Really cool. Thanks. Phil Messenger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Hi, > You're probably aware that by default the font hinting with antialiased > fonts in OpenOffice leaves a lot to be desired. The font FAQ indicates > that this is because of the Apple patent problems with Freetype. Still, > I've discovered that it's fairly trivial to work aroud this without > actually modifying anything or rebuilding OpenOffice. This obviously > depends on you having a freetype library on your system which does have > autohinting and the bytecode interpreter enabled. > > Simply: > > export LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libfreetype.so.6 > > before executing 'openoffice' results in nicely hinted fonts. > > Without: > > http://www.btinternet.com/~philmes/oo-freetype/without.png > > With: > > http://www.btinternet.com/~philmes/oo-freetype/with.png > > Phil. > > > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- Peter Novodvorsky Deadheads, unite! http://myxomop.com/NiddWiki [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
