Re: [ros-general] Sub-pixel rendering coup

[Robert Köpferl]

Subpixeling is just working on three 3*bigger memDCs but drawing 
slightly displaced.

However: We're lucky because freetype2 contains subpixel antialiassing. 
WXP's is howver is hard to beat.

Jasper van de Gronde schrieb:

>   But wouldn't that just be some kind of (probably
> very nice) 
>  anti-aliasing? Because that isn't what ClearType is about. ClearType 
>  tries to triple the horizontal resolution by using the fact that LCD 
>  screens have red, green and blue subpixels (very small vertical lines, 
>  you can see them if you use a magnifying glass or look very closely at 
>  the screen).
>  The problem I have with this solution is that it looks a bit messy to 
>  me, probably because of the colored edges.
>  Nevertheless, some people seem to like the effect, so it probably would 
>  a good idea to implement some day.
>  
>  Robert Köpferl wrote:
>  
> >   Photoshop does oversampling in a memory DC and
> > then
> >  applies various filter cores to make the downsize.
> >  For different rendering / downsizing 'algorithms'
> >
> >  .... I think.
> >
> >  Jasper van de Gronde schrieb:
> >
> > >   I'm curious, what kind of subpixel rendering
> > > does Photoshop use?
> > >  I myself can't stand ClearType, so if it's possible to do something 
> > >  similar, only better, that sounds like a good idea to me.
> > >
> > >  George Edward Purdy wrote:
> > >
> > > >   The one thing a lot of people I know who use
> > > > Windows 2000 have 
> > > >  talked about
> > > >  that tempted them to switch to Windows XP despite the bloat is 
> > > >  ClearType
> > > >  subpixel rendering technology, an alternate to simple font smoothing
> > > >  introduced in Windows 95.
> > > >
> > > >  If ReactOS can offer superior subpixel rendering of fonts (ala 
> > > >  Photoshop or
> > > >  better) I could see it seriously competing.
> > > >  
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