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Not to derail, but ZG, are you referring to a particular setting for the Mac font rendering besides the subpixel thing in /etc/fonts/local.conf? I'm setting up

Not to derail, but ZG, are you referring to a particular setting for the Mac font rendering besides the subpixel thing in /etc/fonts/local.conf? I'm setting up a Gentoo desktop and haven't used desktop Linux in some years, and I'd love to have nicer-looking fonts. I turned on subpixel support, hinting, and anti-aliasing, but things still look (imo) subpar to Mac font appearances.

ZeroGravitas 17y ago
You probably want to turn hinting off. Hinting follows the Windows philosophy of moving the letters about so that they fit the pixel grid better. Apple tries to leave them where they would be on a fictional perfectly hi-res display (or printer) and applies anti-aliasing where it doesn't fit the grid. The former is sharper but not true to the actual shapes, position and kerning of letters and words, the latter is considered blurry by some, though less so as the DPI increases to iPhone levels. Compare these Windows, OS X and Ubuntu screenshots I found on the internet: http://rewind.themasterplan.in/wp-content/uploads/2007/07/snapshot_fontwindows.png http://rewind.themasterplan.in/wp-content/uploads/2007/07/sn... http://rewind.themasterplan.in/wp-content/uploads/2007/07/snapshot_fontosx.png http://rewind.themasterplan.in/wp-content/uploads/2007/07/sn... http://rewind.themasterplan.in/wp-content/uploads/2007/07/snapshot_fontubuntu.png http://rewind.themasterplan.in/wp-content/uploads/2007/07/sn... From this article: http://rewind.themasterplan.in/2007/07/15/sexy-smooth-fonts-on-kubuntu/ http://rewind.themasterplan.in/2007/07/15/sexy-smooth-fonts-...
- ZeroGravitas 17y ago
  And for those who want the opposite, for Ubuntu fonts to look just like Windows XP: http://sharpfonts.com/ http://sharpfonts.com/