Re: [ALUG] Moving from Xubuntu 9.10 to 10.04, sharpness seems to be worse

On Sat, Aug 21, 2010 at 02:25:06PM +0100, Tim Green wrote:

On 21 August 2010 14:06, Chris G cl@isbd.net wrote:

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I have just upgraded my system from Xubuntu 9.10 to Xubuntu 10.04, it seems to me that the sharpness seems to have subtly deteriorated.  I have checked some of the obvious things (like the screen resolution hasn't been changed). It was most immediately noticeable in my terminal windows but, on looking carefully, I think the effect is general, it's just that I use smaller font sizes in my terminals than elsewhere.

1. Different video timings? Is your monitor connected by VGA? If so,

press the auto-tune button.

No, it's a DVI connection so that's out.

2. Sub-pixel anti-aliasing? I find I have to turn it off when I can

see red and blue fringing on text, especially with Microsoft's implementation (ClearType (tm)).

No colour fring(e)ing but I'll try that, thanks.