cairo_hint_metrics_t

Specifies whether to hint font metrics; hinting font metrics means quantizing them so that they are integer values in device space. Doing this improves the consistency of letter and line spacing, however it also means that text will be laid out differently at different zoom factors.

Values

ValueMeaning
Default0

Hint metrics in the default manner for the font backend and target device, since 1.0

Off1

Do not hint font metrics, since 1.0

On2

Hint font metrics, since 1.0