Re: Look and Feel

[M. Uli Kusterer]

At 7:29 Uhr -0600 14.02.2005, Jesse Ross wrote:
> So, the interface is currently created using vector paths, if I'm reading
> this correctly? How difficult would it be to create a new UI using vectors
> instead then? Would that have to happen directly in the -gui code, or is
> there a way to make a theming engine that uses vectors instead? That would
> be much faster, correct, since we're not relying on pixmaps?

 Are you sure that pixmaps *are* actually slower than vector paths? I 
know for a fact that MacOS X uses mostly pixmaps because Quartz 
drawing with all that sub-pixel rendering and anti-aliasing takes a 
while.

 Okay, GNUstep with xlib doesn't do anti-aliasing yet, so I guess it 
will be faster, but is this true for all engines? What about libart?
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