LCD Displays, Font Obsessions and the FreeType BCI
Hi, In my insatiable quest for better font rendering and based on some messages on this list over the past few months (and various sources on the 'Net), I "took the plunge" and rebuilt and installed the FreeType source RPM with the so-called "byte code interpreter" (BCI) enabled. I'm happy to report that this change produces a rather profound improvement in font rendering. As with the switch to an LCD display (not to mention the switch to a DVI graphics card), this change demands a rather painstaking font selection process in order to get the best results throughout the system. It really is worth it, though. I highly recommend that anyone with demanding needs in the realm of font quality do the same. I could go on at length about the visible differences between the results produced by simple-minded anti-aliasing available with the default FreeType configuration and the proper interpretation of the embedded font hints available only with the byte code interpreter enabled. Suffice it to say it's a big win to use the BCI. Randall Schulz
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Randall R Schulz