dman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > So, did you learn why the lower res fonts look better? It seems > counter-intuitive to me.
Because "resolution" for bitmap fonts under X has nothing to do with the real size of your screen, just with the size it was designed to be shown at. A font labeled as 16pt in the 100dpi font set will measure 16pts on a screen that is actually 100dpi, but will have more pixels than a font labeled as 16pt in the 75dpi font set. When you are using bitmap fonts, unless your screen happens to be 75dpi and you're using the 75dpi font set, or your screen is 100dpi and you're using the 100dpi font set, you aren't actually seeing the point sizes you're asking for. I personally feel it best to forget about bitmap fonts entirely and _only_ use scalable fonts (with the small exception of console windows, because I haven't found a scalable font with all the graphic characters yet). -- Alan Shutko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - In a variety of flavors! Skydivers go in harder.
