>>>>> "ES" == Enrico Scholz <enrico.scholz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: ES> I use them on 13" TFT + 15" CRT 1024x768, 17" 1152x768 (CRT) + ES> 1280x1024 (TFT), 19" TFT 1280x1024 and 22" CRT 1600x1200, and ES> bitmap fonts look perfect there. I simply can't agree. I run emacs through Konsole just so that I can get good looking antialiased fonts with subpixel rendering. Occasionally I forget to specify "-nw" and I get this nasty pixelated crap-looking text. When I use a windows machine I'm always repulsed by the horrible looking small pixelated fonts when that's the size where subpixel rendering is needed the most. For the font sizes I use (9 point Andale Mono on a 21" 1600x1200 LCD), there is simply no substitute for tripling the effective horizontal resolution. Without subpixel rendering there simply aren't enough dots to render an '@', but it looks really nice on my screen. Things may be different on CRTs; I haven't tried to use one in years. However, the mere suggestion that the possibility of using antialiased fonts in text applications should be avoided simply because you think bitmaps are sufficient is ludicrous. You can still use bitmap fonts through fontconfig if you like, so you don't lose anything. - J<
