+1 I too would love to dive as deep as possible and improve anything that needs improving so some guidance would help greatly!
Felix On 8 March 2016 at 14:45, Jeffrey Guenther <guenther.jeff...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Devs, > > I’m interested in learning more about JavaFX’s low level graphics > implementation. I’ve spent a couple afternoons source diving in the > modules/graphics folder to get the lay of the land and now I think I need > some help. Can anyone point me to documentation describing the system’s > high level design? Let’s say one or two levels deeper than > http://docs.oracle.com/javafx/2/architecture/jfxpub-architecture.htm? < > http://docs.oracle.com/javafx/2/architecture/jfxpub-architecture.htm?> > > Ultimately, I’d like to gain a better understanding on how JavaFX lays out > and renders text for the purposes of understanding how I might be able to > contribute to a more advanced text API with support for things like kerning. > > Secondly, can anyone explain to me how shaders are compiled and passed > down to the graphics layer? I’d like to gain a better understanding of how > a JavaFX programmer could leverage/add to Prism such that we can write > custom shaders/GPU kernels for Effects nodes. > > I realize the graphics system in JavaFX is not for the faint of heart. > There’s much going on beneath the surface. I’m willing to dive deep and do > the learning to understand the design. Can anyone point me to docs where I > can get started? Or maybe which class to start with and work out from when > I’m source diving? > > Jeff
