Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 14th Nov 2006 19:07 UTC, submitted by koki
The Haiku Project recently introduced a new and more efficient scalable vector-based icon format, the Haiku Vector Icon Format, or HVIF for short. HVIF uses a special vector storage format specifically designed to store icons that is so efficient, that icons in Haiku take a meager 500 - 700 bytes on average. Following the introduction of this new icon format, the Haiku developer behind this new icon format, Stephan Assmus (Stippi), has published two articles, one introducing some interesting facts about HVIF, and another giving some details of why Haiku vector icons are so small.
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Member since:2005-08-26
I am more and more convinced that if you take care of the details in code, the rest of the system falls into place quite well..
Think about it, here on Haiku we're concerned about _bytes_, which directly impacts the _speed_ of the system, which directly impacts how users feel about the system, and how they react to it's ability to react.
Then you've got Windows, Linux, and every other OS that's been steadily bloating itself worse than the waistlines of fat americans binge eating fast food.
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2005-07-06
Who said bigger is better? Not the Haiku developers. Those guys are quite extraordinary in what they bring to their OS.