RE: [GD-General] Scaling GUI graphics

[Brian S. <bs...@mi...>]

for open source font rendering check out http://www.freetype.org/

for flash check out http://www.openswf.org/

--brian

> -----Original Message-----
> From: brian hook [mailto:bri...@py...]=20
> Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 2002 8:05 AM
> To: gam...@li...
> Subject: RE: [GD-General] Scaling GUI graphics
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> > What about using a vector format for the graphics as apposed to a=20
> bitmap
> > format ?
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> That's what I was thinking with the "render everything yourself"=20
> option (i.e. use circle, line, spline, etc. primitives and=20
> render into=20
> a bitmap yourself).  This isn't that bad, I suppose, but it does seem=20
> to be a bit of extra work.
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> > I've never tried this, but WMFs for example are very well=20
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> Er, what's a WMF?
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> > For fonts just use proper ttf.
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> Is there a good open source library that can rasterize a TTF into a=20
> bitmap?  I know of SDL_ttf, but I'm not sure how good it is.
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> > If you insist on bitmap graphics
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> Well, there is that whole "texture maps are handy" bit ;)
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> -Hook