Levente Uzonyi wrote
> I prefer Juan's version, because it's free of aliasing artifacts, which 
> are clearly visible and are quite annoying in freetype's output.
> Have a look at the attached image to see the difference.
> 
> Levente
> 
> On Fri, 10 Jun 2016, marcel.taeumel wrote:
> 
>> Hi, there.
>>
>> As you may have noticed, there was the commit "The Trunk:
>> Graphics-topa.344.mcz". In it, Tobias shares with us the effortful
>> results
>> of improving the quality of our pre-rendered "Bitmap DejaVu Sans" font,
>> which we use for everything: Source code, lists, buttons, balloon texts,
>> ...
>>
>> See for yourself (left is current, right is previous):
>> <http://forum.world.st/file/n4900330/new-squeak-font-rendering.png>
>>
>> Thanks very much for this, Tobias!
>>
>> Now, if you browse our "Font Size Summary" via the Help menu, you might
>> also
>> notice three additional sizes: "Bitmap DejaVu Sans  #(7 9 12 14 17 20 )".
>> Those can be used for High-DPI displays.
>>
>> You will also notice an additional font: Darkmap DejaVu Sans  #(7 9 12 14
>> 17
>> 20 ) This is the same DejaVu Sans but pre-rendered as white font onto a
>> dark
>> background to account for correct sub-pixel anti-aliasing. So, this font
>> should be used if you work with bright fonts on dark backgrounds.
>>
>> Also, take a look at "bold", "italic", and "bold italic". :-)
>>
>> Have fun!
>>
>> Best,
>> Marcel
>>
>>
>>
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> fonts.png (23K)
> <http://forum.world.st/attachment/4900350/0/fonts.png>

Hi Levente,

Juans's version have a poor contrast value. Hence, I prefer
Tobias'/Freetypes version although a little bit fuzzy on low-dpi screens.

Best,
Marcel



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