On 1/2/06, David Turner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > - When the new version is out, do I get it right that this new mode > > will not be the default? > > > The new version is more or less ready.
Thanks! This is great news. For me at least, this is a very important improvement. > > - What will be reqiuired to enable it in the new version - a > > recompile, or something less drastic would suffice? > for Gnome users, launch the font properties dialog (a.k.a. > gnome-font-properties) > and select the "better shapes" option in the first page. Or, in the > advanced page, > select "light hinting". Excellent! Will this affect all GTK programs or only Gnome programs? What about Firefox - will it also need a patch to enable this in the renderer? > > - Will some kind soul please share a screenshot showing this rendering > > mode with CVS freetype? > > > Sure ;-) > > http://turnerdavid.neuf.fr/freetype/screenshots/evolution-default.png > http://turnerdavid.neuf.fr/freetype/screenshots/evolution-light.png > http://turnerdavid.neuf.fr/freetype/screenshots/anjuta-default.png > http://turnerdavid.neuf.fr/freetype/screenshots/anjuta-light.png Perfect. Exactly what I wanted. Thanks again. I've been waiting for this for years :) Just out of curiosity, do you know why in the evolution screenshots, the changes are everywhere except the message pane? What's special about it? -- bulia byak Inkscape. Draw Freely. http://www.inkscape.org _______________________________________________ Freetype-devel mailing list [email protected] http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/freetype-devel
