Re:Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat) Release Candidate
by MrRage on Thursday September 30, 2010 @11:38AM
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I've always preferred Window's font rendering because its very readable on a low DPI screen, which is most of the screens out there.
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Re:Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat) Release Candidate
by old-gregg on Thursday September 30, 2010 @11:57AM
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You can't possibly prefer Windows font rendering simply because FreeType can be configured to render exactly the same output. What Ubuntu ships by default is drop dead gorgeous on high-DPI screens and really nice on regular monitors, but you can configure it to render text indistinguishable from Windows. ArchLinux has alternative "clear type cairo/freetype" packages that are just that.