Qt-interest Archive, May 2007
Jagged looking fonts on X
Message 1 in thread
Hi all,
I am finding that the fonts under X11 are jagged and not smooth under 14 pt. We've tried all the available fonts and they just don't look good. The other apps running on the machine (under gnome or kde) all have smooth looking fonts.
Does anyone know if there is a setting somewhere or something to enable the smooth looking fonts? I've tried qconfig, but it doesn't have anything for this.
Thanks,
Susan
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Message 2 in thread
Hi,
Which version of Qt is this? On which exact platform? How was Qt configured?
Does this happen with any font?
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Message 3 in thread
Sorry for not giving these details! I should know better :-/
Qt 4.2.3 & 4.3beta
Linux, both FC6 and Mandriva 2006.
Configured:
configure -qt-gif -debug --prefix=/home/neptune/qt -opengl
Every font except Newspaper and Raghindi look jagged when under 14 points. Newpaper has ascents and descents that are too large for what we need. Raghindi might work, but I want to know why all the other fonts are jagged. Gnome and KDE use fonts that look smooth so I know its possible on the system.
----- Original Message ----
From: Dimitri <dimitri@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: qt-interest@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, May 1, 2007 1:08:49 PM
Subject: Re: Jagged looking fonts on X
Hi,
Which version of Qt is this? On which exact platform? How was Qt configured?
Does this happen with any font?
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Message 4 in thread
Hi,
> Qt 4.2.3 & 4.3beta
>
> Linux, both FC6 and Mandriva 2006.
> [...]
> Every font except Newspaper and Raghindi look jagged when under 14 points. Newpaper has ascents and descents that are too large for what we need. Raghindi might work, but I want to know why all the other fonts are jagged. Gnome and KDE use fonts that look smooth so I know its possible on the system.
Please find attached a screenshot that shows how the DejaVu font is displayed
on FC6 over here. It looks fine to me.
What happens if you delete (or move) ~/.config and run your program again?
Does this happen with Qt example programs as well?
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Message 5 in thread
Hmm - that font does look good. And its on FC6, but not Mandriva 2006 (our deployment platform. I only see DejaVu Serif & DejaVu Sans (also the condensed versions). Perhaps we need to get more fonts installed?
When I move .config aside, the system defaults to Sans Serif which looks jagged. And yes, it happens with all Qt apps.
Thanks,
Susan
----- Original Message ----
From: Dimitri <dimitri@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: qt-interest@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, May 1, 2007 2:17:33 PM
Subject: Re: Jagged looking fonts on X
Hi,
> Qt 4.2.3 & 4.3beta
>
> Linux, both FC6 and Mandriva 2006.
> [...]
> Every font except Newspaper and Raghindi look jagged when under 14 points. Newpaper has ascents and descents that are too large for what we need. Raghindi might work, but I want to know why all the other fonts are jagged. Gnome and KDE use fonts that look smooth so I know its possible on the system.
Please find attached a screenshot that shows how the DejaVu font is displayed
on FC6 over here. It looks fine to me.
What happens if you delete (or move) ~/.config and run your program again?
Does this happen with Qt example programs as well?
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Message 6 in thread
Hi,
> Hmm - that font does look good. And its on FC6, but not Mandriva 2006
> (our deployment platform. I only see DejaVu Serif & DejaVu Sans (also
> the condensed versions). Perhaps we need to get more fonts installed?
I'm afraid I don't understand the following:
* Is Fedora Core 6 your build environment and Mandriva 2006 your deployment
environment?
* Does the problem occur only on Mandriva 2006 or FC6 as well?
* Which font should I test to reproduce the problem on FC6?
> When I move .config aside, the system defaults to Sans Serif which looks
> jagged. And yes, it happens with all Qt apps.
The default font is also Sans Serif here. Attached is a screenshot that shows
how it looks on my FC6 machine.
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Message 7 in thread
I apologize for the confusion: Mandrake/Mandriva is the platform that we need to deploy and develop on (we'll actually be deploying on 2007 next year). I use FC6 when working from home ;) - I'll check this evening if I see the same jagged font issues. If FC6 looks good, then I know we have a Mandriva problem. But given your screenshot, I suspect that is the case.
Both are using x.org I think, but perhaps not the same version. Let me do a little more research and get back.
(Do you have access to Mandriva 2006/2007 or Mandrake 10, to check it out?)
I appreciate the feedback and tips.
Susan
----- Original Message ----
From: Dimitri <dimitri@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: qt-interest@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, May 2, 2007 2:43:34 AM
Subject: Re: Jagged looking fonts on X
Hi,
> Hmm - that font does look good. And its on FC6, but not Mandriva 2006
> (our deployment platform. I only see DejaVu Serif & DejaVu Sans (also
> the condensed versions). Perhaps we need to get more fonts installed?
I'm afraid I don't understand the following:
* Is Fedora Core 6 your build environment and Mandriva 2006 your deployment
environment?
* Does the problem occur only on Mandriva 2006 or FC6 as well?
* Which font should I test to reproduce the problem on FC6?
> When I move .config aside, the system defaults to Sans Serif which looks
> jagged. And yes, it happens with all Qt apps.
The default font is also Sans Serif here. Attached is a screenshot that shows
how it looks on my FC6 machine.
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