* Making font rendering identical across OO.o / Gtk+ et. al.


** We're missing gui-ft-set-hint.patch from 1.1.x
   + but not the whole story,
   + we never followed the font settings ...

pangoft2.c (pango_ft2_font_get_face):
    + sets ft2font->load_flags:
      ft2font->load_flags = 0;
      if (antialias)
        ft2font->load_flags |= FT_LOAD_NO_BITMAP;
      else
	ft2font->load_flags |= FT_LOAD_TARGET_MONO;
      if (!hinting)
        ft2font->load_flags |= FT_LOAD_NO_HINTING;
      if (autohint)
        ft2font->load_flags |= FT_LOAD_FORCE_AUTOHINT;

    + where these booleans are from fontconfig (apparently):
  pattern = fcfont->font_pattern;
      if (FcPatternGetBool (pattern,
                            FC_ANTIALIAS, 0, &antialias) != FcResultMatch)
	antialias = FcTrue;

    + We use the load_flags in:
	pango_ft2_font_get_glyph_info ->
	pangofc-font.c (pango_fc_font_get_raw_extents):
	    -> (get_per_char):
		+ FT_Load_Glyph ...

    + Also to render in:
	+ pangoft2-render.c (pango_ft2_font_render_glyph):
	FT_Load_Glyph (face, glyph_index, ft2font->load_flags);
	FT_Render_Glyph (face->glyph,
		       (ft2font->load_flags & FT_LOAD_TARGET_MONO ?
			ft_render_mode_mono : ft_render_mode_normal));


** XSettings infrastructure:

    + from gtk+/gdk/x11/*settings*
    + to gtk+/gdk/gtksettings.c - where we get a property change
	+ GtkSettings *settings = gtk_settings_get_for_screen (gdk_drawable_get_screen (event->window));
	+ just calls: gtk_rc_reset_styles ...

    + gnome-control-center's font capplet sets gconf keys
	+ gnome-settings-daemon syncs them to xsettings
	    + xrdb -query: shows all settings.

      xsettings_manager_set_int (managers [i], "Xft/Antialias", settings->antialias);
      xsettings_manager_set_int (managers [i], "Xft/Hinting", settings->hinting);
      xsettings_manager_set_string (managers [i], "Xft/HintStyle", settings->hintstyle);
      xsettings_manager_set_int (managers [i], "Xft/DPI", settings->dpi);
      xsettings_manager_set_string (managers [i], "Xft/RGBA", settings->rgba);


** Not using Xft ? - just ft2 (?)
    + gedit2 seems to have both pangoxft and pangoft2 linked (oddly) 


** Another piece:
    + init_xft_settings (GdkScreen *screen):
	+ sets screen_x11->xft_antialias etc.
	+ does it once only ? xft_init ?
    + got from _gdk_x11_xft_setting
	+ called from gdk_screen_get_setting
	    + "gtk-xft-antialias" eg.

** Are we using Cario to render text ?
    + if so - we're loading & linking
	(pango): pangox, pangoft2, pangocairo, pangoxft


** Hacking OO.o:
    + vcl/source/glyphs/gcach_ftyp.cxx:
	+ only caller of FT_Load_Glyph
	+ only caller of FT_Glyph_To_Bitmap
	    + cf. pango_ft2_font_render_glyph's FT_Render_Glyph
	    + [ same approach at root ]
	+ *all* in FreetypeServerFont sub-class

    + => need a helper object to store / sync the Xft.	
      settings state, updated on XSettings (style change)
      update [ prolly should be more discerning wrt.
               settings changed / gui updates ]
	     [ or at least stop the toolbar re-building
	       slowly unless absolutely necessary ]

    + mask the 'flags' with the system state for the glyphs
      before we load/render ( in various places ).

    + Need to punch through to the platform backend to get the
      font / render settings:
	+ vcl/inc/glyphcache.hxx (ServerFont):
	+ vcl/inc/settings.hxx
	    + ScreenOptions ?
	+ GetAntialiasingMinPixelHeight used in:
	    + vcl/source/gdi/outdev3.cxx (ImplInitFont)
		+ -> mpGraphics->SetFont
		+ set 'FreetypeServerFont::GetAntialiasAdvice'
		    + vcl/unx/source/gdi/gcach_xpeer.cxx
			-> bool ForcedAntialiasing
			    + salgdi3: DrawServerSimpeFontString
			      vs. DrawServerAAForcedString
		    + rendering done by:
			aX11GlyphPeer.GetPixmap()
		    + from glyphcache.cxx: rServerFont.GetGlyphData (nIndex)

    + How much data do we need to extract & pass ?
	+ a) How to extract this from Cairo / gtk+
	    + use the GtkSettings object & g_object_get,
	    + instead of XGetDefault
		+ cf. cairo-ft-font.c (_get_options_load_flags)
	    + The cairo rendering is substantially more powerful-   
	      pwrt. LCD / sub-pixel ordering etc. [ improving on
	      Xft2 seemingly ]

	+ b) Propagating those settings to the actual render ?

	+ just 1 long to FT_Load_Glyph / FT_Render_Glyph ?
	    + Smoothing: None, Grayscale, Subpixel
	    + Hinting: none, slight, medium, full
	    + Subpixel order: RGB, VRGB, BGR, VBGR

    + [ How does sub-pixel positioning work ? ]

    + Removing the FT_LOAD_TARET_LIGHT makes it
      rather different; ie. ~not the same even at
      'Best shapes' => why !?

** QA:
    
    + 'Best shapes' - identical ... - HINT_MEDIUM
    + 'Monochrome' - not monochrome
		   - with 'no AA below <massive>' setting
			+ better, but OO.o 'narrower'
    + 'Best contrast' - HINT_FULL
	    - different / no-change

    + Tools->Options 'Screen font anti-aliasing' has no effect.

Generated render flags of 0x10008 - Best shapes
Generated render flags of 0x8 - Best contrast

** Font rendering uses:
	FreetypeServerFont::GetGlyphBitmap8 [ 2nd FT_Load_Glyph ]	
and	FreetypeServerFont::InitGlyphData [ 2nd FT_Load_Glyph ]

	+ seems to be cached ... - cache not flushed on settings change.

** URGH - not possible **

    + screws with font layout / sizing information...
	=> knackers in documents (?)

