[Gimp-user] Text Problem on New Instal

[Lougha <forums gimpusers com>]

> This looks to me like the normal anti-aliasing that you get by
> default,
> although it's a bit difficult to tell because the Calibri font is not
> on my fbsd system.  It you want a sharp transition from black to
> white,
> deselect the anti-aliasing box in the font tool.
>
> What exactly do you mean by pixelated?
> All text will appear pixelated if enlarged, which this image has been.
> What are you expecting it to look like?
>
> The font box above the text indicates a size of 100 pts, 
> which that text clearly is not -- assuming the rulers are set in
> inches.
> The font tool on the left says 18 pt, which it appears to match
> better.
>
> Can you post an image made with the "Sans" font, and post the image
> itself,
> not a screen shot?
>
> The one thing which looks strange to me is that letters such as 'i',
> which
> in some fonts such as "Sans" has solely vertical and horizontal lines,
> appears anti-aliased.  Since I don't have the Calibri font I'm not
> sure what
> it *should* look like.  In the "Sans" font an "i" has sharp
> transitions from
> black to white, even with anti-aliasing on.
>
> Exporting to jpeg will never improve pixelation issues.  In general, 
> converting to jpeg will soften transitions.
>
> Gary


Thanks Gary.  Sorry for the layover on getting back on this.  After checking the
things you suggested, I'm thinking my problem might be in how
viewing/measurements is set up.  A 640x400 workspace, set to view at 100% is
taking up almost the whole screen.  And it's showing a 12 pt font to be
enormous.  I'll dig into those settings later today and report back if I find
anything that might be an east solution.  Thanks again.

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