TTF_HintingFlags(3type)

💖 TTF_HintingFlags — the whole vibe (3type)

okay so bestie, gather round, we're talking about TTF_HintingFlags — the hinting flags for TTF (TrueType Fonts) 💅 this lives in the SDL_ttf manual, section 3type, datatypes girlies only ✨

🎀 HEADER FILE

it's defined in SDL3_ttf/SDL_ttf.h — that's the one, that's the file, no cap 🫶

✨ SYNOPSIS

#include "SDL3_ttf/SDL_ttf.h"

typedef enum TTF_HintingFlags
{
    TTF_HINTING_INVALID = -1,
    TTF_HINTING_NORMAL,         /**< Normal hinting applies standard grid-fitting. */
    TTF_HINTING_LIGHT,          /**< Light hinting applies subtle adjustments to improve rendering. */
    TTF_HINTING_MONO,           /**< Monochrome hinting adjusts the font for better rendering at lower resolutions. */
    TTF_HINTING_NONE,           /**< No hinting, the font is rendered without any grid-fitting. */
    TTF_HINTING_LIGHT_SUBPIXEL  /**< Light hinting with subpixel rendering for more precise font edges. */
} TTF_HintingFlags;

look at her, she's an enum, she's serving ✨ every single member is here and none of them are getting skipped, that's the rule 🔥

🌸 DESCRIPTION

so this enum is literally the vibe dial for hinting when your font gets rendered 🎚️ it specifies the level of hinting to be applied to the font rendering, and that hinting level is what determines how much the font's outlines get adjusted for better alignment on the pixel grid. it's giving grid-fitting as a lifestyle 💅

🦋 AVAILABILITY

this enum has been available since SDL_ttf 3.0.0 👑 so if you're on something older… girl. upgrade. not me being supportive but honest 🙈

💜 SEE ALSO

• TTF_SetFontHinting(3) — go set your hinting, main character behaviour 🌈
• TTF_GetFontHinting(3) — and go read it back, because communication is key 🫶

💀 real talk bestie: TTF_HINTING_INVALID = -1 is right there at the top and it is not a hinting mode, it's the "this value is not valid" one. don't pass it around like it's a look. it is not a look.

okay that's the whole page, you ate it, you understood it, periodt ✨

— with love from the SDL_ttf girlies, version SDL_ttf 3.2.2, mwah 💖 🎀 🧚