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#1 2009-04-19 09:05:24

ShinChyn
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From: Chinese->GuangDong->Shantou
Registered: 2008-08-23
Posts: 52

(SOLVED) LCD font: good under Windows XP, bad under lxde.

I have arch+lxde on, and use inconsolata font. Under windows xp, inconsolata just use normal and seems fine, but in lxde,
I should choose bold.
What is the problem ? Due to LCD hinting or the font different ?

Last edited by ShinChyn (2009-04-21 12:50:25)

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#2 2009-04-19 09:25:24

arch0r
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From: From the Chron-o-John
Registered: 2008-05-13
Posts: 597

Re: (SOLVED) LCD font: good under Windows XP, bad under lxde.

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#3 2009-04-21 12:17:38

ShinChyn
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From: Chinese->GuangDong->Shantou
Registered: 2008-08-23
Posts: 52

Re: (SOLVED) LCD font: good under Windows XP, bad under lxde.

When I install  cairo-lcd from aur

    makepkg -s PKGBUILD --asroot

  Follows appear:

    PKGBUILD: line 26: patch: command not found
==> ERROR: Build Failed.
    Aborting...

  How to solve it ?

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#4 2009-04-21 12:27:33

SamC
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From: Calgary
Registered: 2008-05-13
Posts: 611
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Re: (SOLVED) LCD font: good under Windows XP, bad under lxde.

Install patch.

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#5 2009-04-21 12:46:11

ShinChyn
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From: Chinese->GuangDong->Shantou
Registered: 2008-08-23
Posts: 52

Re: (SOLVED) LCD font: good under Windows XP, bad under lxde.

Great! Same look like windows!

  Another question: I use lxde. Below is the config for lxde :

 
[GTK]
sNet/ThemeName=MyTheme02
sNet/IconThemeName=nuoveXT2
sGtk/FontName=Inconsolata Medium 11
iGtk/ToolbarStyle=0
sGtk/FileChooserBackend=
iGtk/ButtonImages=1
iGtk/MenuImages=1
iXft/Antialias=1


  See "iXft/Antialias=1". Should I turn it down for better font look ?

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#6 2009-04-21 12:49:44

ShinChyn
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From: Chinese->GuangDong->Shantou
Registered: 2008-08-23
Posts: 52

Re: (SOLVED) LCD font: good under Windows XP, bad under lxde.

I have tried.
If I turned off antialias, font become terrible look. So I left it on.

Thank you.

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