[squeak-dev] Re: [Ann] Enhanced StrikeFonts (antiAliasing, subPixel AA)

Juan Vuletich juan at jvuletich.org
Tue Aug 4 14:10:51 UTC 2009


Andreas Raab wrote:
> Juan Vuletich wrote:
>> If you update to the latest trunk, you'll load Graphics-jmv.53, 
>> Morphic-jmv.138 and System-jmv.118. This is the support for anti 
>> aliased StrikeFonts from Cuis. The new 'BitmapDejaVu' font of point 
>> size 9 is set as default. I only included size 9 (reg, italic, bold, 
>> bold italic) to avoid using too much space in the image. If people 
>> want, more sizes can be added.
>
> Thanks Juan, this is really great. If folks haven't tried it yet you 
> should - it does really make a difference (and I'll update a trunk 
> image  soon so that you get the nicer fonts out of the box). About 
> more sizes - I think the one additional thing I'd wish is a size 
> suitable for Window titles. It looks odd to have nice fonts in texts 
> and lists (and the chosen font is great for that) and then not-so-nice 
> fonts for the Window titles. I tried using the 9pt font for titles but 
> it's just a wee bit too small.
>
> Other than that: Way to go!
>
> Cheers,
>   - Andreas

:)

I have just updated the trunk again. I added 12pt and set it as default 
for window titles (in bold). I also added 7pt. It takes little space and 
it is great for pdas or if you have sharp eyes.

Cheers,
Juan Vuletich



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