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bwat47

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Registered: 2009-10-07

Posts: 638

Re: Current status of LCD subpixel rendering

I've recently switched back to infinality, its getting nicer and nicer in recent versions. Right now I am very happy with the "windows 7" preset with a few little tweaks:
http://i.imgur.com/WHEQr.png

inch

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Registered: 2010-12-21

Posts: 49

Re: Current status of LCD subpixel rendering

I just made a few comparison screens (though incomplete) with different rendering software/configs.

.fonts.conf:

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!DOCTYPE fontconfig SYSTEM "fonts.dtd">
<fontconfig>
  <match target="font">
	<edit name="antialias" mode="assign">
	  <bool>true</bool>
	</edit>

    <edit name="rgba" mode="assign">
      <const>rgb</const>
    </edit>

    <edit name="hintstyle" mode="assign">
      <const>hintslight</const>
    </edit>

    <edit name="autohint" mode="assign">
      <const>false</const>
    </edit>

    <edit name="hinting" mode="assign">
      <const>true</const>
    </edit>

    <edit name="lcdfilter" mode="assign">
      <const>lcddefault</const>
    </edit>
  </match>
</fontconfig>

=

libxft-lcd + font configuration from above:

just infinality:

infinality + font configuration from above:

infinality + font configuration from above + libxft:

Cleartype did nothing for me, except for messing up the terminal and my Inconsolata font (libxft-cleartype), same goes for the ubuntu patches.

I like the infinality rendering a lot, but it ruins the bold Inconsolata libxft rendering. So I will be sticking with freetype2 rendering + libxft-lcd.

Software used:

freetype2 2.4.8-1
freetype2-infinality 2.4.8-3
freetype2-ubuntu 2.4.8-1
libxft 2.2.0-1
libxft-ubuntu 2.2.0-2
libxft-lcd 2.2.0-1

Excuse the plain dwm look

Last edited by inch (2011-11-26 18:25:33)

brebs

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Registered: 2007-04-03

Posts: 3,742

Re: Current status of LCD subpixel rendering

I like the infinality rendering a lot, but it ruins the bold Inconsolata libxft rendering.

Sounds like bug, which is presumably fixed in the 25-Nov-11 version. If not, report it on Infinality's forum.

inch

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Registered: 2010-12-21

Posts: 49

Re: Current status of LCD subpixel rendering

I wouldn't think of a bug, it's just that I don't like it

infinality (git) + slight hinting + libxft-lcd

The bold text of the archey output doesn't work for me, too bad.

Last edited by inch (2011-11-27 20:21:13)

brebs

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Registered: 2007-04-03

Posts: 3,742

Re: Current status of LCD subpixel rendering

You're reporting it here. THIS IS THE WRONG PLACE. Report it in Infinality's forum, where the person who can actually fix it will see the problem.

inch

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Registered: 2010-12-21

Posts: 49

Re: Current status of LCD subpixel rendering

No, I just want to upload some screens if anyone needs a quick overview. I am registering in the infinality forums right now, although I'm not sure if this is a bug.

Edit: It's no bug, the default hinting setting for xft is set to full.

Last edited by inch (2011-11-27 21:35:13)