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It appears that the author had disabled font antialiasing. Any mainstream Linux distro released in the past 10+ (maybe 20) years would have better font renderin
by tetromino_ 6y ago
It appears that the author had disabled font antialiasing. Any mainstream Linux distro released in the past 10+ (maybe 20) years would have better font rendering by default - but if you wish, you can disable those defaults by changing a few symlinks in /etc/fonts and revert to 1980s style pixelated rendering. Which is ok, some people prefer the retro look.
- badsectoracula 6y agoIMO it looks worse than X11 core rendering because those fonts are often bitmap fonts made to look good without antialiasing whereas just disabling antialiasing in vector fonts often looks too jaggy. Some fonts have good hinting but the vast majority do not bother. In Windows i also disable antialiasing since i do not like the blurry look but i also force fonts in web sites with good hinting since most sites look horrible with their preferred fonts.