As of changeset 387, using code that previously always aligned outlined text with filled text properly is now broken. Below is simplified sample code taken from the web which should be able to reproduce this issue. Previously, one just needed to blit the filled text at an offset of (OUTLINE_SIZE, OUTLINE_SIZE) over the outline text. This always worked consistently.

However, as of changeset 387, now one must shift the filled text down by (OUTLINE_SIZE *2) (?!?), and when positioning on the x-axis, the amount varies and is inconsistent based on the text being rendered (sometimes OUTLINE_SIZE works, sometimes it's off by a pixel or two).


Simplified sample code which should be able to reproduce the issue:

#define OUTLINE_SIZE 2

/* load font and its outline */ 
font = TTF_OpenFont(font_path, font_size); 
font_outline = TTF_OpenFont(font_path, font_size); 
TTF_SetFontOutline(font_outline, OUTLINE_SIZE); 

/* render text and text outline */ 
SDL_Color white = {0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF}; 
SDL_Color black = {0x00, 0x00, 0x00}; 
SDL_Surface *bg_surface = TTF_RenderText_Blended(font_outline, text, black); 
SDL_Surface *fg_surface = TTF_RenderText_Blended(font, text, white); 
SDL_Rect rect = {OUTLINE_SIZE, OUTLINE_SIZE, fg_surface->w, fg_surface->h}; 

/* blit text onto its outline */ 
SDL_SetSurfaceBlendMode(fg_surface, SDL_BLENDMODE_BLEND); 
SDL_BlitSurface(fg_surface, NULL, bg_surface, &rect); 
SDL_FreeSurface(fg_surface);