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From: kent@lloyd.camex.uucp (Kent Borg)
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Subject: Re: System 7.0 speculations: Hot Scoop?
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Date: 1 Aug 89 19:21:06 GMT
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In article <24101@iuvax.cs.indiana.edu> truel@silver.bacs.indiana.edu (Robert Truel) writes:
>
>I agree.  Since apple is creating a new outline font capability in the
>new system, I would like to encourage the inclusion of "fuzzy" fonts
>in system 7.0.  Aliases fonts should have considerably better quality
>and much less eyestrain.  Moreover the technology is available and
>simple.  Especially simple if the macintosh is creating bitmap fonts
>on the fly.  


Want an answer in the form of a wild-ass prediction?  

Apple knows that fuzzy fonts are better, but Apple has *no* intention
of making the new font manager output fuzzy fonts.

Never.  

Rather, when they fix QuickDraw (i.e., give it all that PostScript can
do, plus some) they will give *it* antialiasing.  That way, not only
will fonts be antialiased, but so will diagonal lines, circles, etc.

Note to programmers: any 1-to-1 CopyBits calls will behave about the
same in a new QuickDraw, but LineTo's and PaintOval's, etc., will get
to take advantage of better quality, antialiased replacements.  When
given a choice, try to use the calls which will get better under the
new QuickDraw.  Avoid blitting stored bitmaps around when other QD
calls will do.

(Though when CopyBits-ing between different sized rects, antialiasing
*will* likely help.  Plus, you might well CopyBits to the screen from
a depth-matched pixMap, which itself is antialiased.  Things get
tricky here...)

When will a new QuickDraw hit?  Well, I think they were at some point
planning on having it be part of 7.0, but I don't know whether they
still think so.

Any of you have wild predictions about a new QuickDraw?


Disclaimer: Apple has told me *nothing* about the future of QuickDraw.
(Which tells me something--boy have they been tight lipped about it!)
What I write here is an educated (??) guess.


Kent Borg
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