On Fri, 2007-11-23 at 19:30 -0400, Jorge Fábregas wrote: > Hello guys, > > I enabled subpixel-hinting by: > > 1) installing the freetype-freeworld package > 2) configuring it KDE wise (KDE Control Center) > 3) configuring it GNome wise (gnome-control-center) > 4) configuring it in Firefox (about:config) > > I got everything (KDE and Gnome) set to 96 dpi and I installed the MS core > fonts. However, I still can't make certain pages look like they do in > Windows. Here are some screenshots of the same page in Windows (with > Cleartype enabled) and Linux. > > how it looks on Windows: > http://tinyurl.com/ynmhmg > > Firefox setting on Windows: > http://tinyurl.com/2bxku6 > > ------------------------------------------------ > > how it looks on Linux: > http://tinyurl.com/yptft2 > > Firefox settings on Linux: > http://tinyurl.com/yu32zf > > Please notice the fonts at the left side how bad they look on the Linux shot. > How can I make them look like on Windows? Any help will be appreciated! What x driver are you using? I have gotten similar results (my bad fonts were/are in the middle) as well, with an ATI X1300 card. I currently use the vesa driver which is bout the best so far, until they get an updated ati driver out this month. -- Mike Chambers Madisonville, KY "The best lil town on Earth!"
