Re: [typo] Traduction de hinting

[Patrick Andries <hapax AT iquebec.com>]

Thomas Linard a écrit :

> Le 2004-02-28 03:25, Patrick Andries a écrit :
>
> > Quid de nuancement ou simplement ajustement ?
>
>
> Il y a hint et hint... Thomas Phinney d'Adobe l'explique très bien 
> dans son _TrueType, PostScript Type 1, & OpenType: What's the 
> Difference?_ :
>
> « PostScript uses "dumber" fonts and a "smarter" interpreter, while 
> TrueType uses relatively smarter fonts and a dumber interpreter. This 
> means that PostScript hints tell the rasterizer what features ought to 
> be controlled, and the rasterizer interprets these using its own 
> "intelligence" to decide how to do it. Therefore, when someone 
> upgrades their PostScript interpreter, the rasterization can be 
> improved.¶ Contrariwise, TrueType puts all the hinting information 
> into the font to control exactly how it will appear when rasterized. 
> Some TT aficionados prefer to call TrueType hints "instructions," 
> partly in reference to the full-featured nature of the TrueType 
> programming language, but also to clarify the role of this 
> information. As Jelle Bosma of Agfa Monotype
> says, "I don't _hint_ at what I want to happen—I _tell_ the font what 
> to do." »
Faut-il conclure qu'il faudrait deux mots pour traduire ces « hints » : 
instructions et suggestions ? Et le hintING devient alors ?