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PostPosted: Sun Apr 08, 2012 9:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

jcTux wrote:
Everything is fine and look beautiful, except for Chromium browser.
I have the feeling that Chromium do not take into account lcdfilter settings.

Unfortunately, that is correct.
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PostPosted: Mon Apr 09, 2012 9:45 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

PaulBredbury wrote:
Who wrote http://gitorious.org/lcd-filtering/pages/Install ?

Me.

PaulBredbury wrote:
The compilation order is wrong. Should be:

Code:
emerge -uNav freetype fontconfig cairo libXft

Since fontconfig's configure contains "You must have freetype installed".

As long as the dependancies are correctly defined in the ebuilds and there is no static linking, the order is meaningless.
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PostPosted: Mon Apr 09, 2012 11:07 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

gkmac wrote:
jcTux wrote:
Everything is fine and look beautiful, except for Chromium browser.
I have the feeling that Chromium do not take into account lcdfilter settings.

Unfortunately, that is correct.


I upgrade from the stable version (18.0.1025.151) in portage to the unstable and masked version (19.0.1084.1) --> the improvements are very visible.
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 10, 2012 10:40 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hi Paul

PaulBredbury wrote:
Who wrote http://gitorious.org/lcd-filtering/pages/Install ?

The compilation order is wrong. Should be:

Code:
emerge -uNav freetype fontconfig cairo libXft


That's already the second time you complain incorrectly about this:
https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-p-6425056-highlight-order.html#6425056

And thanx Bi3l and his great "lcd-filtering" overlay users like me get easily the infinalty patches and something more into their systems.

Cheers, Ralf


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PostPosted: Wed Apr 11, 2012 1:21 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

For some reason I'm getting this error when I try to run

emerge -uNav fontconfig freetype cairo libXft

Is there a way to fix this?



!!! Multiple package instances within a single package slot have been pulled
!!! into the dependency graph, resulting in a slot conflict:

x11-libs/libXft:0

(x11-libs/libXft-2.2.0::lcd-filtering, ebuild scheduled for merge) pulled in by
x11-libs/libXft[lcdfilter=,cleartype=] required by (x11-libs/cairo-1.10.2-r2::lcd-filtering, ebuild scheduled for merge)

(x11-libs/libXft-2.3.0-r1::gentoo, installed) pulled in by
(no parents that aren't satisfied by other packages in this slot)

media-libs/freetype:2

(media-libs/freetype-2.4.9-r1::gentoo, installed) pulled in by
(no parents that aren't satisfied by other packages in this slot)

(media-libs/freetype-2.4.8::lcd-filtering, ebuild scheduled for merge) pulled in by
media-libs/freetype:2[lcdfilter=] required by (x11-libs/cairo-1.10.2-r2::lcd-filtering, ebuild scheduled for merge)
media-libs/freetype[lcdfilter=] required by (x11-libs/libXft-2.2.0::lcd-filtering, ebuild scheduled for merge)
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 11, 2012 1:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

r0shi wrote:
For some reason I'm getting this error when I try to run

emerge -uNav fontconfig freetype cairo libXft

Is there a way to fix this?



!!! Multiple package instances within a single package slot have been pulled
!!! into the dependency graph, resulting in a slot conflict:


There is at the moment a more recent and stable version of freetype in portage. This is causing the mismatch.
lcd-filtering overlay will downgrade freetype.

Either:
- Wait until lcd-filtering overlay is updated. (Bi3l is normally advising the availability in this forum)
- Put >media-libs/freetype-2.4.8 temporary in your package.mask file
- Try
Code:
 emerge -1av fontconfig::lcd-filtering freetype::lcd-filtering cairo::lcd-filtering libXft::lcd-filtering


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PostPosted: Wed Apr 11, 2012 7:46 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Added ebuilds and patchsets for freetype 2.4.9-r1 and libXft 2.3.0-r1.
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 11, 2012 9:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

bi3l wrote:
Added ebuilds and patchsets for freetype 2.4.9-r1 and libXft 2.3.0-r1.

Thanks! There seems to be a bug in the ebuild that prevents /usr/lib64/ft-settings.sh from getting installed. Portage (2.1.10.49) complains about the following:
Code:
 * QA Notice: command not found:
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 *    /var/tmp/portage/media-libs/freetype-2.4.9-r1/temp/environment: line 2838: newinst: command not found
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 11, 2012 9:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Fixed, thanks.
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 11, 2012 9:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

bi3l wrote:
Fixed, thanks.

