"- why would the current settings be a source of eye strain?" On a new gutsy install (now hardy), they definitely made my eyes/head hurt before I tried 'best shapes'. Eventually I xmag'd and found the fringing was a problem.
I've had similar trouble with ClearType on Windows, which fringes characters in much the same way. You can tune it down but it never really fully goes away. It seems pretty clear to me why it's painful: it's effectively blurring parts of characters that should be sharp. I am currently using Johan's workaround with success. -- fonts are blurred with subpixel rendering https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/153521 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
