On Fri, 2011-08-05 at 17:15 +0200, Cedric Pinson wrote: > Hi, > The alternative would be distance map. It works really well.
Yeah. I recently added a DistanceFieldFont object to osgPango, though it still needs some tweaking--particularly with regards to when the glyph is resized smaller than the texture; larger always looks great. :) > Cedric > > On Fri, 2011-08-05 at 08:48 -0400, Glenn Waldron wrote: > > I was just thinking the same thing. :) Labels too. > > > > Glenn Waldron / Pelican Mapping / @glennwaldron > > > > > > On Fri, Aug 5, 2011 at 2:56 AM, J.P. Delport <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > Hi Jeremy, > > > > if this could be combined with osgEarth it would be very cool > > for overlays. > > > > rgds > > jp > > > > > > > > On 04/08/2011 21:23, Jeremy Moles wrote: > > NVidia recently added an extension to their 275+ > > series of drivers > > called "GL_NV_path_rendering." This turns path > > (sometimes called vector > > graphics) rendering into first class drawables in > > OpenGL. Honestly, it's > > one of the coolest things I've seen in a while, and > > naturally--given my > > interest in OpenGL UIs--I began researching it and > > putting together a > > NodeKit for OSG. > > > > You can find it (in its infancy) here: > > > > http://osgnvpr.googlecode.com > > > > Run the example thusly: > > > > # osgnvprviewer > > # osgnvprviewer --perspective > > > > ..and notice how that no matter what the resolution, > > scale, or > > projection, the objects are rendered clear and crisp. > > There is also > > support for glyphs inside of GL_NV_path_rendering, so > > I will very soon > > be adding support for this style of text rendering > > into osgPango (and > > possible, osgText::TextNode). > > > > I've only just begun exploring this, and I'm mainly > > sending this e-mail > > to see if there is any professional interest in seeing > > this NodeKit > > mature in a timely fashion. I don't know if this is > > outside the > > allowable etiquette of the lists, but in full > > disclosure I'm looking to > > fill some free time by seeking funding for development > > of by those who > > would not only use these features but could benefit > > from being able to > > influence their development and pace! If this is > > inappropriate for the > > lists, just let me know and I'll be sure and keep my > > peddling to a > > minimum from here on out. :) > > > > At any rate, I'll continue to work on osgNVPR > > regardless, alongside > > devleopment of osgCairo/Pango/Widget and the recent > > TextNode submission. > > (Can you see a pattern here? All OSG interface > > development tools...) > > > > Some notes: > > > > - NV_path_rendering introduces a new kind of > > rendering "style" for its > > path objects. This doesn't map 1:1 to any existing > > usage of > > osg::Drawable, though I am able to "hijack" the > > compileGLObjects() > > method to get what I need. :) > > > > - BoundingBoxes are calculated with an > > extension call, but in order to > > use the extension I need a contextID (provided via > > either a State object > > or RenderInfo object). Unfortunately, these are > > difficult to "get to" at > > times, so CameraManipulators cannot properly determine > > a home position > > unless the Path has been compiled. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > osg-users mailing list > > [email protected] > > > > http://lists.openscenegraph.org/listinfo.cgi/osg-users-openscenegraph.org > > > > > > > > -- > > This message is subject to the CSIR's copyright terms and > > conditions, e-mail legal notice, and implemented Open Document > > Format (ODF) standard. The full disclaimer details can be > > found at http://www.csir.co.za/disclaimer.html. > > > > This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous > > content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > osg-users mailing list > > [email protected] > > > > http://lists.openscenegraph.org/listinfo.cgi/osg-users-openscenegraph.org > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > osg-users mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.openscenegraph.org/listinfo.cgi/osg-users-openscenegraph.org > > _______________________________________________ > osg-users mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.openscenegraph.org/listinfo.cgi/osg-users-openscenegraph.org _______________________________________________ osg-users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openscenegraph.org/listinfo.cgi/osg-users-openscenegraph.org
