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diff --git a/jagged-fonts.rst b/jagged-fonts.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000..0f7d34a --- /dev/null +++ b/jagged-fonts.rst @@ -0,0 +1,35 @@ +Jagged fonts +############ + +:date: 2005-03-31T02:26:00 +:category: computer + +Tim Bray blogged about his `gripes with Mac OS X`_ and then among the +reasons why not to unswitch from Mac OS X he mentions "jaggedy spidery +fonts" and "fast start". Did he every heard about FreeType_ or +here_? Since I have installed msttcorefonts on my Debian_, I have +never seen any jagged fonts at all. And with fontconfig_ and its +support in KDE_, I have never had problems with installing all +beautiful fonts I can find (this_ is my favorite for writing). + +Concerning the fast start. Suspend/resume is supported in 2.6.\* Linux +kernel and there is even more stable and robust kernel patch +swsuspend2_, which is not dependent on sometimes rather hairy ACPI +support in Linux. + +.. _`gripes with Mac OS X`: + http://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/200x/2005/03/29/Switch +.. _FreeType: + http://freetype.sourceforge.net/image/ft2-kde.png +.. _here: + http://freetype.sourceforge.net/image/ft2-nautilus.png +.. _Debian: + http://www.debian.org +.. _fontconfig: + http://www.fontconfig.org/ +.. _KDE: + http://kde.org +.. _this: + http://www.stormtype.com/free.html +.. _swsuspend2: + http://www.suspend2.net/ |