Re: [typo] Traduction de hinting

[Thomas Linard <thomas.linard@xxxxxxx>]

Le 2004-02-28 03:25, Patrick Andries a écrit :
> Quid de nuancement ou simplement ajustement ?

Il y a hint et hint... Thomas Phinney d'Adobe l'explique très bien dans 
son _TrueType, PostScript Type 1, & OpenType: What's the Difference?_ :

« PostScript uses "dumber" fonts and a "smarter" interpreter, while 
TrueType uses relatively smarter fonts and a dumber interpreter. This 
means that PostScript hints tell the rasterizer what features ought to 
be controlled, and the rasterizer interprets these using its own 
"intelligence" to decide how to do it. Therefore, when someone upgrades 
their PostScript interpreter, the rasterization can be improved.¶ 
Contrariwise, TrueType puts all the hinting information into the font to 
control exactly how it will appear when rasterized. Some TT aficionados 
prefer to call TrueType hints "instructions," partly in reference to the 
full-featured nature of the TrueType programming language, but also to 
clarify the role of this information. As Jelle Bosma of Agfa Monotype
says, "I don't _hint_ at what I want to happen—I _tell_ the font what to 
do." »

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Thomas Linard