19 Jul
2004
19 Jul
'04
4:21 p.m.
Patrick Kaell wrote:
Hello,
Now, I haven't found any quick way to turn off Anti Aliasing in
OpenOffice. But let's face it: Why should someone want to to this? The
Tools->Options OpenOffice.org->View->Screen font anti-aliasing
M$ has modified all screen fonts so that they use
exact pixel values.
But obviously this it far from being WYSIWYG.
I did a little test at work. To my surprise, all the collegues I asked
for their opinion preferred the AA version. I really don't understand, I
have been working on computers for 25 years now, and I never found
someone who said that he preferred a more fuzzy picture over a sharp
one. Only my girlfriend prefers the non-AA fonts. Maybe that's why she's
with me ;-)
One thing that's more important to me than WYSIWYG is my eyesight. The
fonts, as I experienced them im OOo, are causing a lot of strain to my
eyes and I refuse to work more that 5 minutes in such an environment.
This does not mean that I do not want AA. It means that something has to
be improved, either
1- the fonts I use
2- the AA that's running here
3- maybe some piece of hardware (monitor, graphics card).
ad 1 - as I have copied the M$ fonts, according to what you wrote, they
are not the best solution. So I will go hunting for a good Times New
Roman font.
ad 2 - recompile FreeType - any alternatives ?
ad 3 - only as a last resort.
BTW, thanks for your help so far. I wish I had to much time at work ;-)
-pu