[smufl-discuss] Re: Windows Font Smoothing Problem

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[smufl-discuss] Re: Windows Font Smoothing Problem

Odekirk, Shawn
Daniel wrote:
> Yes, I believe the problem is related to GDI. I recall that back when we were
> using GDI for drawing in Sibelius, the brace character would not be drawn with
> smoothing if the distance between the two staves of the piano got sufficiently
> large that the glyph had to be stretched significantly, and this is indeed a GDI limitation.
>
> If it's an option, you might consider using one of the more modern APIs Microsoft
> provides for drawing instead? Perhaps GDI+ or DirectWrite?

Daniel,
Thank you for your reply.
I am looking into DirectWrite. I'll let you know if it helps.

Thanks,
Shawn

 
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