https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=389598
Bug ID: 389598
Summary: Use better defaults for AA instead of relying on the
system or distro to have decent default settings
Product: systemsettings
Version: 5.11.95
Platform: Other
OS: Linux
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Severity: wishlist
Priority: NOR
Component: kcm_fonts
Assignee: unassigned-b...@kde.org
Reporter: pointedst...@zoho.com
CC: unassigned-b...@kde.org
Target Milestone: ---
This comes up a lot in online reviews of Plasma and internet forum chatter.
Currently, there are three settings for Anti-Aliasing:
- Enabled
- Disabled
- System Settings
The default is "System Settings. This is sub-optimal for multiple reasons:
1. It's not clear to a user what "System Settings" means
2. This setting respects the system's existing settings, but those settings are
bad in 100% of distros that I have tested
To ensure a better user experience, I recommend that we change the default
setting to "Enabled", and use slight RGB font hinting on the configure dialog.
These settings are optimal for 100% of computers that I have used or supervised
other people setting up, and at least one major Linux distro reviewer found
that they were best for him, too:
http://www.ocsmag.com/2018/01/27/plasma-5-12-long-term-sweetness/
Distros can still override this if they want, but using better defaults will
prevent most of them from having to, I expect.
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