GNU bug report logs - #23137
25.1.50; Subpixel rendering is broken when not running under gnome-session

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Matthew Leach <matthew <at> mattleach.net>

Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2016 21:18:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 25.1.50

Done: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #20 received at 23137 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Matthew Leach <matthew <at> mattleach.net>
Cc: 23137 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#23137: 25.1.50;
 Subpixel rendering is broken when not running under gnome-session
Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2016 05:46:14 +0300

> From: Matthew Leach <matthew <at> mattleach.net>
> Cc: 23137 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2016 22:13:14 +0100
> 
> Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> writes:
> 
> >> > What is "subpixel rendering"?
> >> 
> >> [1] gives an overview of what it is and the 'rgba' values in [2] show
> >> how to configure it.  I think MS use the term ClearType on their Windows
> >> platform.
> >
> > Then why do you think it's an Emacs problem?
> 
> I think it's an Emacs problem, because it is not behaving as configured,
> even though other GTK applications do.

What configuration options were supposed to tell Emacs to use subpixel
rendering?
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