On Thu, 2005-10-06 at 17:38 +0900, Sungjin Chun wrote: > Hi, > > During my setup of GNUstep environment in my new workstation (AMD64) > I found that subpixel rendering is not working anymore. Is this > related to freetype2 or just removed for new code? > > Thanks in advance. > > PS) > I hope subpixel rendering come back as soon as possible :-) This is > best thing for demonstration and for my eyes :-)
Having read the WWN (wine weekly news) lately, I think I can answer your question. Subpixel rendering in freetype2 uses algorithms under patent (ironically, their held by Apple) and freetype2 is usually compiled without them, to avoid infringement. If you live in a country that does not recognise software patents, you may be able to recompile freetype2 for subpixel support. Apparently the wine project is having similar issues, and is looking for a solution as well. This is coupled from what I remember reading on WWN; you may want to check out freetype2's mailing list for more details. I'd say this is what happened to subpixel rendering. Cheers -- Christopher Armstrong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> _______________________________________________ Discuss-gnustep mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss-gnustep
