Around 23 o'clock on Jul 9, Ciprian Popovici wrote: > So what you're saying, basically, is that all apps that use > freetype2+fontconfig+xft will not be able to render fonts that look good > without AA at small sizes? You need decent fonts -- the freely available 'bitstream vera' typefaces work quite well down to 8 pixels without anti-aliasing as long as you have the bytecode interpreter running. Below that, they don't have delta hints and so the shapes are pretty indistinct. > If so, it's quite the opposite of what I was wishing for back when AA > was still in diapers: no AA for small font sizes and AA for big font > sizes. The AA used by FreeType (and hence Xft) performs hinting and then anti-aliasing, so you get sharp edges where possible and smooth edges otherwise. The results, especially on LCD screens are now preferred by many people to non-AA text, especially at small sizes. -keith
