So, I like the LCD-style font that Instruments uses to show the time
counter at the top center of the window. Thought I might use it
myself for an in-house project (not for release). Copied the TrueType
font from Instruments into my project, added the necessary key to my
Info.plist, set the font using [NSFont fontWithName:...], and hey
presto, there the font is in my app. Only... it doesn't look as
nice. It's less crisp. Kind of fuzzy. The corners don't look
sharp. It no longer looks "LCD". What's going on here? I assume it
has to do with rendering differences between different typography
engines, and hinting, and TrueType (or in this case "FalseType",
perhaps), and so forth. My basic question: is there a way I can get
my Cocoa app to show this font as nicely as it appears in
Instruments? I would have guessed that Instruments was itself a Cocoa
app, so I'm surprised there's a difference. Anybody know what's going
on? I am now considering taking little screenshots of each digit and
rolling my own pseudo-font using image blits. Please save me from
that fate.
Ben Haller
Stick Software
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