Re: PATCH cairo-www: Simpler explanation for how to get sharp, single-pixel-wide lines
Lawrence D'Oliveiro <[email protected]>
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| Organization | Geek Central |
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On Wed, 17 May 2017 10:47:46 +0200, Guillermo Rodriguez wrote:
> This simpler explanation fails to explain why this "problem"
> occurs ...
It occurs because of anti-aliasing.
> ... and what is the rationale behind the current design.
You want me to include a rationale for anti-aliasing?
> It also fails to discuss alternatives such as adjusting endpoints by
> 0.5, which allows you to get sharp, single-pixel-wide lines without
> turning off antialiasing, which in many cases is undesirable.
Let me refresh your memory about the question in the FAQ:
Question: Whenever I try drawing with a line-width of 1.0, my
horizontal/vertical lines come out fat and blurry (eg. 2 pixels
wide and half-intensity). What's wrong?
Note that it only discusses “horizontal/vertical” lines. This is the
specific situation where turning off antialiasing is the simplest
solution.
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