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freetype.h (FT_Set_Transform): Minor documentation update.

In order to mention the limited accuracy of `FT_Matrix' coefficients
and encourage client code to perform the transform themselves with
floating point values instead.

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--- a/include/freetype/freetype.h

+++ b/include/freetype/freetype.h

@@ -3175,6 +3175,12 @@

    *     A pointer to the translation vector.  Use `NULL` for the null vector.

    *

    * @note:

+   *   This function is provided as a convenience, but keep in mind that

+   *   @FT_Matrix coefficients are only 16.16 fixed point values, which can

+   *   limit the accuracy of the results.  Using floating-point computations

+   *   to perform the transform directly in client code instead will always

+   *   yield better numbers.

+   *

    *   The transformation is only applied to scalable image formats after the

    *   glyph has been loaded.  It means that hinting is unaltered by the

    *   transformation and is performed on the character size given in the