From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Tom Rauchenwald Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Subpixel averaging Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2008 21:43:30 +0100 Message-ID: <87ve36bmvh.fsf@sec.modprobe.de> References: <87lk42ppkw.fsf@stupidchicken.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1206737074 23805 80.91.229.12 (28 Mar 2008 20:44:34 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2008 20:44:34 +0000 (UTC) Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org To: Chong Yidong Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Fri Mar 28 21:45:05 2008 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1JfLRf-0005uT-Jm for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Fri, 28 Mar 2008 21:45:03 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1JfLR4-0002Rt-5R for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Fri, 28 Mar 2008 16:44:26 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1JfLR0-0002RY-5D for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 28 Mar 2008 16:44:22 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1JfLQy-0002RA-K2 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 28 Mar 2008 16:44:21 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1JfLQy-0002R7-DJ for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 28 Mar 2008 16:44:20 -0400 Original-Received: from mail.gmx.net ([213.165.64.20]) by monty-python.gnu.org with smtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1JfLQx-0008K5-Rk for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 28 Mar 2008 16:44:20 -0400 Original-Received: (qmail invoked by alias); 28 Mar 2008 20:44:17 -0000 Original-Received: from 83-215-41-131.bruck.dyn.salzburg-online.at (EHLO walter) [83.215.41.131] by mail.gmx.net (mp007) with SMTP; 28 Mar 2008 21:44:17 +0100 X-Authenticated: #10706886 X-Provags-ID: V01U2FsdGVkX1+HoV1ptA2HleOHQq4wfZtJ/qVTds8gHqW51+e80c mP8KjVKhIJlHHU Original-Received: by walter (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 34B1534E826; Fri, 28 Mar 2008 21:43:30 +0100 (CET) In-Reply-To: <87lk42ppkw.fsf@stupidchicken.com> (Chong Yidong's message of "Fri, 28 Mar 2008 16:21:19 -0400") User-Agent: Gnus/5.110007 (No Gnus v0.7) Emacs/23.0.60 (gnu/linux) X-Y-GMX-Trusted: 0 X-detected-kernel: by monty-python.gnu.org: Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:93714 Archived-At: Chong Yidong writes: > Although Emacs now performs anti-aliasing, it doesn't seem to perform > subpixel averaging. I, for one, find the anti-aliased text in Emacs > blurry and very uncomfortable to read, especially when using > bright-on-dark color schemes. As a result, I'm forced to use the old > fonts. > > The attached screenshot shows the difference between gedit (top) and > Emacs 23 (bottom). > > I don't know how easy it is to add subpixel averaging. Could someone > who has been working on this part of the code enlighten me? Even if you > are too busy to work on this yourself, I'd appreciate it if you could > point me to the right starting place for adding this feature. I don't know it that is the issue, but I have the following in my .Xresources for that: Xft.dpi: 96 Xft.hinting: true Xft.hintstyle: hintfull Xft.antialias: rgba Xft.rgba: rgb Tom -- Then I drew in a breath, and my renewed will with it, lifted the rod in my right hand, murmured a phrase in a language I didn't know, and blew the tires off his fucking truck. -- Harry Dresden