirect.`
You can also use function `SelectFont` to select a logical font to a device
context. It is `DestroyLogFont` that is used to destroy logical font. However,
you cannot destroy the selected logical font. The prototypes of these functions
are as follow (minigui/gdi.h):
```
```
The following code fragment creates multiple logical fonts:
```
```
The first font, logfont, belongs to `ISO8859-1` charset and uses `SansSerif`
with the height of 16 pixels; logfontgb12 belongs to `GB2312` charset and uses
Song with the height of 12 pixels; logfontbig24 belongs to `BIG5` charset and
uses Ming. The desired size of the last font is 24 pixels, and we use
`FONT_OTHER_AUTOSCALE` style to create the logical font. The style
`FONT_OTHER_AUTOSCALE` tells MiniGUI to auto-scale the font glyph to meet the
desired font size.
We can also call `GetSystemFont` function to return a system logical font, the
argument `font_id` in that can be one of the following values:
- `SYSLOGFONT_DEFAULT:` System default font, it has to be a single-byte charset
logical font and must be formed by `RBF` device font.
- `SYSLOGFONT_WCHAR_DEF:` System default multi-byte charset font. It is usually
formed by `RBF` device font. Its width is twice of the `SYSLOGFONT_DEFAULT`
logical font.
- `SYSLOGFONT_FIXED:` System font with fixed width.
- `SYSLOGFONT_CAPTION:` The logical font used to display text on caption bar.
- `SYSLOGFONT_MENU:` The logical font used to display menu text.
- `SYSLOGFONT_CONTROL:` The default logical font used by controls.
The system logical fonts above are created corresponding to definition of
`MiniGUI.cfg` when MiniGUI is initialized.
[Prompt] The information of definition, name and format of system logical
font is described in 3.1.5 of MiniGUI User Manual.
`GetCurFont` function returns current logical font in a device context. You
cannot call `DestroyLogFont` to destroy a system logical font.
## Text Analysis
After establishing logical font, the application program can use logical font
to analyze multi-language-mixed text. Here the multi-language-mixed text means
the character string formed by two non-intersected charset texts, such as
`GB2312` and `ISO8859-1,` or `BIG5` and `ISO8859-2.` You can use the following
functions to analyze the text constitutes of multi-language-mixed text
(minigui/gdi.h):
```
```
`GetTextMCharInfo` returns the byte address of each character of the
multi-language-mixed text. For example, for the string “ABC汉语”, this function
will return {0, 1, 2, 3, 5} five values in `pos_chars.` `GetTextWordInfo` will
analyze the place of each word of the multi-language-mixed text. As for
single-byte charset text, we use blank and `TAB` key as the delimiter; as for
multi-byte charset text, the word uses single-byte character as the delimiter.
`GetFirstMCharLen` returns the byte length of the first character.
`GetFirstWord` returns the word information of the first word.
## Text Transformation
MiniGUI provides the functions of converting multibyte charset text to wide
charset text in `UCS` or wide charset text in `UCS` to multibyte charset text.
```
```
`MB2WCEx` is used to convert a multibyte character (GB2312, `ISO8859,` `UTF-8,`
`GBK,` `BIG5,` etc) to a wide character in `UCS` according to the
charset/encoding of the logical font. And `MBS2WCSEx` is used to convert a
multibyte string (GB2312, `ISO8859,` `UTF-8,` `GBK,` `BIG5,` etc) to a wide
string in `UCS` according to the charset/encoding of the logical font.
`WC2MBEx` is used to convert a wide character in `UCS` to a multibyte character
(GB2312, `ISO8859,` `UTF-8,` `GBK,` `BIG5,` etc) according to the
charset/encoding of the logical font. And `WCS2MBSEx` is used to convert a wide
string in `UCS` to a multibyte string (GB2312, `ISO8859,` `UTF-8,` `GBK,`
`BIG5,` etc) according to the charset/encoding of the logical font.
## Text Output
The following functions can be used to calculate the output length and width of
text (minigui/gdi.h):
```
```
`GetTextExtentPoint` is used to calculate the maximal number of the characters
can be output, the byte place of each character, the output place of each
character, and the actual output width and height of multi-byte text in a given
output width (that is, the width of the output character is limited in a
certain extent). `GetTextExtentPoint` is an integrated function, which is very
useful for editor-type application. For example, in the single-line and
multi-line edit box control; MiniGUI uses this function to calculate the
position of the caret.
On the basis of `GetTextExtentPoint` function, handles for 'enter', 'newline'
,'TAB' and other formatting characters were added in `GetTabbedTextExtentPoint`
function.
