Re: Considering switch to linux


"Walter Mitty" <mitticus@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> "Garry" risked the wrath of Usenet weenies mastering
> mommies computer when he ventured forth on 2005-12-31, commmitted
> his life to the whims of Google, and spluttered:
>
>>
>> I have heard of some issue with fonts not being clear on certain flat
>> screen
>> monitors, I read somewhere about it recently, and a simple configuration
>> option can clear up those fonts for you. Try googling for linux blurry
>> fonts
>> or Suse blurry fonts. Hopefully you'll find the solution. I think it has
>> something to do with refresh rates, or bad fonts.
>>
>
>
> Its to do with font scaling. Anit-aliasing and "hinting" help solve
> it. The best is to install the Windows True Type fonts. There are
> millions of cases in google of people struggling to get it working
> properly in both KDE & Gnome.

Strange syndrome you have, that Jekyll and Hyde personality. Good advice
about the anti-aliasing and true type fonts. Sad that you can't converse
this kindly and reasonably all the time.


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