Re: freetype package update changes fonts.

Jeremy Rosengren wrote:
> freetype and freetype-devel were recently updated from Dag's repository 
> and it looks like after the new package is installed, it slightly 
> changes my KDE system fonts, and not in a good way.  The fonts seem to 
> be the same, but they're a little larger and seem to be less aliased.
> 
> Since the freetype version shipped in FC3 was 2.1.9, and the freetype 
> package sent out by rpmforge is 2.1.9, what was the reason for the 
> repackage?  Was it just the bytecode interpreter referenced in the most 
> recent package changelog entry?
> 
> Anyone else noticing that their fonts don't look as good after 
> 2.1.9-1.1.fc3.rf, or am I too used to how the fonts were rendered using 
> the fc3 core package?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> -- jeremy

I have not checked, but just a thought that came to mind: Could the 
resolution setting for the fonts somehow have changed after the upgrade? 
(In Gnome: User settings, Fonts, Details page)

Cheers, Frode