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Matt3o

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From: Firenze, Italy

Registered: 2007-09-13

Posts: 177

gnome 3.6 font smoothing

is it just me or since one of the latest gnome updates font smoothing got noticeably better?

I use the following fonts config, but a couple of days ago small fonts (especially bold ones) weren't so good.

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!DOCTYPE fontconfig SYSTEM "fonts.dtd">
<fontconfig>
  <match target="font" >
      <edit mode="assign" name="autohint" >
          <bool>true</bool>
      </edit>
  </match>
  <match target="font" >
      <edit mode="assign" name="rgba" >
          <const>none</const>
      </edit>
  </match>
  <match target="font" >
      <edit mode="assign" name="hinting" >
          <bool>false</bool>
      </edit>
  </match>
  <match target="font" >
      <edit mode="assign" name="hintstyle" >
          <const>hintslight</const>
      </edit>
  </match>
  <match target="font" >
      <edit mode="assign" name="antialias" >
          <bool>true</bool>
      </edit>
  </match>
</fontconfig>

Am I crazy?

hadrons123

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From: chennai

Registered: 2011-10-07

Posts: 1,249

Re: gnome 3.6 font smoothing

Can show us screenshot if possible?
Did you consider using AUR packages infinality or ubuntu freetype?

Last edited by hadrons123 (2012-11-15 14:13:59)

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Matt3o

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From: Firenze, Italy

Registered: 2007-09-13

Posts: 177

Re: gnome 3.6 font smoothing

I swear smoothing wasn't this good a couple of days ago Something must have changed... I'm not arguing, I love the new font smoothing. I was just trying to understand what changed (if anything actually changed... maybe I'm just drunk)

hadrons123

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From: chennai

Registered: 2011-10-07

Posts: 1,249

Re: gnome 3.6 font smoothing

Must be the cairo update.

If you have not used infinality I suggest it  for you , for the best font smoothing results.

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Matt3o

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From: Firenze, Italy

Registered: 2007-09-13

Posts: 177

Re: gnome 3.6 font smoothing

If you have not used infinality I suggest it  for you , for the best font smoothing results.

I'll have a look at it, thanks! Do you have it installed? Would you post a screenshot of the test page if you get the time? http://www.infinality.net/files/font.html

Last edited by Matt3o (2012-11-15 14:35:05)

Ledti

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Registered: 2010-07-31

Posts: 122

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Re: gnome 3.6 font smoothing

If you have not used infinality I suggest it  for you , for the best font smoothing results.

I'll have a look at it, thanks! Do you have it installed? Would you post a screenshot of the test page if you get the time? http://www.infinality.net/files/font.html

Here are a few examples using the fontconfig-infinality-git and freetype2-infinality packages:

Arial (ttf-ms-win8 is installed)
Dejavu Sans
Droid Sans
Paprika (ttf-google-webfonts)

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hadrons123

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From: chennai

Registered: 2011-10-07

Posts: 1,249

Re: gnome 3.6 font smoothing

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Matt3o

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From: Firenze, Italy

Registered: 2007-09-13

Posts: 177

Re: gnome 3.6 font smoothing

thanks guys! gotta install it