On Sat, 2007-01-13 at 00:24 +1100, Basil Chupin wrote: > Hans van der Merwe wrote: > > On Fri, 2007-01-12 at 02:52 +1100, Basil Chupin wrote: > >> Hans van der Merwe wrote: > >>> On Fri, 2007-01-12 at 02:22 +1100, Basil Chupin wrote: > >>>> Hans van der Merwe wrote: > >>>>> On Thu, 2007-01-11 at 10:01 -0500, Carl Hartung wrote: > >>>>>> On Thu January 11 2007 09:48, Basil Chupin wrote: > >>>>>>> Well mine "disappeared" when I installed the earlier version from OO > >>>>>>> some many months ago but the original icon from the 10.2 install > >>>>>>> remained... > >>>>>> Thanks, Basil. I'd already created a new launcher but was curious if > >>>>>> your > >>>>>> experience was the same. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Carl > >>>>> On the OO2.1 topic; I see the non anti-aliased font rendering is still > >>>>> broken (renders Tahoma almost unreadable). > >>>>> > >>>>> Is this a OO or OpenSuse problem? > >>>> Just tried using Tahoma in a test document and found no problems with > >>>> this font. > >>>> > >>>> Do you have Geecko>Configure Desktop>Appearance>Fonts>Use > >>>> Anti-aliasing>Configure>Use Sub-pixel hinting set to Medium? > >>>> > >>>> Cheers. > >>> I have all that setup - my desktop and ALL other apps display fine > >>> (Tahoma 8pt anti-aliasing off - till up to 12pt) > >>> Just OO displays horribly with anti-aliasing turned off in its > >>> configuration. > >> Certainly turning off anti-aliasing in OO has some effect (you can see > >> it immediately in the toolbar) but the Tahoma font is still very much > >> readable and not as you describe (above). > >> > >> Cheers. > > > > Ok unreadable is prop bit harsh - but as you say turning off > > anti-aliasing in OO and using Tahoma for the menus (like I do for all my > > other apps) just looks horrible. > > I see there are others with the same issue: > > http://en.opensuse.org/Talk:Optimal_Use_of_MS_TrueType_Core_Fonts_for_a_KDE_Desktop_on_SuSE > > check the last post message. > > > I have to ask this question otherwise I won't be able to sleep...... > > *Why* do you find it necessary to turn off anti-aliasing in OO and then > worry about the Tahoma - and not any other font - not displaying well? > > "If it hurts why do it?", as the Actress said to the Bishop. > > Why not leave the anti-aliasing on, by default, in OO and have a > relaxing day? > > There has to be reason for all this worrying about Tahoma and OO and > anti-aliasing but I don't know what it is so please enlighten me :-) . > > Cheers.
My whole system uses Tahoma for menus, dialogs, text boxes etc. It renders beautifully crisp on my 1920x1400 Dell laptop screen. (One thing MS got right) Anti-aliasing is only useful if the font is huge or you use a CRT (IMHO). And... it was working in 10.0. Im trying to find a solution here! not be stuck with something I cant change or dont like (for that I'll revert back to Win) E-Mail disclaimer: http://www.sunspace.co.za/emaildisclaimer.htm -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
