Re: [ jEdit-users ] AntiAlias plugin

[mike d. <md...@st...>]

On Tue, 6 Mar 2001, Todd Papaioannou wrote:
> Actually I'm running XFree864.0.1 with the ibm 1.3 jdk. Not being an X guru
> I'm not entirely sure what font packages I have. What I do know is that if I
> use fractional font metrics the cursor becomes displaces and does not match
> up to the text properly. Funnily enough, using the sun1.3 jdk the fonts are
> also improved, especially the italic ones.

i just tried this combination: XFree86 4.0.1, TrueType fonts, and Sun JDK
1.3fcs. i saw the same results as my previous test: no difference whatsoever (i
even had another person take a look this time to confirm).

perhaps it has to do with screen bit depth? i really don't think that
anti-aliasing should have any effect on anything before XFree86 4.0.2 (the
release to which libXft was added).

snake oil! p'shaw!

-md