From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: "Drew Adams" Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: RE: Antialiased text on X11 Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2005 14:39:14 -0800 Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1111186895 5247 80.91.229.2 (18 Mar 2005 23:01:35 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2005 23:01:35 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sat Mar 19 00:01:34 2005 Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by ciao.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1DCQT9-0008KQ-JT for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sat, 19 Mar 2005 00:01:28 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1DCQjj-0002KF-CN for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Fri, 18 Mar 2005 18:18:35 -0500 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1DCQhN-0001a8-Sx for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 18 Mar 2005 18:16:11 -0500 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1DCQh6-0001Rk-Ji for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 18 Mar 2005 18:15:52 -0500 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1DCQh4-0001Oh-K7 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 18 Mar 2005 18:15:50 -0500 Original-Received: from [148.87.122.31] (helo=rgminet02.oracle.com) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (TLSv1:DES-CBC3-SHA:168) (Exim 4.34) id 1DCQEU-0005ni-48 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 18 Mar 2005 17:46:18 -0500 Original-Received: from rgminet02.oracle.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by rgminet02.oracle.com (Switch-3.1.6/Switch-3.1.6) with ESMTP id j2IMkDUi019389; Fri, 18 Mar 2005 17:46:14 -0500 Original-Received: from rgmsgw301.us.oracle.com (rgmsgw301.us.oracle.com [138.1.186.50]) by rgminet02.oracle.com (Switch-3.1.6/Switch-3.1.6) with ESMTP id j2IMdJ62013720; Fri, 18 Mar 2005 17:40:59 -0500 Original-Received: from rgmsgw301.us.oracle.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by rgmsgw301.us.oracle.com (Switch-3.1.4/Switch-3.1.0) with ESMTP id j2IMdJsH002644; Fri, 18 Mar 2005 15:39:19 -0700 Original-Received: from dradamslap (dhcp-amer-whq-csvpn-gw3-141-144-82-246.vpn.oracle.com [141.144.82.246]) by rgmsgw301.us.oracle.com (Switch-3.1.4/Switch-3.1.0) with SMTP id j2IMdIaG002637 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5 bits=128 verify=NO); Fri, 18 Mar 2005 15:39:18 -0700 Original-To: "Ali Ijaz Sheikh" , X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.6604 (9.0.2911.0) In-Reply-To: Importance: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1441 X-Brightmail-Tracker: AAAAAQAAAAI= X-Whitelist: TRUE 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 X-MailScanner-To: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:34753 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.devel:34753 The fact of the matter is that anti-aliased fonts specially on LCD screens look much better than non-antialiased fonts. Its rather sad that I have to use xemacs on windows (such a heresy) in order to have my fonts antialised. I'm not an expert on anti-aliasing, but I use Windows XP on an LCD with ClearType smoothing of screen font edges, and it works beautifully. I only wish I had the same effect when I use Emacs on Linux (I'm not saying there is no way to do that, but I'm ignorant of it). If you use Windows XP, try this: 1. Right-click the desktop, choose Properties. 2. Open the Appearance tab (panel). 3. Click the Effects... button. 4. Check the box labeled "Use the following method to smooth edges of screen fonts" 5. Choose ClearType or Standard (I use ClearType). 6. Click OK. Click OK. Does that not do what you want?