Hi,
On 20/08/2018 21:36, Cág wrote:
and under the impression bitmap fonts are guaranteed to look bad by
design
Bitmap fonts are considered superior by some, and are used by a lot of
people. Go search for some tiling WM's screenshots, and you'll see :)
Also, if you don't like old-school-looking X11 default fonts, maybe try
Terminus, Dina or Tamsyn.
It is a matter of taste probably, but for User-interface elements I
prefer a good bitmap font without AA.
I use WindowMaker and GNUstep and especially on a good display,
Helvetica bitmap is far more readable and consistent than anti-aliased
and scalable ones.
The same goes for me for terminal and Code Editors.
For text display in reading like in a Browser or a PDF, a scalable font
with AA might be more pleasant. However... if bitmap fonts are available
in the correct text and header sizes, they look really good!
Riccardo