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  2. JDK-8101214

Support LCD subpixel text

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      It is important for LCD text and for keeping people happy that we have native rasterization available. There are some cases where our current approach is best and some cases where a native approach is best. Nether approach can solve all use cases. So the best solution is let the developer choose on a node by node basis which renderer to use.

      When Native is best

       * Reading large chunks of text, native renderers are very carefully tuned with platform fonts to be good to read (Minimize eye strain etc)
       * Consistency with other naive applications
       * LCD text as hardware and user preference knowledge is needed that platform renderers have.

      When our cross platform renderer is best

       * We want a true to the type (Some native renderers distort type, eg windows on some fonts)
       * Consistent cross platform rendering of text
       * Animation, smoothly animating text even on sub-pixel boundaries

       

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          Enhancement - null JDK-8100664 LCD Text

          • P2 - Crashes, loss of data, severe memory leak.
          • Closed
          duplicates

          Enhancement - null JDK-8100664 LCD Text

          • P2 - Crashes, loss of data, severe memory leak.
          • Closed

          Bug - A problem which impairs or prevents the functions of the product. JDK-8118055 Subpixel positioning of LCD text

          • P3 - Major loss of function.
          • Closed

          Enhancement - null JDK-8099149 Prism: LCD sub-pixel text support

          • P3 - Major loss of function.
          • Resolved

          Enhancement - null JDK-8100547 Please, improve font rendering.

          • P4 - Minor loss of function, or other problem where easy workaround is present.
          • Resolved

          Enhancement - null JDK-8100604 Font subpixel rendering

          • P4 - Minor loss of function, or other problem where easy workaround is present.
          • Resolved

          Enhancement - null JDK-8101128 Native rendering for fonts is the critical necessity.

          • P4 - Minor loss of function, or other problem where easy workaround is present.
          • Resolved
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          Bug - A problem which impairs or prevents the functions of the product. JDK-8118055 Subpixel positioning of LCD text

          • P3 - Major loss of function.
          • Closed

          Enhancement - null JDK-8101073 New API to select LCD text rendering

          • P4 - Minor loss of function, or other problem where easy workaround is present.
          • Resolved

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              thor Thor Johannesson (Inactive)
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