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diff --git a/Docs/BUILDING-Framebuffer b/Docs/BUILDING-Framebuffer index 70a1d7db5..b6583df71 100644 --- a/Docs/BUILDING-Framebuffer +++ b/Docs/BUILDING-Framebuffer @@ -88,8 +88,9 @@ The font system is configured at runtime by several options. The fb_font_monochrome option causes the renderer to use monochrome - glyph rendering which is faster but less visually appealing. The - remaining seven options control the files to be used for font faces. + glyph rendering which is faster to plot but slower to render and + much less visually appealing. The remaining seven options control + the files to be used for font faces. fb_face_sans_serif - The sans serif face fb_face_sans_serif_bold - The bold sans serif face @@ -160,17 +161,17 @@ Index: framebuffer/font_freetype.c using the NetSurf Framebuffer library (libnsfb). This library provides an abstraction layer to input and output devices. - The frontend used by libnsfb is selected by using the -fe switch to - netsurf when executed. A frontend in this context is simply the - combination of input and output devices. + The surface used by libnsfb is selected by using the -f switch to + NetSurf when executed. A surface in this context is simply the + combination of input and output devices. - A frontend output device may be any linearly mapped area of + A surface output device may be any linearly mapped area of memory. The framebuffer may be treated as values at 32, 16 or 8 bits per pixel. The input device is typically selected to complement the - output device and is completely specific to the frontend. + output device and is completely specific to the surface. There are several configuration options which may influence the - framebuffer frontends. These are: + framebuffer surfaces. These are: fb_refresh - The refresh rate (for physical displays) fb_depth - The depth (in bits per pixel) of the framebuffer |