Top 4 C++ Directwrite Projects

mactype

44 9,465 4.4 C++

Better font rendering for Windows.

Project mention: GTK: On fractional scales, fonts and hinting | news.ycombinator.com | 2024-03-07

I'm curious - when you were doing research into the mechanics of hinting options, did you stumble onto any relevant discussion around allowing custom pixel geometries to be defined, to enable hinting on modern OLED / WRBG displays? There's a good thread on the topic here[0], with some people referring to it as 'ClearType 2' on the MS side [1]. On the oss side I know FreeType theoretically supports this[2], but I can't quite figure out how relevant the FreeType backend is to this most recent work.
This is great work btw.
[0]: https://github.com/snowie2000/mactype/issues/932
[1]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/issues/25595
[2]: https://freetype.org/freetype2/docs/reference/ft2-lcd_render...

Nvy

9 296 5.9 C++

Nvy - A Neovim client in C++

Project mention: Getting started with NEOVIM? | /r/neovim | 2023-07-12

One recommendation if you want to use a GUI is to use Nvy. It is lightweight and supports drag and drop to Vim windows.

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TextLayoutSampler

4 30 4.5 C++

Utility to display text via multiple Windows API's simultaneously (D2D, DWrite, GDI, GDI+).
FontSetViewer

1 10 1.8 C++

Utility to display items in an IDWriteFontSet and browse their name strings and preview. (Windows GUI exe)

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