FreeType Tutorial

This tutorial presents a step-by-step introduction into the FreeType library, covering the most basic needs.

I. Simple Glyph Loading

• 1. Header Files
• 2. Library Initialization
• 3. Loading a Font Face
• 4. Accessing the Face Data
• 5. Setting the Current Pixel Size
• 6. Loading a Glyph Image
• 7. Simple Text Rendering

II. Managing Glyphs

• 1. Glyph Metrics
• 2. Managing Glyph Images
• 3. Global Glyph Metrics
• 4. Simple Text Rendering: Kerning and Centering
• 5. Advanced Text Rendering: Transformation and Centering and Kerning
• 6. Accessing Metrics in Design Font Units, and Scaling Them
• Conclusion

III. Examples