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d125q

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From: Europe/Berlin

Registered: 2015-01-01

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Infinality and fonts -- prefer installing TrueType or OpenType?

The developer of Infinality has made a point that users should prefer TTF to OTF. Can anyone else who is also knowledgeable on this subject comment? Does the TT hinter not work with fonts? Where can I read more about this and things like autohinting, LCD filters, etc?

Last edited by d125q (2015-08-31 21:21:56)

brebs

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Registered: 2007-04-03

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Re: Infinality and fonts -- prefer installing TrueType or OpenType?

Er, the actual words from your URL are:

Prefer *.ttf fonts over *.otf fonts if you like TT hinting. If you use *.otf versions, fontconfig should then be set to render them with autohint instead.

So, that's more like "prefer what you want to prefer".

As I vaguely recall, sometimes the opentype fonts look better. Then again, freetype (and Infinality patches) improve occasionally, changing the game.

I suggest you just google it. You'll come across large threads on both Arch & Gentoo forums, which contain links to other great info sources.