Re: How do I get decent fonts on Linux

On 2005-11-22, Alex Butcher <alex.butcher.news1005@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Ah, OK; rather more sub-pixel kerning than sub-pixel AA, then.

Err, no, it was sub-pixel anti-aliasing, almost all kerning and
character placement will be sub-pixel on any computer depending on
your zoom level.

> I'll keep an open mind, but that actually sounds to me like it'd be pretty
> ugly, as vertical strokes will change thickness depending on their
> horizontal position. Have you got any example screen shots?

No I don't have any screenshots, and it wasn't ugly unless you were in
non-square pixel modes and were using vertical as well as horizontal
sub-pixel AA as the greyed pixels were too visible due to the
double-height pixels.

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