On Sat, 2002-01-12 at 16:42, OS wrote:

> I am using a 14" TFT 1024x768 LCD screen and I am trying out AA fonts for the 
> first time on a Mandrake system. I have used them on RH 7.2 at work with a 
> 17" CRT display and the result using Open Office makes even the most hard 
> line Windows user go "Wow !". At home on Mandrake I am trying them with KDE 
> 2.2.2 (we don't use this at work). The results look like someone has been 
> writing with an ink pen on slightly absorbant paper ! What could be wrong ? 
> Doesn't Linux AA work on LCD displays ? 

As someone else has pointed out, you need RGB subpixel decimation (what
M$ calls ClearType). I have this in /etc/X11/XftConfig:

match edit rgba = rgb;

If that doesn't look good, try playing with the order of the color
components.


-- 
Earthling Michel D�nzer (MrCooper)/ Debian GNU/Linux (powerpc) developer
XFree86 and DRI project member   /  CS student, Free Software enthusiast
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