Java Gets Sub-Pixel Antialiasing – How Big a Deal is It?- ADTmag.com

Java Gets Sub-Pixel Antialiasing – How Big a Deal is It?- ADTmag.com: "Java Gets Sub-Pixel Antialiasing – How Big a Deal is It?
6/8/2005

By Matt Stephens
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The latest snapshot build of Java 6 (aka Mustang) provides subpixel antialiasing. For users of LCD screens (i.e. an increasing number of users), their Java-based UIs will finally be able to stand proud next to their WinXP brethren – that is, after Mustang has been released next year and gradually trickles into critical mass a couple more years after its release. There’s a thread about the new feature at JavaLobby."