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A fast, practical GPU rasterizer for fonts and vector graphics

17 mentions on Hacker News by 13 people: 0 stories, 17 comments · first 2017-07-18 · latest 2023-03-14

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  1. …(although I must admit that I haven't looked too deeply into their implementation details). [1] https://github.com/pcwalton/pathfinder [2] https://sluglibrary.com/
    comment by flohofwoe · 2023-03-14 · in WezTerm is a GPU-accelerated cross-platform terminal emulator written in Rust
  2. …WebRender, and eventually Pathfinder make a big difference here. https://github.com/servo/webrender https://github.com/pcwalton/pathfinder
    comment by markdog12 · 2019-05-30 · in Chrome extension manifest v3 proposal: comment from uBlock Origin author
  3. …a subset of the HTML canvas API which you can use in your Rust apps right now. Here's an example: https://github.com/pcwalton/pathfinder/blob/master/examples/...
    comment by pcwalton · 2019-05-30 · in A look at pathfinder
  4. …3D while keeping the content in vector form (i.e. no quality loss), which is important for VR. [1]: https://github.com/pcwalton/pathfinder/issues/147
    comment by pcwalton · 2019-05-09 · in Show HN: 2D Graphics on Modern GPU
  5. It is true that is more correct (see https://github.com/pcwalton/pathfinder/issues/142 ). But my motivation is much more user interface than document rendering, so it's quite reasonable to tell the UI designers, "don't do that," especially…
    comment by raphlinus · 2019-05-08 · in Show HN: 2D Graphics on Modern GPU
  6. Pathfinder fits the description: https://github.com/pcwalton/pathfinder This AR demo on MagicLeap shows the potential: https://twitter.com/asajeffrey/status/1106667615622180864
    comment by AriaMinaei · 2019-04-05 · in Blend2D – 2D Vector Graphics Engine
  7. This challenge is one of the reasons we're so excited about pcwalton's work on Pathfinder ( https://github.com/pcwalton/pathfinder )
    comment by larsberg · 2019-02-24 · in Microsoft’s HoloLens 2: a $3,500 mixed-reality headset for the factory
  8. …away from us. although I understand the attack surface that came with it and why it had to go. 1. https://github.com/pcwalton/pathfinder
    comment by tribby · 2019-01-02 · in Flat Design vs. Traditional Design: Comparative Experimental Study (2015)
  9. …ask because I can't tell a difference on Windows or Mac (which may mean it's working as intended). https://github.com/pcwalton/pathfinder
    comment by markdog12 · 2018-09-07 · in Firefox about:config privacy settings
  10. …and built in rust. (not affiliated). Ok maybe I'm overselling just a little but it's exciting! [1]: https://github.com/pcwalton/pathfinder
    comment by infogulch · 2018-01-30 · in Xi: an editor for the next 20 years [video]
  11. …solve this for both fonts and SVG. It'll run on the GPU like WebRender which is super exciting: https://github.com/pcwalton/pathfinder - alas it's still a WIP at the moment.
    comment by bjz_ · 2018-01-15 · in Skia: an open source 2D graphics library
  12. …2, for custom install, and change to "nightly". My host triple was x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu. [2] https://github.com/pcwalton/pathfinder [3] TextDemoView.initContext (view.ts:324) Uncaught (in promise) TypeError: Cannot read property…
    comment by mncharity · 2017-10-10 · in The web at maximum FPS: How WebRender gets rid of jank
  13. FTA: https://github.com/pcwalton/pathfinder
    comment by markdog12 · 2017-10-10 · in The web at maximum FPS: How WebRender gets rid of jank
  14. See the README: https://github.com/pcwalton/pathfinder
    comment by pcwalton · 2017-10-10 · in The web at maximum FPS: How WebRender gets rid of jank
  15. …"Pathfinder is a fast, practical GPU-based rasterizer for OpenType fonts" (and written in Rust) https://github.com/pcwalton/pathfinder
    comment by kibwen · 2017-09-22 · in Introduction to WebRender
  16. pcwalton's project Pathfinder ( https://github.com/pcwalton/pathfinder ) may eventually lead to an efficient GPU-based vector renderer, which would make this feasible.
    comment by moosingin3space · 2017-08-01 · in App sizes are out of control
  17. …how do they manage it? Pathfinder is part of the answer for how Servo does it, apparently. [1]: https://github.com/pcwalton/pathfinder
    comment by tomjakubowski · 2017-07-18 · in Terminal and shell performance