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Re: exxos's linux mint install blog

Posted: 06 Jul 2023 11:46
by exxos
This is full vs slight hinting. Its hard to say if there is even a difference. I zoomed in as well.

I think Chrome might be ignoring any setting I put other than font size :shrug:

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Re: exxos's linux mint install blog

Posted: 06 Jul 2023 13:03
by exxos
I think I have found the issue.. Its seems chrome on Linux is adding more "bold" and "font weight" than in windows :shrug:

Both these in Linux, I just removed the weight and bold css and it looks way sharper now.

NOTE I only changed "exxos" and the thread page numbers...

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Re: exxos's linux mint install blog

Posted: 06 Jul 2023 13:08
by exxos
Then back in windows...

"Font weight" off and on... almost no difference, BUT in linux chrome is WAY different :pullhair:

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Then mint for comparison...

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So I wonder what other people see on the forum for that text ?!

Re: exxos's linux mint install blog

Posted: 06 Jul 2023 13:31
by Steve
Here's mine, using Manjaro Linux and Firefox:
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Re: exxos's linux mint install blog

Posted: 06 Jul 2023 13:32
by exxos
Steve wrote: 06 Jul 2023 13:31 Here's mine, using Manjaro Linux and Firefox:
Looks like you have the same problem then as well. I've sent a report to Google. Not like it do any good.

Re: exxos's linux mint install blog

Posted: 06 Jul 2023 13:41
by stephen_usher
So, the Linux systems are taking note of the font weight and Windows isn't. Sounds like a bug in the Windows rendering to me.

Re: exxos's linux mint install blog

Posted: 06 Jul 2023 13:50
by exxos
stephen_usher wrote: 06 Jul 2023 13:41 So, the Linux systems are taking note of the font weight and Windows isn't. Sounds like a bug in the Windows rendering to me.
Windows is, just Linux does it like x10 more. It's also looking fine on Android. So seems like Linux Chrome has the bug to me.

I'll have to do another forum type template to behave in Linux :roll: But that be a pain as I am switching between Windows and Linux, id have to swap it every time :roll: It's all becoming a huge time sink and I can't mess with stuff on the PC like I could used to because of my RSI :(

Re: exxos's linux mint install blog

Posted: 06 Jul 2023 14:59
by exxos
Hmmm this is curious now...

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I was reading something about the droid font for Linux but I could not specifically find it. So I wonder if I am just simply missing a font somewhere :shrug:

Re: exxos's linux mint install blog

Posted: 06 Jul 2023 15:28
by exxos

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fc-match Droid
DejaVuSans.ttf: "DejaVu Sans" "Book"

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fc-match Verdana
Verdana.ttf: "Verdana" "Regular"

fc-match Helvetica
NimbusSans-Regular.otf: "Nimbus Sans" "Regular"

fc-match Arial
Arial.ttf: "Arial" "Regular"

 fc-match sans-serif
DejaVuSans.ttf: "DejaVu Sans" "Book"
Seem to be missing Lucida Grande. Trebuchet MS.

:shrug:

Re: exxos's linux mint install blog

Posted: 06 Jul 2023 15:32
by exxos
Oh I done it :shrug:

Think only thing which I did which made any odds was..

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sudo fc-cache -fv
Though I installed a lot of font packs yesterdays :shrug:

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sudo apt-get install ttf-mscorefonts-installer
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Just gotta work out why "exxos" is to bold now..

EDIT:
Seems its "supposed" to be like it is now. Though at least its a bit more like "normal" now. :)