[haiku-bugs] Re: [Haiku] #9658: Enable subpixel antialiasing (freetype) by default
- From: Marcus Jacob <rossi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "haiku-bugs@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <haiku-bugs@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 3 May 2013 10:25:16 +0200
Hi,
what happend to the discussion about providing an optional freetype2 package
with subpixel rendering enabled? Is anybody actually working on this? What is
the status?
Cheers,
Rossi
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Marcus Jacob
On 11.04.2013, at 19:09, "Giova84" <trac@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> #9658: Enable subpixel antialiasing (freetype) by default
> -------------------------------------------------+-------------------------
> Reporter: Giova84 | Owner: nobody
> Type: enhancement | Status: new
> Priority: normal | Milestone: R1
> Component: - General | Version:
> Keywords: Enable subpixel antialiasing | R1/Development
> (freetype) by default | Blocked By:
> Blocking: | Has a Patch: 0
> Platform: All |
> -------------------------------------------------+-------------------------
> On this thread: http://www.haiku-os.org/community/forum/more_fonts_haiku
> I have read that the patents for freetype2 subpixel hinting are expired.
> I haven't checked yet, but in anyway some time ago on the mailing list i
> have also read that someone which live in a country where the patent is
> not restrictive (or something similar) maybe could build haiku with
> freetype2 subpixel hinting enabled.
>
> Could be done?
>
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> Ticket URL: <http://dev.haiku-os.org/ticket/9658>
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