Re: FT_New_Face called many time for same font.

[Behdad Esfahbod <behdad behdad org>]

On 10/06/2009 10:13 AM, Jesper L. Nielsen wrote:
> On Oct 6, 2009, at 3:33 PM, Behdad Esfahbod wrote:
>
> > First, try with pango 1.26.0. Second, which backend are you using? I
> > assume pangoft2. That's not really supported. We recommend using
> > pangocairo only.
>
> Hi Behdad.
>
> Ok, I'll go for Pango 1.26.0, and you assumption is correct, the backend
> is pangoft2.
>
> It seems that get_shaper_and_font_foreach decides to alter the PangoFont
> object, I haven't digged thoroughly into it yet, but would you assume
> some measures have been done in that direction?

I'm not sure what that is, but pangocairo definitely doesn't have the problem 
you originally mentioned.


> Also some very old postings on the internet suggests that PangoCairo is
> more than 50% slower than the PangoFT combination, I really hope that
> isn't the case..

As you said, those were very old postings.  It's faster than anything else you 
find around now.

behdad