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I replied to this: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1496177 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1496177 The problem with Linux typography isn't a lack of fo
by naner 16y ago
I replied to this: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1496177 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1496177
The problem with Linux typography isn't a lack of fonts, it's bad rendering. I can buy a font from Adobe. I can't buy a better font renderer for Linux.
He couldn't have been talking about individual font properties since he said high quality fonts don't make any difference.
- tptacek 16y agoI agree. I think it's remarkable that in taking an overt step to improve Linux typography, they managed to compound their problems by introducing a weak, quirky new default font.