`GetFontHeight` and `GetMaxFontWidth` return the height and maximum width of a
font. `GetTextExtent` calculates the output width and height of text.
`GetTabbedTextExtent` returns the output width and height of formatted text
string.
The following function is used to output text (minigui/gdi.h):
```
```
`TextOutLen` is used to output a certain text with appropriate length at given
position. If length is -1, the character string must terminate with '\0'.
`TabbedTextOutLen` is used to output formatted text string. `TabbedTextOutEx`
is used to output formatted character string, but also can specify the position
of each `TAB` character in the text string.
Figure 1 is the output of `TextOut,` `TabbedTextOut,` and `TabbedTextOutEx`
functions.
Figure 1 Output of `TextOut,` `TabbedTextOut,` and `TabbedTextOutEx` functions
`DrawText` is the most complicated text output function, which can use
different ways to output text in a given rectangle.
On the basis of `DrawText,` `DrawTextEx` can configure the number of characters
of text-indent.
On the basis of first two functions, `DrawTextEx2` can calculate the number of
characters in first line. It is very useful for multi-line-edit. Because
multi-line-edit needs to know the width of edit to calculate how many
characters can be displayed in first line, so the character which is the first
one in second line can be known. The argument, firstline, includes the number
of characters in first line and display it.
Now, `DrawText` doesn’t support `UTF-16` text. Table 1 lists the formats
supported by `DrawText.`
Table 1 Output formats of `DrawText` function
| *Format identifier* | *Meaning* | *Note* |
| `DT_TOP` | Top-justifies the text. | single line only (`DT_SINGLELINE`) |
| `DT_VCENTER` | Centers text vertically. | ^ |
| `DT_BOTTOM` | Justifies the text to the bottom of the rectangle. | ^ |
| `DT_LEFT` | Aligns text to the left. | |
| `DT_CENTER` | Aligns text in the center. | |
| `DT_RIGHT` | Aligns text to the right. | |
| `DT_WORDBREAK` | Lines are automatically broken between words if a word would extend past the edge of the rectangle specified by the `pRect` parameter. | |
| `DT_CHARBREAK` | Lines are automatically broken between characters if a character would extend past the edge of the rectangle specified by the `pRect` parameter. | |
| `DT_SINGLELINE` | Displays text on the single line only. Carriage returns and linefeeds do not break the line. | The vertical align flag will be ignored when there is not this flag |
| `DT_EXPANDTABS` | Expands `TAB` characters. | |
| `DT_TABSTOP` | Sets tab stops. Bits 15-8 (high-order byte of the low-order word) of the `uFormat` parameter specify the number of characters for each `TAB.` | |
| `DT_NOCLIP` | Draws without clipping. Output will be clipped to the specified rectangle by default. | |
| `DT_CALCRECT` | Do not output actually, only calculate the size of output rectangle. | |
Code in List 1 calls `DrawText` function to perform aligned text output,
according to the description of character to be output. Please refer to
fontdemo.c program in `MDE` for complete code of the program. Figure 2 shows
the output effect of the program.
List 1 Using `DrawText` function
```
```
Figure 2 The output of `DrawText` function
Besides the above output functions, MiniGUI also provides functions listed in
Table 2, which can be used to set or get the extra space between characters and
lines.
Table 2 Functions to set/get extra space between characters and lines
| *Function* | *Meaning* |
| `GetTextCharacterExtra` | Get the extra space between characters |
| `SetTextCharacterExtra` | Set the extra space between characters |
| `GetTextAboveLineExtra` | Get the extra space above line |
| `SetTextAboveLineExtra` | Set the extra space above line |
| `GetTextBellowLineExtra` | Get the extra space bellow line |
| `SetTextBellowLineExtra` | Set the extra space bellow line |
The more usage of logical font and text output functions is illustrated in
fontdemo.c file of mg-samples.
