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| derek[] | People, if you're using linux, please have a look here: http://derek.shorturl.com/temp/typeclarity_compare.html | 09:37 |
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| klepas | derek[] : what OS do you run? | 09:54 |
| derek[] | I'm running Ubuntu 5.04, Gnome | 09:54 |
| klepas | okay | 09:55 |
| klepas | also take into considering that GNOME uses a different font renderer than KDE uses for example | 09:55 |
| derek[] | i see | 09:56 |
| klepas | therefore, noting that the upper example is "linux" is actually not really all that precise | 09:56 |
| klepas | it would be more accurate to write "GNOME | 09:56 |
| klepas | *"GNOME: | 09:56 |
| klepas | ack | 09:56 |
| klepas | can't spell this eve :) | 09:56 |
| klepas | also, GNOME runs under UNIX too, so you would get the same rendering | 09:56 |
| klepas | and finally | 09:57 |
| klepas | go to System -> Preferences -> Fonts and configure your fonts and their rendering how you see fit. :) | 09:57 |
| klepas | and one observation, "Is there a way to make the text render as crisp and fine (neatly kerned) as it looks on windows?" | 09:58 |
| klepas | what you're after is a actually a lack of a feature | 09:58 |
| derek[] | :) | 09:59 |
| derek[] | I know | 09:59 |
| derek[] | antialiasing | 09:59 |
| klepas | windows anti-aliasing is poor and therefore displays poorly | 09:59 |
| derek[] | when antialiasing is applied to smaller fonts, it looks 'blotted' | 09:59 |
| klepas | but yes, you can change rendering of anti-aliasing in the fonts configuration dialogue under GNOME | 09:59 |
| klepas | yes | 09:59 |
| derek[] | and I don't like it | 09:59 |
| klepas | because there are several areas which must not be blurred in a font | 09:59 |
| klepas | others may | 10:00 |
| klepas | at least with truetype | 10:00 |
| derek[] | ok, let me update the page | 10:00 |
| klepas | andyfitz can tell you a lot more about it (he does font design) | 10:00 |
| klepas | :) | 10:00 |
| derek[] | (and I did play with the font settings in gnome.. didn't help) | 10:00 |
| klepas | oh? | 10:00 |
| derek[] | also, note that the kerning is very bad | 10:00 |
| derek[] | bad kerning with antialiasing on small fonts can make it look horrible | 10:01 |
| klepas | yep | 10:01 |
| klepas | that is something you cannot fix under linux | 10:01 |
| klepas | because it's inbuilt into the fonts | 10:01 |
| klepas | and windows will have it too shortly (better rendering). iirc | 10:01 |
| derek[] | you mean antialiasing ? | 10:01 |
| klepas | yep | 10:02 |
| derek[] | damn :) | 10:02 |
| klepas | btw -> http://davyd.ucc.asn.au/images/gpl3-reloaded.jpg | 10:02 |
| klepas | :P | 10:03 |
| klepas | the GPL! Reloaded! | 10:03 |
| derek[] | klepas, refresh: http://derek.shorturl.com/temp/typeclarity_compare.html | 10:03 |
| klepas | featuring RMS and my arm | 10:03 |
| derek[] | ;) | 10:04 |
| klepas | derek[] : change your global gnome fonts (other than the monospace one) to bistream vera sans and then to size 8 | 10:09 |
| klepas | :) | 10:09 |
| derek[] | ok | 10:13 |
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| derek[] | Hi | 02:50 |
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| derek[] | Hi | 03:18 |
| derek[] | How do you install a new ttf font in Ubuntu? | 03:18 |
| mhz | usually, with apt | 03:29 |
| mhz | or synaptics | 03:29 |
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