Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 18th May 2009 19:06 UTC
We all know them. We all hate them. They are generally overdone, completely biased, or so vague they border on the edge of pointlessness (or toppled over said edge). Yes, I'm talking about those "Is Linux ready for the desktop" articles. Still, this one is different.
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RE[10]: Comment by pcunite
by DavidSan on Tue 19th May 2009 18:13
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Member since:2008-11-18
Do you realize you can easily switch RGB to BGR on Gnome through Theme Preference/Fonts?
Yes, you can... Now try to explain to a normal a user what is that?
Now explain a normal user the difference between the three types of antialiasing and the three types of hinting? At the end explain to them what hinting is?
By the time you finish, the person is looking to a Windows machine or a Mac. Should it be done different? Of course, people are people, not computer enthusiast, they do not care which algorithm is used or what mode is better for my particular brand of monitor. They just want the thing working.
Edited 2009-05-19 18:16 UTC
RE[11]: Comment by pcunite
by Finalzone on Tue 19th May 2009 19:21
in reply to "RE[10]: Comment by pcunite"
Member since:2005-07-06
Yes, you can... Now try to explain to a normal a user what is that?
Now explain a normal user the difference between the three types of antialiasing and the three types of hinting? At the end explain to them what hinting is?
Now explain a normal user the difference between the three types of antialiasing and the three types of hinting? At the end explain to them what hinting is?
Does a normal user care about antialiasing to begin?
By the time you finish, the person is looking to a Windows machine or a Mac. Should it be done different? Of course, people are people, not computer enthusiast, they do not care which algorithm is used or what mode is better for my particular brand of monitor. They just want the thing working.
Obviously a problem with monitor setup, nothing do to with Mac nor Windows nor any Linux distribution.
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Do you realize you can easily switch RGB to BGR on Gnome through Theme Preference/Fonts?