font color fringes on macOS, not a priority?

[Rob Nikander]

> On Feb 25, 2021, at 3:26 PM, John Neffenger <john at status6.com> wrote:
> 
> Those earlier font fixes taught me that if you can write and debug Java application code, you can write and debug code in JavaFX and the JDK, too. So you might consider trying to fix it yourself. When successful, it's like gaining a superpower. ��

I wonder if I can get a dev setup with a quick edit-compile-run cycle, or if the compile step takes a long time. I may give it a shot in the next few days. If I can change C code, and test it in Java without waiting forever, maybe I could get into this.

> I'm starting to think the best fix might be to remove sub-pixel rendering entirely, just as Apple did, at least for JavaFX on macOS.

Do you know if the color fringes are being produced by the Core Text rendering to a bitmap, and not the subsequent OpenGL phase? Core Text is still alive and well on macOS, but OpenGL is deprecated in favor of Metal.