FreeLists / openbeos / [openbeos] Re: GSoC: Sub-pixel antialiasing for font rendering

[Fredrik Ekdahl <fekdahl@xxxxxxxxx>]

Andrej Spielmann skrev:
> On 6.4.2008, at 10:29, Fredrik Ekdahl wrote:
> > So to sum it up, it would be optimal to have settings for each 
> > attached  screen for:
> >  * Enable subpixel rendering for
> >    - Nothing
> >    - Normal text rendering (using Freetype subpixel rendering)
> >    - All vector rendering (using Freetype + AGG subpixel rendering)
> >  * Subpixel order
> >    - RGB
> >    - BGR
> >    - etc.
> >
> > /Fredrik Ekdahl
> Yes, I have thought about this. That's more or less what I mean by 
> "proper integration of the new technology within Haiku" in the ninth 
> week of the coding period :-)
> However, I don't think there's support for more screens in Haiku right 
> now, is there?
My understanding is that Haiku is "prepared" for more screens, whatever 
that means. Implementing this with multi-monitor in mind at least makes 
it one less barrier to overcome when implementing actual multi-monitor 
support. All IMO of course.
/Fredrik Ekdahl