Hi cga ;), On Feb 24 at 07:23:44, cga wrote: > >Look at the text within the render area in firefox, not the menus. Both are > >using Bitstream Vera Sans. > > > Why not look at the menus? Isn't fontconfig/xft supposed to make font > rendering global for the entire system? Because the menus are using different fonts, for the sake of comparison. But yes, look it ;), because their fonts are rendered in a 'too blurry' way too. > other unblemished. But there's definitely a difference between the two. > No idea if it's configurable (it should) or a result of using different > versions of the rendering software. That's what i want to find out... How to make the second system look as the first one. > allow to use other fonts..)? You should be able to zoom in/out a bit > using Ctrl+-/+.. See if it makes any difference. Also xmag is your > friend when examining such problems. Yes, i've been doing that, but still are different :(. And yes, xmag is a great tool for this kind of things ;) > >was some difference, but the fonts still looked worse in the smaller > >screen. > > > aren't you contradicting what you said above about preferring the LCD? Sorry, a typo. I meant 'better'. > Unless you absolutely refuse to use Microsoft material you may want to > give their fonts a try. Hmmmm, good idea, i'll give it a try to see the difference. I've always said that the only innovative thing Microsoft had done were TrueType fonts... > IMHO they look incomparaby better than anything else I've seen on a PC > screen. Thanks for the advice ;) cheers, -- David G?mez Jabber ID: davidge@xxxxxxxxxx
