[luau] Mozilla 1.2.1 released

[DeanFujioka]

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On Tuesday 03 December 2002 07:03 pm, Ray Strode wrote:
>
> freetype is a libary that can open font files (truetype, opentype, and
> other lesser formats) and convert fonts from their
> resolution-independent mathematical representations (as stored in the
> files) to pixels. This process is called rasterization.
>
> X Render extension is an add-on for XFree86 (and the latest version of
> sun microsystem's version of X), which provides functions for
> compositing onscreen images.  This is particularly useful for making
> fonts look smooth, because font's are smoothed by bluring certain rough
> edges with the font's background.  This process is called rasterization.

Thanks for the excellent detailed response... I'm not trying to be nit-picky, 
but are both these rasterization? Converting files to pixels and blurring 
rough edges don't seem like the same thing.  Is the term used for both? I've 
seen "rasterize fonts" options on printer setups (don't remember where 
offhand), and guess that the latter, smoothing is what it was referring to.

>
> So there is a lot of really cool technology behind xft, but the only
> thing you will probably notice is that it gives you smooth looking fonts.
>
> --Ray
Thanks again Ray.
dean
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