Method and apparatus for optimizing the display of forms in a da

Details Method and apparatus for optimizing the display of forms in a da Method and apparatus for optimizing the display of forms in a da

1996-09-04

1998-06-23

Feild, Joseph H.

395167, G06T 1100

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057713715

ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for increasing efficiency in displaying characters on a display within the data processing system. A plurality of processes for displaying characters on the display in a data processing system are provided. Each of the processes requires a different amount of processor resources to display characters on the display. One of the processes is selected such that the selected process provides a more efficient display of characters on the display than other processes. Characters may be displayed by caching font data in system memory of the data processing system. Glyph bitmaps for a particular character may be moved from the cache to a graphics adapter utilizing a permanent move instruction available in the CPU. Characters are moved to the graphics adapter on a fixed scanline basis, either encompassing the entire width of the character or the entire string of characters on a line.

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