ok, thanks for setting the right package. On Mon, Nov 10, 2008 at 10:14 PM, Foppe Hemminga <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I changed Package to gnome-control-center and Status to Confirmed. > You do have a point here. > > -- > fonts get funky with subpixel smoothing > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/296608 > You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber > of the bug. > > Status in "gnome-control-center" source package in Ubuntu: Confirmed > > Bug description: > i am not sure what the package is, so sorry. > > anyway, i go to the appearance preferences in gnome, go to the fonts tab, > and click on the radio button for subpixel smoothing, and all of the fonts > are bigger than they were before. i do not like big fonts, and antialiasing > should not make fonts bigger. > > so then when i click the details button, i see that the smoothing is only > set to "slight" when it should be set to full, like it was before > [intrepid]. so, i click "full" which makes the fonts normal-size, and makes > the fonts pretty and smooth, but then after dismissing the window, the > appearance preferences font tab shows all of the radio boxes selected with a > dash. i have attached a screenshot. this is weird, as there should only be > one DOT in the "subpixel smoothing" option. > > so anyway, here are the set of problems: > > #1: selecting subpixel smoothing makes hinting set to "slight" by default > (it should be set to "full" by default) > #2: changing the hinting of fonts will change the size of the fonts too > (and the fonts should always appear to be the same size no matter what level > of hinting is used, and no matter if it is subpixel, grayscale, or even > "none") > #3: what the hell is the deal with all of the boxes being selected at the > same time [with a dash]? > -- fonts get funky with subpixel smoothing https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/296608 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-control-center in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
