Question - generic text rendering? #8333

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opened 2026-01-31 01:26:43 +00:00 by claunia · 0 comments
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Originally created by @dakom on GitHub (May 20, 2020).

I'd imagine a big part of Terminal is solving the general problem of text rendering on the GPU.

Would it be possible to split that into its own open-source repo such that it could be used by other projects?

Ideally it could be somewhat backend-agnostic, something that could serve as a layer that could work with not just DirectX but also Vulkan, OpenGL, WebGPU, Metal, etc.

Just curious :)

Originally created by @dakom on GitHub (May 20, 2020). I'd imagine a big part of Terminal is solving the general problem of text rendering on the GPU. Would it be possible to split that into its own open-source repo such that it could be used by other projects? Ideally it could be somewhat backend-agnostic, something that could serve as a layer that could work with not just DirectX but also Vulkan, OpenGL, WebGPU, Metal, etc. Just curious :)
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