I actually rebuilt the freetype2-2.0.6 source rpm with the bytecode interpreter enabled and found that the fonts look worse. I don't have a screenshot example, but I wound up put the original freetype back.... I'm about to try the Xft hack to see whether it is better, but it looks good on those side by side comparisons on that website, and I'm not sure that freetype2 2.0.8 will be any better.
Scott On Wed, 2002-03-06 at 05:42, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On Mon, 4 Mar 2002, Hoyt wrote: > hmmm, > I reported a few weeks ago that there was a 2.0.8 on CVS and that > enabling bytecode interpreting is essential if you want nice fonts. > This hack of libXft looks interesting, but I'm not sure if there is really > any difference. I'll try to find out what it is doing exactly. > > Nobody commented so I wonder who maintains freetype2? I can rebuild > it with 2.0.8 +ttf bytecode interpreter if some1 from mandrake cares to > reply??? > > Danny > > > > On Wednesday 06 March 2002 03:43 am, you wrote: > > > Just to add to the fray.... > > > There is a story on slashdot of a minor hack which is > > > supposed to significantly improve aa font rendering. > > > http://slashdot.org/articles/02/03/06/0112235.shtml?tid=104 > > > > > > > Looks very nice here. > > > > >
