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jpeters:
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Word View 97 doesn't include tahomabd though, and IELPKTH.CAB does. :)
florian:
I tried the ms core fonts. As I'm no big fan of the blurry fonts (ie antialiasing), I have followed instructions at this site http://sharpfonts.com/ to install the ms core fonts not antialiased
Unfortunately the result looks truly horrible. unbearable. I understood this is because freetype in TC is not compiled with byte code interpreter (BCI), a technique that to display truetype font in high-quality (but that is sometimes disabled as this is patented by Apple in the US).
Ubuntu the freetype compiled with BCI support. So I copied libfreetype.so.6.3.18 from Ubuntu8.04 to TC. Replacing the library from TC with freetype with BCI support allows proper display of those ttf fonts.
jpeters:
I didn't have any problems with the fonts at all, right out of the box. I just tried a variety of them out with Geany, using different font sizes....all clear as a bell. Changing to Verdana 16 for Firefox was a vast improvement.
Jason W:
Arch Linux distributes freetype with BCI enabled. Enabling BCI in freetype will be looked into as to the patent issue.
Jason W:
From what I read of the mention on the freetype site, you either need to have purchased a license from Apple or live in a country where the patent does not appy. So until it is made clear otherwise, freetype will remain without BCI.
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