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Questions tagged [subpixel-rendering]

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What makes fonts in Ubuntu as sharp as fonts optimized by ClearType on Windows?

What program or configuration is responsible for making fonts sharp and clear?
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How to activate subpixel font hinting for the text inside Firefox, Chrome and evince?

I used the answers to this question to tune the subpixel font hinting in the Unity interface. However, the text rendered inside Firefox , Chrome or evince doesn't use subpixel anti-aliasing. Sadly these three applications are the one which need it…
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Fonts in browsers seem to be rendered differently than in the rest of Kubuntu

A simple question really... I have Kubuntu 14.04 installed. The fonts in Google Chrome, Chromium, and Firefox look significantly different than in the rest of the system. Why? I do like how the rest of the fonts are being rendered. Can I get the…
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Java Application + Subpixel Rendering

How i can enable subpixel rendering in java applications like NetBeans?
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GTK application font problem with some characters in Kubuntu

I have problem with fonts in GTK applications in Kubuntu 14.04 (problem was in 13.10 too). Some characters are rendered by another font. Problem is with all GTK applications. Problem is with all local character and with some other characters like E…
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Cycles Rendering in Blender

I have Blender 2.79, and for some reason, in the rendering options the Cycles renderer disappeared. There are only 2 options for me, the Blender Render and the Blender Game. How can I download Cycles, or is it even possible? How could I solve this…
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How to change subpixel layout from default RGB in Infinality?

I have Infinality patches installed, however fonts look not so good. Using subpixel layout detection page at lagom.nl I discovered that my monitor has BGR layout, but Infinality uses default RGB. How can I configure Infinality to use BGR subpixel…
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QImage rendering in Ubuntu 22.04

I want to run the application in ubuntu 22.04 that uses Qimage for rendering secondary window and opengl for primary window. when I launch the application, the application hangs & fps drops. After commenting the Qimage rendering part for secondary…
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Strange rendering Ubuntu 18.04 GeForce GTX 960

I installed Ubuntu 18.04 and since that some programs render strange. I did not have the problem with Ubuntu 16.04. The terminal looks fine. But for example, the text and icons in Teams and Chrome look blurry. I tried various anti-aliasing…
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Compiz slightly blurry titlebar font when window is not maximized

I've configured Compiz to use gtk-window-decorator so that it may apply my Metacity theme for the titlebars. With this decorator, I've noticed that Compiz renders slightly blurry titlebar fonts when a window is not maximized. Once the window is…
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