From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Tassilo Horn Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: 23.0.60; Heavy display problems with new font backend Date: Sun, 20 Apr 2008 11:37:31 +0200 Message-ID: <8763uceujo.fsf@baldur.tsdh.de> References: <87hcdy6srx.fsf@baldur.tsdh.de> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1208684851 26465 80.91.229.12 (20 Apr 2008 09:47:31 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 20 Apr 2008 09:47:31 +0000 (UTC) To: emacs-devel@gnu.org Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sun Apr 20 11:48:06 2008 connect(): Connection refused 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 1JnW9U-00062g-4R for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sun, 20 Apr 2008 11:48:04 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1JnW8o-0002QB-T6 for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sun, 20 Apr 2008 05:47:22 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1JnVzO-0006w1-0l for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 20 Apr 2008 05:37:38 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1JnVzM-0006up-Nn for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 20 Apr 2008 05:37:37 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1JnVzM-0006ub-Eh for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 20 Apr 2008 05:37:36 -0400 Original-Received: from out1.smtp.messagingengine.com ([66.111.4.25]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1JnVzM-00052p-4I for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 20 Apr 2008 05:37:36 -0400 Original-Received: from compute1.internal (compute1.internal [10.202.2.41]) by out1.messagingengine.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7F781100E77 for ; Sun, 20 Apr 2008 05:37:34 -0400 (EDT) Original-Received: from heartbeat2.messagingengine.com ([10.202.2.161]) by compute1.internal (MEProxy); Sun, 20 Apr 2008 05:37:34 -0400 X-Sasl-enc: uPReHghDoWxYpVvyLSJMkyQDkMcHAJRiH6CXt/UEPVb2 1208684253 Original-Received: from baldur.tsdh.de (p54AF30BA.dip0.t-ipconnect.de [84.175.48.186]) by mail.messagingengine.com (Postfix) with ESMTPA id A4D042DDC1 for ; Sun, 20 Apr 2008 05:37:33 -0400 (EDT) Mail-Followup-To: emacs-devel@gnu.org In-Reply-To: (Stefan Monnier's message of "Sat, 19 Apr 2008 09:19:33 -0400") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.0.60 (gnu/linux) X-detected-kernel: by monty-python.gnu.org: Genre and OS details not recognized. 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:95511 Archived-At: Stefan Monnier writes: >> - quite often a "w", "k", "S" or "r" looks bold although it >> shouldn't > > This is a case of overwrite: each time you put the cursor next to a > char, it seems that the char gets redrawn over itself, so with > anti-aliasing it gets darker&darker (i.e. bolder and bolder). Hm, but how can the direction in which point moves over the char change that? Most of the time (if not always), moving from right to left made the char regular again. Moving backwords made it appear boldish. >> - fonts aren't sharp as if subpixel hinting was disabled > > IIUC subpixel anti-aliasing is indeed not enabled. I've set it in XFCE for all applications and added duplicate settings to my .Xdefaults to be sure. Bye, Tassilo