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* Should have an efficient software fallback | * Should have an efficient software fallback | ||
** In particular, should be able to be implemented as mostly immediate-mode, with minimal temporary buffers | |||
* Cross-platform API | * Cross-platform API | ||
* Don't make clients implement multiple rendering code paths | * Don't make clients implement multiple rendering code paths | ||
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* Be able to use platform layer APIs (e.g. Core Animation) if we get backed into a corner with undocumented interfaces? | * Be able to use platform layer APIs (e.g. Core Animation) if we get backed into a corner with undocumented interfaces? | ||
* Support VRAM management; we'd like to be able to discard buffers and re-render them when VRAM is full, including with fine granularity via a tile cache | * Support VRAM management; we'd like to be able to discard buffers and re-render them when VRAM is full, including with fine granularity via a tile cache | ||
* Support subpixel-AA of text rendered onto an opaque background | |||
= Open questions = | = Open questions = | ||