On Fri, Jan 19, 2007 at 06:38:54PM +0000, Brian Potkin wrote: > On Thu, Jan 18, 2007 at 08:33:05PM -0500, Douglas Allan Tutty wrote: > > On Thu, Jan 18, 2007 at 11:37:36PM +0000, Brian Potkin wrote: > > > Hello Douglas, > > > > > > I was interested in your reply to Daniel particularily as I have spent > > > quite some time endeavouring to get a font to my liking on a 19" TFT > > > screen without a framebuffer. With a CRT it was easy with svgatextmode > > > but the problem (as I see it) is that a TFT has to be in its native > > > resolution, 1280x1024 in my case, to get clear sharp fonts. And that > > > means using a framebuffer. > > > > > > You mention getting a 21" screen and so I was wondering whether it was a > > > CRT or TFT. If the latter, is setfont alone sufficient to get small, > > > neat and readable fonts? > > > > > > > Hi Brian, > > > > I don't mind receiving the personal mail, but this may be useful to > > someone on the list, so I'm copying it there. > > That's fine but it's not there yet. > > > Sorry to tell you (and happy for me), its a 21" flat CRT drafting > > monitor. > > I was given something similar but with a curved screen. No longer used > as it took up an enormous amount of room on the desk. > > > Have you tried the console-setup package (I'm downloading it now) and > > the console-terminus font? > > console-setup doesn't appear to do more for font choice than setfont > does. I'm familiar with the console-terminus font. It is a nice font but > not quite what I want, even with a frame buffer. In text mode it is too > large. >
I haven't been down to my computer (sending this from upstairs via ssh) to check out the new fonts stuff. My 21" does 1600x1200 @ 75 Hz. Combined with hardware mpeg HD decoding and deinterlacing on the nVidia card and it makes for a great movie-watching experience. I don't like the inherant latency (or whatever its called) of an LCD that makes movement appear blurry. I just wish I could afford a 40" CRT. Hopefully, someone on the list with an LCD has some input. Doug -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]