Like some others, I also object to keeping the "legacy" filter as the default. Freetype doesn't call it legacy without reason: it is optimized for one special rendering preference, full native hinting (IMO it's doing badly even in that case), and is crap in all others. Moreover, if the fonts do not have high-quality hinting instructions, it does a bad job as well. I think this isn't even subjective, the color fringing of the "legacy" filter is bad regardless of display and/or personal preferences.
If you still think it matters to not "surprise" users (I certainly would call improved text rendering a good surprise, though), the FIR3 filter might be a good choice for the default, but I'd surely go for the default (FIR5) by default. This is how it should be anyway. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/164640 Title: Build Firefox 3 against a subpixel-patched cairo To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/fontconfig/+bug/164640/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
