Re: Better fonts by default?

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On Sun, 11 Nov 2018 at 03:53, Kevin Kofler <kevin.kofler@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Neal Gompa wrote:
> Unfortunately, a lot of text on the web renders really poorly without
> rgba subpixel rendering (aka ClearType). It's a lot less noticeable if
> you're lucky enough to have a 4K display (which I do not).

I have a 1280×1024 LCD and I think subpixel rendering looks a lot sharper
than grayscale one. I cannot notice issues such as:

Can the sub pixel renderer actually know the actual subpixels on the screen or is some pattern just assumed?


> But having text look squishy and spaced incorrectly does not make for
> enjoyable reading...

here, and I don't see how that is related to using subpixel rendering. That
sounds more like a hinting issue.

        Kevin Kofler
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