On Mon, Jul 4, 2016 at 8:20 AM, bdw <bdw...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On a new, vanilla LyX installation (version 2.2.0-1), all the 'Help'
> documents (Introduction, Tutorial, etc.) are displayed with very large
> fonts. However, if I zoom to correct this ('alt -' on my system), the
> quality of the font degrades badly. Going in the other direction does NOT
> effect the quality.
>
What resolution, and is it HiDPI? Please provide a screenhot (before
and after the problem).
Liviu
> I've tried changing various fonts (using Tools -> Preferences -> Look & Feel
> -> Screen Fonts) and get the same effect for all the fonts I've tried. I
> also note that in the preferences, the default zoom is 150%, which seems odd.
>
> I wonder if the problem has to do with the font's being used. I've looked
> through the LyX documentation, but it's not clear how to use non-bitmapped
> fonts in Tools->Preferences-> ... -> Screen Fonts. I haven't found any
> reference to this problem in the LyX documentation, LyX mailing lists, or
> anywhere else
>
> FYI I'm running on Arch Linux. I tried installing texlive. That had no
> apparent effect, although I it's not clear whether LyX detects it
> automatically, of if I have to do something.
>
> I'd appreciate any thoughts on how to fix this. I really can't proceed to
> learn and use LyX if I can't fix this.
>
> Thanks
>
