Comment #19 on issue 13185 by alangley: Ugly font rendering on linux http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=13185
The state of this bug: the code in Skia for rendering the different hinting levels and subpixel (RGB, BGR) X (Horiz, Vert) types is done, as are the blitters in C code for black and opaque. It needs a significant cleanup pass in order to allow Skia to be built in either configuration (with or without) because not all users of Skia want this extra code. Then we need to plumb down from the GTK mainloop, where we get XSETTINGS updates, via a broadcast to all renderers (and this will be the first such message I believe, so that needs to be designed too), over the IPC system into WebKit everywhere to trigger a invalidation and repaint when the settings change. Of course, hinting programs can move the glyph control points, so that could require a reflow as well, which is painful to code. At first I'm going to try without and see what the result look like. This code is behind complex text and sandboxing issues in the pipeline. Best estimate: 2 weeks. -- You received this message because you are listed in the owner or CC fields of this issue, or because you starred this issue. You may adjust your issue notification preferences at: http://code.google.com/hosting/settings --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Automated mail from issue updates at http://crbug.com/ Subscription options: http://groups.google.com/group/chromium-bugs -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
