Problem solved! I upgraded to KDE Plasma version 5.14.2 (via the backports PPA) and LyX 2.3.1 and that solved the problem. (Not sure if either of itself would have done the job.) Thanks again to the LyX (and KDE) developers.
Chris Menzel On Thu, Nov 1, 2018 at 12:07 PM Chris Menzel <chris.men...@gmail.com> wrote: > Dear Lyx folk, > > I've just installed Parallels on my iMac in part because LyX runs so well > under Linux and Parallels creates very robust virtual machines (indeed, > some things in Linux (like trackpad gestures) work *better* in a Parallels > VM). LyX looks fantastic running natively on my (hi-res) iMac (the current > problems with boldface notwithstanding) and running natively on my > Dell laptop under Linux. But for some reason, when I run it under Linux in > a Parallels VM on my iMac, I'm not getting any font smoothing; screen fonts > are jaggy and pixelated. All other Linux apps looks great in the VM, > including those using the same screen font. I've attached a couple of > screensgrabs to illustrate the problem, one showing the lack of font > smoothing in LyX and another showing how the same font looks in all other > Linux apps. Is this a known issue? And, if so, is there a fix? I haven't > turned up anything after a lot of googling. > > Thanks for any ideas here. > > Chris Menzel >
