On Tuesday 21 July 2009 03:52:06 Raj Kiran Grandhi wrote: > thirstyh2o wrote: > > Hi, folks. > > > > I'm coming from Ubuntu crowd where I spent last couple of years. Finally > > decided:"Why 'Debian based', why not Debian itself". > > > > So to be. I've installed Debian 5.0.2 on my Dell Latitude D820 as dual > > boot to my Ubuntu Jaunty. The laptop has Nvidia video card on it. The > > resolution and refresh rate were set properly by installer, and I was > > quite pleased by that. > > > > Everything was just fine except... font rendering. I find that, font > > rendering in Ubuntu is way easier on my eyes than in Lenny, where my eyes > > start soring after 15-20 minutes. > > > > In Ubuntu I do use proprietary/restricted video drivers. But in Lenny, > > since I'm not a gamer, I was willing to stick with default open source > > driver. > > The proprietary driver improves performance even for other stuff though > it is more likely to crash, especially during suspend/resume. > > > Hence the question, is there any way to improve font rendering with open > > source driver or I'll have to install the proprietary one. > > > > Any suggestion would be greatly appreciated. > > Try running `dpkg-reconfigure fontconfig-config` and ensure that the > option for sub-pixel rendering is correct. If you had to change it, you > might have to run `dpkg-reconfigure fontconfig` for the changes to take > effect.
This is something I have been coping with since my switch to Linux. I tried multiple font types (DejaVu, Bitstream, Liberation) and multiple configurations but I have not managed to get a decent font rendering yet. The present configuration consists of the Liberation fonts with autohinter enabled, subpixel rendering enabled and bitmap fonts disabled but I don't find the rendering good enough. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
