font look for LCD screens

Tuxofunic · 06-30-2008, 05:53 AM

Once i installed Gnome WM - there was an option for better look of fonts on LCD screen
After have installed KDE also. How can i make font look better in KDE as i did it in Gnome ?

ophirg · 06-30-2008, 08:51 AM

in KDE Control Center:
go to Appearance & Themes -> Fonts
change "Use anti-aliasing" to "Enabled" and in "Configure..." Check the "Use sub-pixel hinting" and "Hinting style" to full
apply changes and restart an application to see the results.
note that not all lcd monitors support this.

Tuxofunic · 07-02-2008, 02:33 AM

Thank u for advice. I`ve done that, but still the same appearance.
I`d like to gain sharpness of these fonts,( it improves readability). But they`re all blended.
I think this problem caused by not proper video driver installed. I have Intel GM965 graphic chipset installed on my laptop. My Linux uses for that Intel i800/i900 driver. Maybe incompatibility of this driver and currently installed chipset causes it trouble.
By the way, 965resolution program can not detect a chipset`s type. It can be also reason.

ophirg · 07-03-2008, 07:22 AM

are you sure you are using the native resolution of your lcd?
try changing the resolution and see if it helps.
you can also try to disable the anti-aliasing feature of the fonts. if the letters are blended the problem is probably not related to kde.
and the last thing i can think of is switching to the "vesa" driver. if this works, the problem is definitely with the video driver.

Tuxofunic · 07-03-2008, 11:28 PM

thanks 4 reply !
Yes, definitly the problem is in the videocard driver. Once i have updated to Ubuntu Hurdy - problem disappeared )) An excellent fonts I see due to native Intel-965GM chipset driver. Very nice look )
Thanks !