[openbeos] Re: Links port

  • From: "François Revol" <revol@xxxxxxx>
  • To: openbeos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2007 17:59:03 +0100 CET

> Hi,
> 
> François Revol wrote (2007-12-10, 12:45:25 [+0100]):
> > Hi there,
> > I updated the Links port to BeOS, and added gui code inspired by 
> > the 
> > AtheOS version. The R5 bone build works fine on Haiku:
> > 
> > http://revolf.free.fr/beos/shots/shot_links_haiku_003.png
> > 
> > http://revolf.free.fr/beos/links-beos-bin.zip
> > 
> > - It's a bit slow (need to remove the now useless BLocker) but 
> > workable.
> > - Missing jpg support (just didn't have an R5 compatible lib 
> > handy).
> > - scrolling not implemented yet (just force a redraw after 
> > scrolling).
> 
> This is pretty nifty. Though it looks like it would be heaps faster 
> if it 

It uses png files as font, a bit strange but probably the most portable 
way :D

> used the OS provided textrendering and it would be more useful if 
> scrolling 
> worked smoothly. Anyways, nice work!

The scrolling hooks are noops for now, just need to add clipping as the 
AtheOS code used a clipped scrolling call BeOS doesn't have.

François.

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