OT: Re: subpixel LCD fonts smoothing

[Konstantin Svist]

David Hláčik wrote:
> So, guys ... what about now? :)
>  
> http://www.hlacik.eu/fedora_fixed.bmp
>  
> D.
>
>
> 2008/8/4 David Hláčik <david at hlacik.eu>
>
>     Well i have same font sizes, same resolution, same DPI, LCD
>     subpixel hinting full, still weird not nice
>      
>     D.
>
>     On Mon, Aug 4, 2008 at 1:48 PM, Jorge Fábregas
>     <jorge.fabregas at gmail.com <mailto:jorge.fabregas at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>         On Sunday 03 August 2008 05:22:07 pm David Hláčik wrote:
>         > So far, i have found on forums there is no difference. So
>         after installing
>         > that freetype-freeword font smoothing on Fedora 9 will be
>         same as on Ubuntu?
>
>         Well, it's not that straight forward.  To simplify the matter,
>         there are two
>         things:  rendering engine (and how it is configured, e.g
>         subpixel hinting
>         etc) and the other is the typeface itself :)  So if you want
>         to compare a
>         particular version of Ubuntu with a particular version of
>         Fedora you need to
>         check those 2 things, at least.
>
>         Regarding the freetype world package...Once you install it you
>         need to enable
>         subpixel hinting in your Desktop Environment (KDE or GNOME or
>         whatever).   In
>         KDE you need to go to Control Center/Fonts and then enable "use
>         anti-aliasing" and once there click "Configure" to enable
>         subpixel hinting.
>
>         HTH,
>         Jorge
>
>         p.d Also you need to check if the dpi for your monitor is the
>         same on both
>         distros...Google is your friend.
>
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Oooh, I forgot that Mozilla HQ is in my town! I should start complaining 
to them in person instead of filing in bugzilla :D