Subj : Re: big problem with text sharpness
To   : comp.os.linux
From : David Warren
Date : Wed Jun 16 2004 08:52 pm

M Berger wrote:
> I'm having a problem with text sharpness on my monitor. The text is
> fuzzy and induces eyestrain. I believe it's a combination of two
> factors: one, that linux font rendering is still poor, and 2) and the
> fact that I have a big (21") aperture grill monitor -- a cornerstone
> p1750. AG monitors are known for having less sharp text than shadow
> mask monitors. I have tried everything I could think of - I exchanged
> the monitor (originally I had a viewsonic p220f), added a slew of
> truetype fonts from microsoft, upgraded freetype to the latest
> version, optimized the DPI values for the fonts. I tried turning
> antialiasing on and off. I am really at my wits end -- I hope someone
> out there can steer me in the right direction.
> 
> By the way, I'm using redhat enterprise 3.0 with gnome 2. My video
> card is an nvidia quadro fx 1100 (which is at the high end of the
> middle grade for video cards). Running at 1600 x 1200 resolution at
> 85hz.
> 
> Thanks in advance for your suggestions.
> 
> Michael

Which driver are you using for X?  The open-souce "nv" driver from 
XFree86?  Or have you downloaded the "nvidia" driver from Nvidia?  When 
I first installed Fedora Core 1, the fonts were fuzzy from the nv 
driver.  Redhat/Fedora do not include the nvidia driver in their 
releases due to license restrictions.  Anyways, when I tried the nvidia 
driver my fonts were rendered perfectly.  This is with a Nvidia Geforce 
5200 and a flat-panel running at 1280x1024.  Do note though, for 
whatever reason if I try the XFree86 "nv" driver now my fonts seem to 
render fine.   It's worth a look, at least.

Dave

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