2.22.0

In addition to bug fixes, here are the major changes in this release:

• Updated to FreeType version 2.13.2 and HarfBuzz version 8.1.1

2.21.2

This is a release candidate for 2.22.0.

In addition to bug fixes, here are the major changes in this release:

Updated to FreeType version 2.13.2 and HarfBuzz version 8.1.1

2.21.1

This is a release candidate for 2.22.0.

In addition to bug fixes, here are the major changes in this release:

• Updated to FreeType version 2.13.0 and HarfBuzz version 8.1.1

2.20.2

This is a stable bugfix release, with the following changes:

• Fixed building from source without running autogen.sh

2.20.1

This is a quick update to fix building with homebrew on macOS

2.20.0

In addition to new CMake support by @madebr and many bug fixes, here are the highlights since the last release:

• API documentation is now available on the wiki: https://wiki.libsdl.org/SDL_ttf
• Added TTF_GetFontWrappedAlign() and TTF_SetFontWrappedAlign() to set alignment on wrapped text
• Added functions to render using FreeType LCD algorithm:
  TTF_RenderText_LCD()
  TTF_RenderUTF8_LCD()
  TTF_RenderUNICODE_LCD()
  TTF_RenderText_LCD_Wrapped()
  TTF_RenderUTF8_LCD_Wrapped()
  TTF_RenderUNICODE_LCD_Wrapped()
  TTF_RenderGlyph_LCD()
  TTF_RenderGlyph32_LCD()
• Added TTF_SetFontDirection() and TTF_SetFontScriptName() for additional control over fonts using HarfBuzz
• Updated to FreeType version 2.12.1 and HarfBuzz version 2.9.1, fixing CVE-2018-25032
• Fixed crash when loading fonts at certain sizes on Windows
• Fix memory corruption loading malformed TTF files (CVE-2022-27470)

2.19.3

This is hopefully the final release candidate for 2.20.0.

The header documentation has been updated and is available at https://wiki.libsdl.org/SDL_ttf

2.19.2

This is a release candidate for 2.20.0.

In addition to new CMake support by @madebr and many bug fixes, here are the highlights since the last release:

• Added TTF_GetFontWrappedAlign() and TTF_SetFontWrappedAlign() to set alignment on wrapped text
• Added functions to render using FreeType LCD algorithm:
  TTF_RenderText_LCD()
  TTF_RenderUTF8_LCD()
  TTF_RenderUNICODE_LCD()
  TTF_RenderText_LCD_Wrapped()
  TTF_RenderUTF8_LCD_Wrapped()
  TTF_RenderUNICODE_LCD_Wrapped()
  TTF_RenderGlyph_LCD()
  TTF_RenderGlyph32_LCD()
• Added TTF_SetFontDirection() and TTF_SetFontScriptName() for additional control over fonts using HarfBuzz
• Updated to FreeType version 2.12.1 and HarfBuzz version 2.9.1, fixing CVE-2018-25032
• Fixed crash when loading fonts at certain sizes on Windows
• Fix memory corruption loading malformed TTF files (CVE-2022-27470)

2.19.1

Early testing pre-release for 2.20.0, not for general use

2.0.18

Changes in this release:

• Added TTF_GetFreeTypeVersion() and TTF_GetHarfBuzzVersion()
• Added support for Signed Distance Field rendering with TTF_SetFontSDF() and TTF_GetFontSDF()
• Added optional DPI-scaling of fonts, with the following new functions:
  TTF_OpenFontDPI()
  TTF_OpenFontIndexDPI()
  TTF_OpenFontDPIRW()
  TTF_OpenFontIndexDPIRW()
  TTF_SetFontSizeDPI()
• Added 32-bit character support with:
  TTF_GlyphIsProvided32()
  TTF_GlyphMetrics32()
  TTF_RenderGlyph32_Solid()
  TTF_RenderGlyph32_Shaded()
  TTF_RenderGlyph32_Blended()
  TTF_GetFontKerningSizeGlyphs32()
• Added functions to set direction and script when using Harfbuzz:
  TTF_SetDirection()
  TTF_SetScript()
• Added extended API for text measurement:
  TTF_MeasureText()
  TTF_MeasureUTF8()
  TTF_MeasureUNICODE()
• Added TTF_SetFontSize() to set font size dynamically
• Added 'Shaded' and 'Solid' text wrapped functions:
  TTF_RenderText_Solid_Wrapped()
  TTF_RenderUTF8_Solid_Wrapped()
  TTF_RenderUNICODE_Solid_Wrapped()
  TTF_RenderText_Shaded_Wrapped()
  TTF_RenderUTF8_Shaded_Wrapped()
  TTF_RenderUNICODE_Shaded_Wrapped()
• Added TTF_HINTING_LIGHT_SUBPIXEL for better results at small text sizes at a performance cost