subpixel smoothing in Xwindows apps.

Steve Repo scmuser at gmail.com
Mon Sep 8 14:48:53 UTC 2008


2008/9/8 David Hláčik <david at hlacik.eu>:
> Sorry, i meant font-smoothing, the think which can be configured in gnome
> with Appearance Preferences in Font Rendering Details, seems like currently
> "Grayscale" smoothing is used.
>


I just set mine to Subpixel smoothing (LCD's). I wish this was the default.

Are you talking about something else?

Steve



> 2008/9/8 David Hláčik <david at hlacik.eu>
>>
>> Well, and font clear-look ?
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> D.
>>
>> On Sun, Sep 7, 2008 at 10:48 PM, Kevin Kofler <kevin.kofler at chello.at>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> David Hláčik <david <at> hlacik.eu> writes:
>>> > Hello guys,i am using subpixel smoothing with medium hinting for fonts
>>> > in
>>> > Gnome on Fedora 9. Configured using gnome settings.
>>>
>>> You need freetype-freeworld from Livna to actually get subpixel
>>> antialiasing,
>>> it's disabled for patent reasons in the Fedora freetype package.
>>>
>>>        Kevin Kofler
>>>
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