From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Aug 22 12:54:23 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-current@www.freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-current@www.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 72F6716A41F for ; Mon, 22 Aug 2005 12:54:23 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from pav@FreeBSD.org) Received: from e0-a11.b1.lan.prg.vol.cz (e0-a11.b1.lan.prg.vol.cz [195.122.204.152]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 994B743D53 for ; Mon, 22 Aug 2005 12:54:22 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from pav@FreeBSD.org) Received: from pav.hide.vol.cz (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by e0-a11.b1.lan.prg.vol.cz (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id j7MCs6Zo076792; Mon, 22 Aug 2005 14:54:06 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from pav@FreeBSD.org) Received: (from pav@localhost) by pav.hide.vol.cz (8.13.4/8.13.4/Submit) id j7MCs5Ua076791; Mon, 22 Aug 2005 14:54:05 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from pav@FreeBSD.org) X-Authentication-Warning: pav.hide.vol.cz: pav set sender to pav@FreeBSD.org using -f From: Pav Lucistnik To: Andrew Gallatin In-Reply-To: <17161.51084.456346.976929@grasshopper.cs.duke.edu> References: <17161.51084.456346.976929@grasshopper.cs.duke.edu> Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="=-6ksJd3dVjS8vP2IygzuB" Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2005 14:54:04 +0200 Message-Id: <1124715244.75167.40.camel@pav.hide.vol.cz> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.2.3 FreeBSD GNOME Team Port Cc: freebsd-current@www.freebsd.org Subject: Re: Beta2: Nice job! X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: pav@FreeBSD.org List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2005 12:54:23 -0000 --=-6ksJd3dVjS8vP2IygzuB Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO8859-2 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Andrew Gallatin p=ED=B9e v po 22. 08. 2005 v 08:39 -0400: > - X.org is a major downgrade from XFree86 3.x in terms of fonts. > linux-mozilla, linux-firefox, etc, all look terrible & blurry > compared to XFree86-3.x or Windows. > =20 > I've installed the bitstream-vera fonts, and messed with > ~/.fonts.conf for hours turning on/off anti-aliasing, subpixel > rendering, hinting, autohinting, etc. I know I'm having an effect, > because each change manages to make things worse. This is a > 75x75dpi 1024x768 LCD screen driven by a NeoMagic video chip. >=20 > I've got the same problem with fonts on my desktop (1600x1200 LCD > panel), but I'd always assumed that it was something about this > particular LCD. Forget these linux-* relics from times when Netscape only came as binary kludgepackage. Try native mozilla/firefox, you will be pleasantly surprised with the slicky smoothness of fonts delivered by freetype and libXft. --=20 Pav Lucistnik In God we trust. All others must use the callback verifier. --=-6ksJd3dVjS8vP2IygzuB Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQBDCcrsntdYP8FOsoIRAnUNAKCfLJsCMEH+v6GYMpX1IP2Rj1O94gCfQtg0 Hjdj1CZtxVEBRxJ/kZiJMKI= =6Xs1 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-6ksJd3dVjS8vP2IygzuB--