On Sa, 2006-12-30 at 00:22 +, Alex Jones wrote:
> > I still have the impression that none of the options for font rendering
> > currently available comes even near to Windows defaults (That may be a
> > matter of taste though).
>
> It's really not that complicated! Windows uses bytecode-hinte
On Wed, 2006-12-27 at 19:18 +0100, Florian Zeitz wrote:
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> Alex Jones schrieb:
> > Hi List
> >
> > I propose two changes to the default font settings in Ubuntu.
> >
> > 1. Disable hinting s
Alex Jones wrote:
> Hi List
>
> I propose two changes to the default font settings in Ubuntu.
>
> 1. Disable hinting so that fonts maintain their original shape
> 2. Enable colourised anti-aliasing, with David Turner's patches
> applied (pre-
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Alex Jones schrieb:
> Hi List
>
> I propose two changes to the default font settings in Ubuntu.
>
> 1. Disable hinting so that fonts maintain their original shape
> 2. Enable colourised anti-aliasing, with Davi
Hi!
I don't have any particular opinion about this, but for people who,
like me, aren't font experts, here's a small article about what
hinting means :o)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Font_hinting
Cheers,
Manu
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Hi List
I propose two changes to the default font settings in Ubuntu.
1. Disable hinting so that fonts maintain their original shape
2. Enable colourised anti-aliasing, with David Turner's patches
applied (pre-made packages available at
<http://diego.aureal.com.
