So when will we see this new native font rendering? Is it in b94? Also, will this result in an improvement in rendering quality?
On 21/06/2013, at 14:35, Richard Bair <richard.b...@oracle.com> wrote: > Up until now we've been using T2K to do font measurement / rasterizing. It is > what is used also by Java2D. It is native code, but what we mean by "native > font rendering" is relying on APIs in the native OS to do the font > rasterizing (and such) rather than T2K. > > Because this is new code, it just hasn't been finished for all platforms. > Felipe is working on the linux implementation. > > Richard > > On Jun 20, 2013, at 9:06 PM, ozem...@ozemail.com.au wrote: > >> I see that this release of font code includes "native font rendering". >> >> What is this actually referring to? Does JavaFX 2 and 8 prior to the >> b94 (or whichever build has this native font rendering) not do native >> font rendering? >> >> Can someone explain exactly what "native font rendering" actually >> means and whether it is something new? >> >> Also, why is not available on Linux? >> >> Thanks, >> >> -jct >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Daniel Zwolenski" >> To:"Felipe Heidrich" >> Cc:"openjfx-dev@openjdk.java.net Mailing" >> Sent:Fri, 21 Jun 2013 09:21:22 +1000 >> Subject:Re: javafx-font opensourced >> >> This time sending to the list (gets me every time!): >> >> Great news! >> >> Danno - where does this put us with the JFX78 backport? Can we get a >> build >> of this for iOS now or what's needed to close this loop? >> >> The RoboVM Maven plugin is working. I'd be keen to make it work with >> JFX >> auto included so basically you can create a normal project and run >> mvn >> robovm:ipad-simulator (robovm:ios-device is under construction) and >> next >> thing you have a running JFX app on iOS, no mess, no fuss. >> >> I have a pitch for a suite of fairly major app development next week. >> So >> many unknowns with JFX and app development at this stage! I'm still >> pretty >> disappointed that JFX on iOS/Android is not officially supported by >> Oracle >> (such a massive wtf? for me) - makes it such a risky prospect for us >> on the >> front line. >> >> On Fri, Jun 21, 2013 at 3:47 AM, Felipe Heidrich wrote: >> >>> Hello, >>> >>> >>> We have just open-sourced javafx-font and javafx-font-native! >>> >>> Note that a lot of the code we open-sourced today is a new >> implementation >>> based on native text technologies (CoreText for the Mac and >> DirectWrite for >>> Windows). >>> >>> We still have a lot of work to do: >>> - finishing the new linux implementation is a big one >>> - testing >>> - improve on sub pixel position text >>> - etc >>> >>> Help is most welcome, >>> >>> Thank you >>> Felipe >
