[FreeNX-kNX] text is hard to read

[Murray Trainer]

Hi Guys,

Installing NoMachine's NX 1.5.0 Linux client with XFT (sub-pixel font
rendering) on the Linux NX server and Linux Client seems to improved
font readability for me in NX sessions although it seems to be font
dependent - some fonts are 
improved more than others.  Not sure if FreeNX supports XFT?  There are
Font anti-aliasing settings in the KDE Control Center under Fonts and
Configure Anti-Aliasing Settings.  A side effect of using the XFT client
I haven't had a chance to look at is that I am missing a few fonts in
OpenOffice but I probably just have to add them to the font path.

I found out Microsoft has a technology called ClearType in XP which is
basically the same thing.  I tried it on my XP PC with CRT display at
work and text is much clearer.  Things are even better on Laptop and LCD
screens.  If you use XP, try the ClearType Web Interface on the link
below.

http://www.microsoft.com/typography/ClearTypeInfo.mspx

Regards

Murray

> Clay McCoy schreef:
> > With the windows client, I saw font packages to download, but I did not 
> > see this when downloading the Mac client.  Is there a way to get font 
> > packages, or change the font size to make it more readable?
> 
> I don't know (and I have not tested it on a Mac client).
> 
> > I take it that the fonts you see on the client don't have anythign to do 
> > with the resolution of the server or client?
> 
> It has nothing to do with the resolution of the server (my server has a 
> resolution of 800x600, but my client has a resolution of 1280x1024).
> 
> But it has to do with the resolution of the client. When you have a 
> client with 800x600 resolution you cannot use a NX resolution of 1024x768...
> 
> And it has to do with the fonts you install on the server. Maybe that's 
> your problem.
> 
> Realize that the Windows client is a full-Xserver. The Linux client uses 
> the X server of the client. I am not sure about the MacOSX client, maybe 
> you need an X server on the client.
> 
> With regards,
> Paul van der Vlis.
> 
> 
> > Paul van der Vlis wrote:
> > 
> > 
> >>Clay McCoy schreef:
> >> 
> >>
> >>
> >>>Is there anything that can be done to make the text easier to read on a 
> >>>client session.  It looks like it has been shrunk down from what it is 
> >>>supposed to be.  I can't seem to make it more readable by playing with 
> >>>the resolution setting on the server, nx, or client.  Any tips?
> >>>   
> >>>
> >>
> >>I don't know what programs you use, I don't have any problems.
> >>
> >>Some older programs need local X fonts. On nomachine.com you can 
> >>download a client with build-in local fonts.
> >>
> >>When your problem is that you can't read the errors from the client, 
> >>then it helps to change the font size in the client.
> >>
> >>With regards,
> >>Paul van der Vlis.
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