itialize library ...
  ... create face object ...
  ... set character size ...

  pen_x = 300;
  pen_y = 200;

  for ( n = 0; n &lt; num_chars; n++ )
  {
    FT_UInt  glyph_index;


    <span class="comment">/* retrieve glyph index from character code */</span>
    glyph_index = FT_Get_Char_Index( face, text[n] );

    <span class="comment">/* load glyph image into the slot (erase previous one) */</span>
    error = FT_Load_Glyph( face, glyph_index, FT_LOAD_DEFAULT );
    if ( error )
      continue;  <span