[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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