Nicolas.Mailhot@xxxxxxxxxxx (Nicolas Mailhot) writes: >> and crap... this is just an argument of pro-AA people who want to >> demonstrate how ugly non-AA fonts are. >> >> The statements above turn just off antialiasing but still use the same >> render technology. With the available free fonts (bitstream), this >> creates disrupted lines and makes it look yet more ugly than AA. >> >> The real solution would be to use bitmap fonts. > > The real solution would be to use AA with a high-dpi screen DDC reports 34x27 cm^2 for my 17" TFT which is driven with a 1280x1024 resolution (96x96 dpi^2). More modern 19" TFT are even below this 96 dpi mark, and 21.3" TFT with 1600x1200 are <100dpi also. Bitmap fonts for text-based application are perfect for the these resolutions. Monitors with printer resolutions might be an argument from the marketing people, but I do not need them. Enrico
