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GTK: On fractional scales, fonts and hinting
I'm curious - when you were doing research into the mechanics of hinting options, did you stumble onto any relevant discussion around allowing custom pixel geometries to be defined, to enable hinting on modern OLED / WRBG displays? There's a good thread on the topic here[0], with some people referring to it as 'ClearType 2' on the MS side [1]. On the oss side I know FreeType theoretically supports this[2], but I can't quite figure out how relevant the FreeType backend is to this most recent work.
This is great work btw.
[0]: https://github.com/snowie2000/mactype/issues/932
[1]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/issues/25595
[2]: https://freetype.org/freetype2/docs/reference/ft2-lcd_render...
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HDMI Forum Rejects Open-Source HDMI 2.1 Driver Support Sought by AMD
HDMI 2.0 is capable of doing 4k @ 120Hz, but only up to YCbCr 4:2:0 8bit instead of the full YCbCr 4:4:4 10bit (though I'm not sure how close wayland is to 10bit support). It will be fine for gaming, just not for everyday PC use.
FWIW I also didn't realise this until just now. I've been running my desktop at 4k@120hz recently for the buttery smooth neovide, but have been noticing that text rendering, especially syntax-highlighted text, looks awful. I'd seen the same oled panel render text way better in WSL/Windows (both using a custom pixel geometry[0] via Mactype, but also without), so I spent more time than I'm willing to admit to wrapping my head around custom pixel layouts and hinting in freetype. But no, turns out it was this all along.
If you want to see the effect of 420 vs 444 chroma subsampling on text rendering, this writeup[1] has some great test images and is well worth a read. Also, if you happen to have an LG OLED panel, you can get a little debug window that confirms your signal format and refresh rate, by pressing the green button on the remote 7-8 times.
[0]: https://github.com/snowie2000/mactype/issues/720
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Supercharge Your Productivity: A Complete Guide to modify VS Code looks !
Mactype is an application used to improve font rendering on Windows. Install Mactype from here: https://github.com/snowie2000/mactype/releases/download/v1.2023.5.31/mactype-20230531.zip
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Text Fringing? looks bad on the new Samsung OLED G9...
Download Mactype. If you download the beta version (warning: it will trip windows defender) you can use one of the QD-OLED profiles, if you download the last stable version (has an installer and will not trip Windows defneder), use a grayscale rendered font like this one. It doesn't work on chromium browsers though so you're gonna have to use Firefox if you want it to be on your browser.
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Text Rendering Hates You
If only. There's a ticket open with Microsoft's PowerToys to improve the anti-aliasing situation:
https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/issues/25595
And heres an explanation from the dev of MacType about how DirectWrite can cause different applications to perform text rendering differently from each other:
https://github.com/snowie2000/mactype/wiki/DirectWrite-vs-GD...
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How do you guys maintain good eyehealth?
There's an open source text rendering engine called MacType, it does what you'd think (make it look like Mac). Fonts are a visual delight after that, and it's highly configurable.
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[HUB] One YEAR Using The Alienware AW3423DW QD-OLED - My Thoughts
Already supported in WPF and DirectWrite. AFAIK DirectWrite by default only uses y-axis at large font sizes. I think MacType enables it system-wide.
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27GR95QE vs 27GL850 Text Readability - more details in comments
I'm using standalone mode (load with tray). It can definitely work with browsers, as mentioned here: https://github.com/snowie2000/mactype/issues/931. Their github has considerations and workarounds for each, such as this page for Chrome: https://github.com/snowie2000/mactype/wiki/Google-Chrome
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[Oled_Gaming] Bessere Textwiedergabe für OLED-Displays (ClearType loswerden)
Step 2: Install it from the MacType homepage, it is an open-source project so it seems safe to me. I recommend installing it in "Load with MacTray" -> "Standalone Mode".
- mactype: Better font rendering for Windows.
BetterClearTypeTuner
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Lg c2 42" text clarity vs gigabyte m32u
I have the 48" C2 and there are issues with text clarity at lower scaling (even 125%). I used Better ClearType Tuner to switch the antialiasing to grayscale and make it look better.
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Even games from 15 years ago are outstanding on OLED! I enjoy playing games again <3
but the text on my AQDM looks better, use the greyscale anti aliasing with BetterClearTypeTuner https://github.com/bp2008/BetterClearTypeTuner
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Thin fonts are not readable
If it helps I've used Better ClearType Tuner in the past to get the text on my display looking just like I want it. https://github.com/bp2008/BetterClearTypeTuner
- Upgraded from the AW3418DW to AW3423DW OLED. I wish I saw the warnings about the magenta color fringing because it is BAD. It's very noticeable at normal viewing distance and makes edges have a magenta hue, especially bad for white on black text.
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Anyone have any success getting MacOs like text rendering on Windows 11?
I'm pretty happy with https://github.com/bp2008/BetterClearTypeTuner
- Upgrading my monitor: looking for a good 75" 4k recommendation, details inside.
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Choose your compromise
You tried this tool rtings recommend? https://github.com/bp2008/BetterClearTypeTuner "improves text clarity significantly, and the subpixel structure isn't noticeable with Font Antialiasing set to 'RGB' and Contrast set between 1800-2200, as shown here, but make sure you have access to run the program as an administrator for it to work"
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[Monitor] Refurbished QD-OLED Alienware Gaming Monitor - AW3423DWF - $654.49 (Coupon Code: 686815AW3)
I've owned the older sibling AW3423DW monitor since late last summer and have used the Better Clear Type Tuner tool since Day 1 to increase the text contrast.
- Is there still no microsoft news for cleartype text for oled layouts?
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Seeking advice on rapid replacement for bricked laptop
The monitor is the most affordable 1440p high refresh rate IPS monitor that shouldn't be terrible, but if you want a safer option that is more well-reviewed, the (Acer Nitro XV272U Vbmiiprx)[https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/phH7YJ/acer-nitro-xv272u-vbmiiprx-270-2560x1440-170-hz-monitor-xv272u-vbmiiprx] is rated quite highly by Rtings (I believe they are the same model, though I might be wrong). The Gigabyte M27Q would be a very good option and even has a built in KVM, but this is the original M27Q which has some text clarity issues due to unusual subpixel layout (though MacType and Better Cleartype Tuner seem to help to resolve this issue).
What are some alternatives?
MacType-Profile - Best mactype experience
Custom-Resolution-Utility-ToastyX - Custom Resolution Utility for Windows by ToastyX, duplicated so the source won't be lost.
mactype-profile - @chawyehsu's MacType profile
LGTVCompanion - Power On and Off WebOS LG TVs together with your PC
ProjectReunion - The Windows App SDK empowers all Windows desktop apps with modern Windows UI, APIs, and platform features, including back-compat support, shipped via NuGet.
ungoogled-chromium - Google Chromium, sans integration with Google
source-han-sans - Source Han Sans | 思源黑体 | 思源黑體 | 思源黑體 香港 | 源ノ角ゴシック | 본고딕
ColorControl - Easily change NVIDIA display settings and/or control LG TV's
MacType.Decency - A MacType profile that provides decent solution to font rendering and font substitutions for Windows operating systems.
PowerToys - Windows system utilities to maximize productivity
Volume2 - Volume² - advanced Windows volume control.
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