On Thu November 16 2006 21:02, + Steven Kettell wrote: > Hi, > > Am using OOo (2.0.4) as installed with Ubuntu 6.10. > My problem is with the fonts - namely that they are not very good compared > to other versions of OOo (ie MS XP). > As you probably know, this is something that has cropped up a lot on the > Ubuntu forums. > Do you have any idea if/when a patch will be supplied, or if not, how the > problem can be fixed.
As you are not subscribed you may not have seen that: On Sat November 18 2006 01:55, Ross Johnson wrote: > > You'll need to summarise what the problem is on Ubuntu since I would > guess that most people here don't read Ubuntu forums. > > It is well known that OOo doesn't allow use of Open Type fonts yet even > though other applications can. If this is the problem then there is > already an RFE open in OOo IssueZilla for it. > > Otherwise, I run OOo on serveral versions of RedHat and Fedora linux and > generally, to my untrained eye, I find that the fonts appear just as > nice, and often nicer, than on Windows systems, including XP. But this > depends on several factors to vary between systems, and aren't > necessarily related to OOo. How do your fonts look in other applications > on Ubuntu? > > I assume that Ubuntu uses the same font rendering engine as > Fedora/RedHat (i.e. FreeType). You may also need to adjust your system's > font rendering - look for a Font Preferences setup utility on your > system - which will allow you to choose the best rendering for your > display. You should be able to adjust the level of antialiasing as well > as subpixel smoothing generally for your desktop and applications. > > If it's a problem with the choice or availability of fonts on Ubuntu, > then you can find and install True Type fonts from a number of sources > on the web, including Microsoft AFAIK. Please reply to [email protected] only. -- CPH : openoffice.org contributor Maybe your question has been answered already? http://user-faq.openoffice.org/#FAQ --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