## Special Render Effects of Font Glyph
MiniGUI provides many special effects to render the font glyphs. For example,
you can specify the logical font style to render the glyph with bold, italic,
underline, and/or struckout line. In version 2.0.3/1.6.9, MiniGUI provides
anti-aliased effect by using low-pass filter, to flip the glyph vertically
and/or horizontally, and to scale the glyph to meet the desired logical font
size when using bitmap font. In version 2.0.4/1.6.10/3.0, MiniGUI provides
`FreeType2` support, and it makes that user can choose sub-pixel render using
`FreeType2` or MiniGUI; Before using sub-pixel render, please confirm that you
have opened `FT_CONFIG_OPTION_SUBPIXEL_RENDERING` macro in `FreeType2.`
List 2 Using sub-pixel render
```
```
The render effects are specified through the logical font style when you create
the logical font. For example, if you specify `FS_WEIGHT_BOOK` style, MiniGUI
will use low-pass filter to handle the edge of the vectorial font glyph in
order to anti-aliase. When MiniGUI scales the font glyph of bitmap font, this
style also can be used to anti-aliase. Table 3 illustrates the render effects
supported by MiniGUI.
Table 3 The font glyph render effects of MiniGUI
| *Style of logical font* | *Style character in logical font name* | *Style value of logical font* | *Meaning* |
| weight： FONT_WEIGHT_REGULAR | First char is ‘r’ | `FS_WEIGHT_REGULAR` | No any weight effect |
| weight： FONT_WEIGHT_BOLD | First char is ‘b’ | `FS_WEIGHT_BOLD` | Bold |
| weight： FONT_WEIGHT_LIGHT | First char is ‘l’ | `FS_WEIGHT_LIGHT` | To render glyph edge with the background color |
| weight： FONT_WEIGHT_BOOK | First char is ’b’ | `FS_WEIGHT_BOOK` | To handle to glyph edge by using the low-pass filter to anti-aliase |
| weight： FONT_WEIGHT_DEMIBOLD | Fist char is ‘d’ | `FS_WEIGHT_DEMIBOLD` | Both `FS_WEIGHT_BOLD` and `FS_WEIGHT_BOOK` |
| weight： FONT_WEIGHT_SUBPIXEL | Fist char is ‘s’ | `FS_WEIGHT_SUBPIXEL` | To handle to glyph by using sub-pixel render |
| slant： FONT_SLANT_ROMAN | Second char is ‘r’ | `FONT_SLANT_ROMAN` | No any slant effect |
| slant： FONT_SLANT_ITALIC | Second char is ‘i’ | `FONT_SLANT_ITALIC` | Italic |
| flip： FONT_OTHER_NIL | Third char is any letter but H/V/T | N/A | No any flipping effect |
| flip： FONT_FLIP_HORZ | Third char is ‘H’ | `FS_FLIP_HORZ` | To flip the glyph horinzontally |
| flip： FONT_FLIP_VERT | Third char is ‘V’ | `FS_FLIP_VERT` | To flip the glyph vertically |
| flip： FONT_FLIP_HORZVERT | Third char is ‘T’ | `FS_FLIP_HORZVERT` | Both `FS_FLIP_HORZ` and `FS_FLIP_VERT` |
| other： FONT_OTHER_NIL | Forth char is any letter but S/N | N/A | No any other effect |
| other： FONT_OTHER_AUTOSCALE | Forth char is ‘S’ | `FS_OTHER_AUTOSCALE` | To scale the glyph to meet the desired logical font size, only good for bitmap font. |
| other： FONT_OTHER_TTFNOCACHE | Forth char is ‘N’ | `FS_OTHER_TTFNOCACHE` | To close the cache when render glyph by using `TrueType` font. |
| other： FONT_OTHER_LCDPORTRAIT | Forth char is ‘P’ | `FS_OTHER_LCDPORTRAIT` | Using portrait `LCD` when render glyph by using `TrueType` font. |
| underline： FONT_UNDERLINE_NONE | Fifth char is ‘n’ | `FS_UNDERLINE_NONE` | No underline |
| underline： FONT_UNDERLINE_LINE | Fifth char is ‘u’ | `FS_UNDERLINE_LINE` | Underline |
| struckout： FONT_STRUCKOUT_NONE | Sixth char is ’n’ | `FS_STRUCKOUT_NONE` | No struckout line |
| struckout： FONT_STRUCKOUT_LINE | Sixth char is ’s’ | `FS_STRUCKOUT_LINE` | Struckout line |
The style character given by Table 3 can be used to define the logial font
name.
## Usage of `BIDI` text
In generally, Latin and many texts store and display from left to right, but
some central Asian countries' languages (Arabic) display from right to left.
`BIDI` text problem occurs when these texts are mixed together.
To support `BIDI` text, please enable related character set and configure the
fonts. The following is the example for Arabic font:
- enable iso8859-6 character set support, MiniGUI supports Arabic font in
default
- Configure vbf font in MiniGUI configuration file
```
```
Arabic demo is shown as below:
Figure 3 Arabic font demo
-- Main.XiaodongLi - 07 Nov 2009
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Figure 1 Output of `TextOut,` `TabbedTextOut,` and `TabbedTextOutEx` functions
`DrawText` is the most complicated text output function, which can use
different ways to output text in a given rectangle.
