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

[Stephan Assmus <superstippi@xxxxxx>]

Fredrik Ekdahl wrote:
> 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.

As long as the feature can be configured at all, it will be no problem to 
use it accordingly from higher levels of the code (app_server). The 
DrawingMode implementation is already "pluggable" ie runtime dynamic. I 
think it is well possible to accomplish what you say.

Best regards,
-Stephan