Re: [Linux-fbdev-devel] Alpha blending

[Sven L. <lu...@dp...>]

On Tue, Apr 03, 2001 at 10:05:01AM +0200, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> On Tue, 3 Apr 2001, Sven LUTHER wrote:
> > 
> > What about anti-aliasing ?
> 
> Anti-aliasing has nothing to do with transparency on non-transparent text
> consoles.

Err, it was my understanding that you use the alpha channel to do
anti-aliasing, even if in the end you don't support transparency, but then i
may be wrong, (mmm, maybe i am).

> > > > Wouldn't we want an Alpha/Transp value to be passed to the three
> > > > accelerated functions?
> > > 
> > > No, we don't want transparant text consoles :-)
> > 
> > Why not, it could be fun, with a big pengouin display behind ?
> > 
> > Alternatively, we could have a framework for userland set themable display
> > engines, or something such.
> > 
> > (not really serious here, so don't take it so)
> 
> Sure! And use the YUV-layer on ATI RAGE 3D for a transparent image of `big
> brother^H^H^H^H^H^H^Hpenguin Linus' watching you work from the right top corner
> of the screen :-)

Yes, something such, ...

maybe even a live webcame feed of linus or something such ?

:)))

Friendly,

Sven Luther