Re: pwgl-users: PWGL Graphics Engine

A PWGL patch can be exported as EPS which results in a resolution  
independent image. Unlike these files, PWGL itself uses a self-baked  
font scheme that looks quite out-dated. This was, however, at the time  
the only possibility to get fonts up and running in PWGL's OpenGL  
interface.
I have a semi-experimental FTGL/freetype interface ready--which BTW  
does not come without problems either--but it will most likely not be  
included in PWGL in the very near feature. This would nevertheless  
bring the quality of the fonts on the screen closer to what people are  
used to and incidentally it would also allow the users to change the  
fonts freely.

In short, what you see on the screen is different from what you see in  
paper/exported image...

-Mika


On 20 May 2009, at 00:33, publst wrote:

> In the screen shots of PWGL in the current CMJ Spring 2009 article,  
> the text look crisper and the graphics more precise when compared  
> with the current release.
>
> Has the graphics engine been improved or is the improved image of  
> the images a result of the printing process?
>
> Thanks

Dr. Mika Kuuskankare
Researcher
Centre for Music & Technology
Sibelius Academy

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