Pidgin 2.3 vs Gutsy

[iMav]

^^ infra update karo i think u will get the new version coz i got ff 2.0.0.10 also if not then compile the package install it screw it up and then update

ya the fonts are having some probs i had installed the true type hack i found somewhere and the fonts arent very good though iv been ignorant abt it il see what i can do abt it

@T159: yups i like to venture into un-chartered territory

 

[infra_red_dude]

^^ infra update karo i think u will get the new version coz i got ff 2.0.0.10 also

Thought I got Firefox 2.0.0.10 about two dayz back, no sign of Pidgin 2.3 yet.

if not then compile the package install it screw it up and then update

Yep, I think this is how you got Pidgin 2.3!

ya the fonts are having some probs i had installed the true type hack i found somewhere and the fonts arent very good though iv been ignorant abt it il see what i can do abt it

If you haf the Mac4Lin pack dowloaded then just read the documentation. It has the Font Enhancing guide.

 

[Cyrus_the_virus]

If you haf the Mac4Lin pack dowloaded then just read the documentation. It has the Font Enhancing guide.

Is there something I'm not noticing? I don't see where he's got a problem with fonts on the screeshot.. am I not seeing something?

 

[infra_red_dude]

Dunno, but I find the fonts a bit broken in his screenshots.

 

[iMav]

infra click on the image its resized to fit the screen

however my fonts are thinner than they should be and not like what i get on os x or vista where the fonts look better use 3 OSs then u will find some differnece

 

[Cyrus_the_virus]

however my fonts are thinner than they should be and not like what i get on os x or vista where the fonts look better use 3 OSs then u will find some differnece

I know there is a difference between the fonts because I use several OS. What i was saying was I didn't find a fault with the fonts as such in your screenshot... maybe @infra didn't resize it... or maybe it's a bit more thin, but i didn't find a serious issue.

 

[infra_red_dude]

Arey nahi bhai logon. Just haf a look at these two screenshots of the same page:

iMav's screenie:

*img407.imageshack.us/img407/8781/screenshotcd6ml2.th.png

My screenie:

*img214.imageshack.us/img214/6861/screenshotuh6.th.png

I certainly find the fonts on iMav's system badly rendered. Anyways, we are digressing from the topic.

 

[praka123]

@imav:M$ Tahoma fonts rocks! install it and choose it for rendering.if u have genuuuine M$ Sindoww.

 

[Cyrus_the_virus]

Does the new version of pidgin or any of it's plugins support yahoo voice calls?.... that's between individual users and not voice in chat rooms.

 

[iMav]

i told u na iv messed with the fonts ... btw i want the same appearance as urs coz as of now vista looks much better than gutsy ....

@cyrus: no

 

[kalpik]

Arey nahi bhai logon. Just haf a look at these two screenshots of the same page:

iMav's screenie:

*img407.imageshack.us/img407/8781/screenshotcd6ml2.th.png

My screenie:

*img214.imageshack.us/img214/6861/screenshotuh6.th.png

I certainly find the fonts on iMav's system badly rendered. Anyways, we are digressing from the topic.

Infra, what are your font settings?

 

[infra_red_dude]

^^^ Smoothing set to Subpixel and Hinting set to Slight. Fonts: Lucida, Aquabase and Bitstream sans.

The necessary font config files and fonts are bundled in the Mac4Lin package, the instructions to install them are in the Mac4Lin Documentation.

 

[kalpik]

Thanks

 

[iMav]

infra i did it but the overall look is much much much better my browser fonts are totally messed up opera fonts look to small; ff fonts seem broken

 

[praka123]

cant u go to firefox or other browsers setup page to choose fonts and their size

 

[iMav]

tried a few settings here and there did no good

 

[praka123]

@imeow:this is how we have our desktop!dont know what is wrong with u and ubuntu
*www.imgx.org/pfiles/3496/Screenshot.png
^see the font smoothening.Urs dont have
i have a news for u!u can get fonts anti-aliasing working by System>Preferences>Appearance>Fonts>Details
^select Hinting=NO/Slight it shud work try and post.also select the dpi as 96 for most displays in details menu.

ps:did u see what i'm getting instead of apple logo!

 

[iMav]

this is what i have everything other than the browsing window is perfect:

*img408.imageshack.us/img408/3448/screenshotto2.th.png

and yeah the settings aare as uv said already

 

[praka123]

this is weird.see my firefox(iceweasel) settings.
*img152.imageshack.us/img152/9953/screenshoths3.png

 

[infra_red_dude]

this is what i have everything other than the browsing window is perfect:

*img408.imageshack.us/img408/3448/screenshotto2.th.png

and yeah the settings aare as uv said already

Hey everything is just fine If you've followed the guide then the fonts in the browser should be like that, as in Windows while system wide they should be smooth. I see that you are now hafing a font setup which the guide aims to achieve

@Prakash
Even your fonts look a bit badly rendered (or is it just my eyes??)