Re: [ jEdit-users ] AntiAlias plugin

[Manfred U. <uss...@ic...>]

On Mon, Mar 05, 2001 at 08:19:33PM -0800, Todd Papaioannou wrote:
> 
> --On Tuesday, March 06, 2001 2:54 PM +1100 Slava Pestov <sp...@gj...> wrote:
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> > Should the AntiAlias plugin be included in the jEdit download by default?
> > It will be an optional install, like the Firewall plugin.
> 
> I'm not sure. I actually uninstalled it from my windows laptop because it
> made the text look worse. However, I do use it on my linux box and it
> makes things look better.
> 
> If it's only _really_ useful for *nix users then I think it should be kept
> at PC. If however everyone is finding it neat then no reason not to
> include it.
> 
> What are other windows users experiences?
> 

It depends very much on the font. With some fonts it was unusable because the cursor positioning was no longer correct, even after playing around with 'Use fractional font metrics'. I seem to have more problems with italic styles. If it will be included it should be disabled by default.

Manfred

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