From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Aug 2 02:23:56 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3044E16A417 for ; Thu, 2 Aug 2007 02:23:56 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@meijome.net) Received: from sigma.octantis.com.au (ns2.octantis.com.au [207.44.189.124]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D3D9C13C45D for ; Thu, 2 Aug 2007 02:23:55 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@meijome.net) Received: (qmail 26179 invoked from network); 1 Aug 2007 21:23:55 -0500 Received: from 203-206-233-219.dyn.iinet.net.au (HELO localhost) (203.206.233.219) by sigma.octantis.com.au with (DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA encrypted) SMTP; 1 Aug 2007 21:23:55 -0500 Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2007 12:23:49 +1000 From: Norberto Meijome To: Tom Evans Message-ID: <20070802122349.63db1a48@localhost> In-Reply-To: <1185980882.1444.23.camel@localhost> References: <46B050C8.7000705@passagen.se> <46B066BF.8010609@crackmonkey.us> <1185980882.1444.23.camel@localhost> X-Mailer: Claws Mail 2.10.0 (GTK+ 2.10.14; i386-portbld-freebsd6.2) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: fatman@nospam.crackmonkey.nospam.us, Roger Olofsson , User Questions Subject: Re: Cleartype-similar? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 02 Aug 2007 02:23:56 -0000 On Wed, 01 Aug 2007 16:08:02 +0100 Tom Evans wrote: > Cleartype is a Windows 2000 feature that enables sub-pixel anti-aliasing > on fonts displayed on a LCD panel. FreeType assists in that; this page > gives full details[1]. It is a bit dated, and seems to suggest that it > should work straight off the bat in recent KDE/Gnome versions. Subpixel aliasing is available (If i read the config screen correctly) in XFCE4 as well. _________________________ {Beto|Norberto|Numard} Meijome "All parts should go together without forcing. You must remember that the parts you are reassembling were disassembled by you. Therefore, if you can't get them together again, there must be a reason. By all means, do not use hammer." IBM maintenance manual, 1975 I speak for myself, not my employer. Contents may be hot. Slippery when wet. Reading disclaimers makes you go blind. Writing them is worse. You have been Warned.