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Re: Font rendering is different when using -multiwindow
- From: Jon TURNEY <jon dot turney at dronecode dot org dot uk>
- To: cygwin-xfree at cygwin dot com
- Cc: matt at codespunk dot com
- Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2013 19:03:21 +0100
- Subject: Re: Font rendering is different when using -multiwindow
- References: <51B6CE42 dot 5020904 at codespunk dot com>
- Reply-to: cygwin-xfree at cygwin dot com
- Reply-to: cygwin-xfree <cygwin-xfree at cygwin dot com>
On 11/06/2013 08:14, Matt D. wrote:
> When running applications with a full-screen or -rootless X session, fonts
> look fine. But when running the same application using the -multiwindow
> switch, fonts are rendered oddly and are difficult to read.
>
> Here are some examples:
>
> Correct (full screen or rootless):
> http://codespunk.com/files/upload/x_font.png
>
> Incorrect (multiwindow):
> http://codespunk.com/files/upload/x_font_mw.png
>
> I prefer running as multiwindow because each application has its own unique
> window for focus. In rootless mode all of the X windows come to the front when
> one is selected.
>
> Does anyone know why fonts are rendering differently? Can this be fixed?
Thanks for reporting this issue.
This is pretty odd. I have no idea what the cause is.
Are you sure this odd rendering appears on all applications, and isn't tied to
a particular toolkit (Qt, gtk, etc. )?
You might start by looking at the dimensions and dpi details for "screen #0"
reported by xdpyinfo, and see if there is a difference between these two modes.
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Jon TURNEY
Volunteer Cygwin/X X Server maintainer
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