Freetype hinting mode

Posted: 2019-04-17 | Author: | Filed under: desktop, system | Tags: , , , , | Leave a comment

I just upgraded to -current, which should become Slackware 15.0 at some point. I immediately noticed that hinting was awful. I tried changing the settings in Xfce, but there was no improvement. Finally, I realised that it should be set up elsewhere.
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Chrome broken fonts

Posted: 2017-08-22 | Author: | Filed under: desktop, network | Tags: , , , , | Leave a comment

I recently upgraded to Google Chrome 60.0.3112, using the script in Slackware 14.2 /extra. I immediatelly noticed a problem with fonts rendering, which affected not only web sites, but the browser itself. The same problem exists in Alien Bob’s Chromium package, version 60.3112.78.

Very annoying:
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