- Update to version 2.8.1
* B/W hinting of TrueType fonts didn't work properly if
interpreter version 38 or 40 was selected.
* Some severe problems within the handling of TrueType Variation
Fonts were found and fixed.
* Function `FT_Set_Var_Design_Coordinates' didn't correctly handle
the case with less input coordinates than axes.
* By default, FreeType now offers high quality LCD-optimized
output without resorting to ClearType techniques of resolution
tripling and filtering. In this method, called Harmony, each
color channel is generated separately after shifting the glyph
outline, capitalizing on the fact that the color grids on LCD
panels are shifted by a third of a pixel. This output is
indistinguishable from ClearType with a light 3-tap filter.
* Using the new function `FT_Get_Var_Axis_Flags', an application
can access the `flags' field of a variation axis (introduced in
OpenType version 1.8.2)
* FreeType now synthesizes a missing Unicode cmap for (older)
TrueType fonts also if glyph names are available.
* The warping option has moved from `light' to `normal' hinting
where it replaces the original hinting algorithm. The `light'
mode is now always void of any hinting in x-direction.

- Update to version 2.8
* Support for OpenType Variation Fonts is now complete. The last
missing part was handling the `VVAR' and `MVAR' tables, which is
available with this release.
* A new function `FT_Face_Properties' allows the control of some
module and library properties per font. Currently, the
following properties can be handled: stem darkening, LCD filter