diff --git a/doc/foot.ini.5.scd b/doc/foot.ini.5.scd index 2a065a0c..c663223d 100644 --- a/doc/foot.ini.5.scd +++ b/doc/foot.ini.5.scd @@ -208,11 +208,6 @@ empty string to be set, but it must be quoted: *KEY=""*) background will appear thicker, and dark glyphs on a light background will appear thinner. - Also be aware that many fonts have been developed on systems that - do not do gamma-correct blending, and may therefore look thicker - than intended when rendered with gamma-correct blending, since the - font designer set the font weight based on incorrect rendering. - FreeType can limit the effect of the latter, with a technique called stem darkening. It is only available for CFF fonts (OpenType, .otf) and disabled by default (in FreeType). You can @@ -220,6 +215,11 @@ empty string to be set, but it must be quoted: *KEY=""*) *FREETYPE_PROPERTIES="cff:no-stem-darkening=0"* before starting foot. + Also be aware that many fonts have been developed on systems that + do not do gamma-correct blending, and may therefore look thicker + than intended when rendered with gamma-correct blending, since the + font designer set the font weight based on incorrect rendering. + You may also want to enable 10-bit image buffers when gamma-correct blending is enabled. Though probably only if you do not use a transparent background (with 10-bit buffers, you only