just make it like it was in hardy, thats all. unless someone comes up with a new kind of font configuration control panel thats better than the one we currently have. but then we would have to wait for the next gnome release. so for now, just make it how it was in hardy, cause it worked in hardy.
On Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 3:53 PM, Jessie Lawrence <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > "full" looks best on lcd monitors, and it was set to "full" previously. > secondly, changing the subpixel smoothing absolutely should NOT make fonts > larger, as this can do all sorts of things, like make certain windows > bigger, etc. the fonts grow horizontally and vertically. if i wanted this > behavior, i would change the dpi, not the subpixel smoothing. > > also, antialiasing does not make anything extend to anywhere, it just fills > in some of the holes in the jagged edges on fonts to make it seem smoother. > > another glitch that you may notice, that i have stated previously: clicking > the details button and then selecting "None" [under smoothing] makes the > fonts monochrome, however you can still change the level of hinting [even if > its monochrome}! also, selecting different hinting levels also makes the > fonts get bigger, which makes no sense seeing as its monochrome, which > proves that the fonts do actually get bigger by clicking on the radio > buttons. certainly a bug. > > also, setting hinting to "None" makes the fonts even more antialiased than > ever, and bigger. > > thats the deal. > > > On Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 1:19 AM, Tobias Wolf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> I don't think this is a valid bug report. Maybe that Slight is used as >> default for subpixel filtering, but I for one think that's good. >> Secondly, that the glyphs »get larger« is entirely expected when you >> change the hinting mode because after all that's what hinting does, >> right? Slight hinting does not try to force glyphs into the pixel grid >> so they can extend in their full roundish goodness. Thirdly, the »dash« >> in the radio buttons simply indicates they are all in an »inconsistent« >> state, which came to be because you customized your settings in the >> Details dialog, so none of the presets in the main window applies >> anymore. If you click on one of the radio buttons, this preset gets >> selected (»dot«) and your customizatoins in Details gets lost. >> >> Come on, what's the deal? >> >> -- >> fonts get funky with subpixel smoothing >> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/296608 >> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber >> of the bug. >> >> Status in "fontconfig" source package in Ubuntu: Confirmed >> >> Bug description: >> i am not sure what the package is, so sorry. >> >> anyway, i go to the appearance preferences in gnome, go to the fonts tab, >> and click on the radio button for subpixel smoothing, and all of the fonts >> are bigger than they were before. i do not like big fonts, and antialiasing >> should not make fonts bigger. >> >> so then when i click the details button, i see that the smoothing is only >> set to "slight" when it should be set to full, like it was before >> [intrepid]. so, i click "full" which makes the fonts normal-size, and makes >> the fonts pretty and smooth, but then after dismissing the window, the >> appearance preferences font tab shows all of the radio boxes selected with a >> dash. i have attached a screenshot. this is weird, as there should only be >> one DOT in the "subpixel smoothing" option. >> >> so anyway, here are the set of problems: >> >> #1: selecting subpixel smoothing makes hinting set to "slight" by default >> (it should be set to "full" by default) >> #2: changing the hinting of fonts will change the size of the fonts too >> (and the fonts should always appear to be the same size no matter what level >> of hinting is used, and no matter if it is subpixel, grayscale, or even >> "none") >> #3: what the hell is the deal with all of the boxes being selected at the >> same time [with a dash]? >> > > -- fonts get funky with subpixel smoothing https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/296608 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