On the basis of `DrawText,` `DrawTextEx` can configure the number of characters
of text-indent.
On the basis of first two functions, `DrawTextEx2` can calculate the number of
characters in first line. It is very useful for multi-line-edit. Because
multi-line-edit needs to know the width of edit to calculate how many
characters can be displayed in first line, so the character which is the first
one in second line can be known. The argument, firstline, includes the number
of characters in first line and display it.
Now, `DrawText` doesn’t support `UTF-16` text. Table 1 lists the formats
supported by `DrawText.`
Table 1 Output formats of `DrawText` function
| *Format identifier* | *Meaning* | *Note* |
| `DT_TOP` | Top-justifies the text. | single line only (`DT_SINGLELINE`) |
| `DT_VCENTER` | Centers text vertically. | ^ |
| `DT_BOTTOM` | Justifies the text to the bottom of the rectangle. | ^ |
| `DT_LEFT` | Aligns text to the left. | |
| `DT_CENTER` | Aligns text in the center. | |
| `DT_RIGHT` | Aligns text to the right. | |
| `DT_WORDBREAK` | Lines are automatically broken between words if a word would extend past the edge of the rectangle specified by the `pRect` parameter. | |
| `DT_CHARBREAK` | Lines are automatically broken between characters if a character would extend past the edge of the rectangle specified by the `pRect` parameter. | |
| `DT_SINGLELINE` | Displays text on the single line only. Carriage returns and linefeeds do not break the line. | The vertical align flag will be ignored when there is not this flag |
| `DT_EXPANDTABS` | Expands `TAB` characters. | |
| `DT_TABSTOP` | Sets tab stops. Bits 15-8 (high-order byte of the low-order word) of the `uFormat` parameter specify the number of characters for each `TAB.` | |
| `DT_NOCLIP` | Draws without clipping. Output will be clipped to the specified rectangle by default. | |
| `DT_CALCRECT` | Do not output actually, only calculate the size of output rectangle. | |
Code in List 1 calls `DrawText` function to perform aligned text output,
according to the description of character to be output. Please refer to
fontdemo.c program in `MDE` for complete code of the program. Figure 2 shows
the output effect of the program.
List 1 Using `DrawText` function
```
```
Figure 2 The output of `DrawText` function
Besides the above output functions, MiniGUI also provides functions listed in
Table 2, which can be used to set or get the extra space between characters and
lines.
Table 2 Functions to set/get extra space between characters and lines
| *Function* | *Meaning* |
| `GetTextCharacterExtra` | Get the extra space between characters |
| `SetTextCharacterExtra` | Set the extra space between characters |
| `GetTextAboveLineExtra` | Get the extra space above line |
| `SetTextAboveLineExtra` | Set the extra space above line |
| `GetTextBellowLineExtra` | Get the extra space bellow line |
| `SetTextBellowLineExtra` | Set the extra space bellow line |
The more usage of logical font and text output functions is illustrated in
fontdemo.c file of mg-samples.
## Special Render Effects of Font Glyph
MiniGUI provides many special effects to render the font glyphs. For example,
you can specify the logical font style to render the glyph with bold, italic,
underline, and/or struckout line. In version 2.0.3/1.6.9, MiniGUI provides
anti-aliased effect by using low-pass filter, to flip the glyph vertically
and/or horizontally, and to scale the glyph to meet the desired logical font
size when using bitmap font. In version 2.0.4/1.6.10/3.0, MiniGUI provides
`FreeType2` support, and it makes that user can choose sub-pixel render using
`FreeType2` or MiniGUI; Before using sub-pixel render, please confirm that you
have opened `FT_CONFIG_OPTION_SUBPIXEL_RENDERING` macro in `FreeType2.`
List 2 Using sub-pixel render
```
```
The render effects are specified through the logical font style when you create
the logical font. For example, if you specify `FS_WEIGHT_BOOK` style, MiniGUI
will use low-pass filter to handle the edge of the vectorial font glyph in
order to anti-aliase. When MiniGUI scales the font glyph of bitmap font, this
style also can be used to anti-aliase. Table 3 illustrates the render effects
supported by MiniGUI.
Table 3 The font glyph render effects of MiniGUI
Figure 3 Arabic font demo
-- Main.XiaodongLi - 07 Nov 2009
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