old_contents: # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  #
  #  FreeType high-level python API - Copyright 2011 Nicolas P. Rougier
  #  Distributed under the terms of the new BSD license.
  #
  # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  from freetype import *
  
  if __name__ == '__main__':
      import numpy
      import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
  
      face = Face('./arial.ttf')
      text = 'Hello World !'
      face.set_char_size( 48*64 )
      slot = face.glyph
  
      # First pass to compute bbox
      width, height, baseline = 0, 0, 0
      previous = 0
      for i,c in enumerate(text):
          face.load_char(c)
          bitmap = slot.bitmap
          height = max(height,
                       bitmap.rows + max(0,-(slot.bitmap_top-bitmap.rows)))
          baseline = max(baseline, max(0,-(slot.bitmap_top-bitmap.rows)))
          kerning = face.get_kerning(previous, c)
          width += (slot.advance.x >> 6) + (kerning.x >> 6)
          previous = c
  
      Z = numpy.zeros((height,width), dtype=numpy.ubyte)
      
      # Second pass for actual rendering
      x, y = 0, 0
      previous = 0
      for c in text:
          face.load_char(c)
          bitmap = slot.bitmap
          top = slot.bitmap_top
          left = slot.bitmap_left
          w,h = bitmap.width, bitmap.rows
          y = height-baseline-top
          Z[y:y+h,x:x+w] |= numpy.array(bitmap.buffer).reshape(h,w)
          kerning = face.get_kerning(previous, c)
          x += (slot.advance.x >> 6) + (kerning.x >> 6)
          previous = c
  
      plt.figure(figsize=(10, 10*Z.shape[0]/float(Z.shape[1])))
      plt.imshow(Z, interpolation='nearest', origin='upper', cmap=plt.cm.gray)
      plt.xticks([]), plt.yticks([])
      plt.show()
  
new_contents: # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  #
  #  FreeType high-level python API - Copyright 2011 Nicolas P. Rougier
  #  Distributed under the terms of the new BSD license.
  #
  # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  from freetype import *
  
  if __name__ == '__main__':
      import numpy
      import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
  
      face = Face('./Vera.ttf')
      text = 'AV Hello World !'
      face.set_char_size( 48*64 )
      slot = face.glyph
  
      # First pass to compute bbox
      width, height, baseline = 0, 0, 0
      previous = 0
      for i,c in enumerate(text):
          face.load_char(c)
          bitmap = slot.bitmap
          height = max(height,
                       bitmap.rows + max(0,-(slot.bitmap_top-bitmap.rows)))
          baseline = max(baseline, max(0,-(slot.bitmap_top-bitmap.rows)))
          kerning = face.get_kerning(previous, c)
          width += (slot.advance.x >> 6) + (kerning.x >> 6)
          previous = c
  
      Z = numpy.zeros((height,width), dtype=numpy.ubyte)
      
      # Second pass for actual rendering
      x, y = 0, 0
      previous = 0
      for c in text:
          face.load_char(c)
          bitmap = slot.bitmap
          top = slot.bitmap_top
          left = slot.bitmap_left
          w,h = bitmap.width, bitmap.rows
          y = height-baseline-top
          kerning = face.get_kerning(previous, c)
          x += (kerning.x >> 6)
          Z[y:y+h,x:x+w] |= numpy.array(bitmap.buffer).reshape(h,w)
          x += (slot.advance.x >> 6) 
          previous = c
  
      plt.figure(figsize=(10, 10*Z.shape[0]/float(Z.shape[1])))
      plt.imshow(Z, interpolation='nearest', origin='upper', cmap=plt.cm.gray)
      plt.xticks([]), plt.yticks([])
      plt.show()
  
subject: fix wrong kerning