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Slow fonts

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Compare:
http://ompldr.org/vODZ2bQ
http://ompldr.org/vODZ2bA
Text renderer is very slow.
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Re: Slow fonts

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That it is. It will be much faster in 0.8.0.
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Re: Slow fonts

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anjo wrote:That it is. It will be much faster in 0.8.0.
How much faster? I just noticed the same, and wondered if people used framebuffers for images with lots of strings? Anyway, can I assume that for 0.8.0 print() will be the fastest way to put (dynamic) strings?
BTW, any ETA of 0.8.0 release?
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Re: Slow fonts

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Usually bitmap fonts in OpenGL very fast due to using VBO and font textures generated by any font generators like this:
http://www.tonypottier.info/Unicode_And ... age003.jpg

It would be nice to use in LOVE this method.

Performance of my own font engine:
http://ompldr.org/vODdsdQ
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Re: Slow fonts

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This font:
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works much faster:
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