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 #8 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: Tue, 29 Mar 2016 05:32:10 +0300

> From: Matthew Leach <matthew <at> mattleach.net>
> Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2016 22:16:45 +0100
> 
> I sometimes switch between two WMs, namely i3 and GNOME3.  I've noticed
> that under GNOME3, the font rendering in Emacs seems to be, in my
> opinion, nicer than in i3.  The difference is that under GNOME3 Emacs
> uses subpixel rendering and not in i3.

What is "subpixel rendering"?
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