--- On Mon, 1/4/10, Rob Gom <rgom.deb...@gmail.com> wrote: > From: Rob Gom <rgom.deb...@gmail.com> > Subject: [Hint] Antialiasing fonts for tcl/tk applications > To: "debian-user List Debian" <debian-user@lists.debian.org> > Date: Monday, January 4, 2010, 4:11 PM > Hi there, > posting in case not everybody knows. Previously fonts in > Tk > applications were ... let's say, ugly (not antialiased). It > appears > that it's changed - on tk8.5 they look much better > (antialiasing is > enabled). > In order to take advantage of that, one has to: > 1. change wish alternative (update-alternatives --config > wish) to > wish8.5 (install beforehand) > 2. set appropriate (ttf? in my case verdana) font in your > application > config files > 3. fix remaining issues > > Currently I use tkcvs, which is much better than before and > gpsman, in > which I had to change manually wish8.x invocations to wish > (bug report > filled, although no maintainer reaction). > > You can drop a comment if you wish, I just wanted to share > my little tip. > > Regards, > Robert >
Everybody should be using tcl8.5 by now, anyway. It's been out for over a year. Heck, I think 8.6 is on the verge of release. (Just checked...8.6beta is nearly a year old already) Most of my tcl apps require 8.5. I prefer many of the newer tk features, grid, etc. I think it's much simpler writing gui apps with 8.5, and they look so much nicer. Just my opinion. Tcl rocks, anyway. It's my favorite. /tony -- http://www.baldwinlinguas.com translations & interpreting http://www.baldwinsoftware.com tcl yer os with a feather -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org