Thanks, but now the digest verification fails :)
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 12, 2012 7:29 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yep:

Code:
Calculating dependencies - * Digest verification failed:
 * /var/lib/layman/lcd-filtering/media-libs/freetype/freetype-2.4.8.ebuild
 * Reason: Filesize does not match recorded size
 * Got: 4266
 * Expected: 4267                                                                                                                                              - * Digest verification failed:
 * /var/lib/layman/lcd-filtering/media-libs/freetype/freetype-2.4.9-r1.ebuild
 * Reason: Filesize does not match recorded size
 * Got: 4396
 * Expected: 4397                                                                                                                                             ... done!
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 12, 2012 5:13 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Fixed again. Sorry.
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PostPosted: Sat Apr 14, 2012 5:53 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I just tried to add this overlay for the first time. Why is the cleartype flag forced here?
Code:
~> layman -a lcd-filtering
* Running... # /usr/bin/git clone git://gitorious.org/lcd-filtering/lcd-filtering.git /var/lib/layman/lcd-filtering
Cloning into /var/lib/layman/lcd-filtering...
remote: Counting objects: 616, done.
remote: Compressing objects: 100% (607/607), done.
remote: Total 616 (delta 292), reused 0 (delta 0)
Receiving objects: 100% (616/616), 357.61 KiB | 110 KiB/s, done.
Resolving deltas: 100% (292/292), done.
* Successfully added overlay "lcd-filtering".
~> echo "media-libs/fontconfig ~x86" >> /etc/portage/package.keywords/fonts
~> echo "media-libs/freetype ~x86" >> /etc/portage/package.keywords/fonts 
~> echo "x11-libs/cairo ~x86" >> /etc/portage/package.keywords/fonts 
~> echo "x11-libs/libXft ~x86" >> /etc/portage/package.keywords/fonts
~> echo "media-libs/fontconfig -cleartype lcdfilter" >> /etc/portage/package.use/fonts
~> echo "media-libs/freetype -bindist -cleartype lcdfilter" >> /etc/portage/package.use/fonts 
~> echo "x11-libs/cairo -cleartype lcdfilter" >> /etc/portage/package.use/fonts 
~> echo "x11-libs/libXft -cleartype lcdfilter" >> /etc/portage/package.use/fonts
~> quietemerge -auNv fontconfig freetype cairo libXft
---------------------------------------------------------- Pretended emerge -----------------------------------------------------------

These are the packages that would be merged, in order:

Calculating dependencies  ... done!
[ebuild   R   ~] media-libs/freetype-2.4.9-r1::lcd-filtering [2.4.9-r1::gentoo] USE="X bzip2 lcdfilter%* -auto-hinter -bindist -debug -doc -fontforge -static-libs -utils" 0 kB
[ebuild     U ~] media-libs/fontconfig-2.8.0-r2::lcd-filtering [2.8.0-r1::gentoo] USE="cleartype%* lcdfilter%* -doc -static-libs%" 0 kB
[ebuild     U ~] x11-libs/libXft-2.3.0-r1::lcd-filtering [2.2.0::gentoo] USE="cleartype%* lcdfilter%* -static-libs" 318 kB
[ebuild     U ~] x11-libs/cairo-1.10.2-r2::lcd-filtering [1.10.2-r1::gentoo] USE="X cleartype%* glib lcdfilter%* opengl qt4 svg (-aqua) -debug -directfb -doc (-drm) (-gallium) (-openvg) -static-libs -xcb" 0 kB

Total: 4 packages (3 upgrades, 1 reinstall), Size of downloads: 318 kB

The following USE changes are necessary to proceed:
#required by x11-libs/cairo-1.10.2-r2[X], required by cairo (argument)
>=x11-libs/libXft-2.3.0-r1 cleartype
#required by x11-libs/cairo-1.10.2-r2, required by cairo (argument)
>=media-libs/fontconfig-2.8.0-r2 cleartype

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PostPosted: Sun Apr 15, 2012 10:26 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

That was very silly of me. I had cairo +cleartype in a separate file in /etc/portage/package.use.
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 1:21 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

My fonts look much better thanks to the contributed patches. One question: by default the variables below are exported globally. I don't suppose they have analogous counterparts that can be set in a fontconfig XML file, or somewhere besides the environment? I only glanced at the original (infinality) patch, but I'm guessing the only alternative is to define them at compile time.

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INFINALITY_FT_AUTOHINT_HORIZONTAL_STEM_DARKEN_STRENGTH
INFINALITY_FT_BOLD_EMBOLDEN_X_VALUE
INFINALITY_FT_AUTOHINT_VERTICAL_STEM_DARKEN_STRENGTH
INFINALITY_FT_CONTRAST
INFINALITY_FT_GRAYSCALE_FILTER_STRENGTH
INFINALITY_FT_FRINGE_FILTER_STRENGTH
INFINALITY_FT_USE_VARIOUS_TWEAKS
INFINALITY_FT_BRIGHTNESS
INFINALITY_FT_GAMMA_CORRECTION
INFINALITY_FT_FILTER_PARAMS
INFINALITY_FT_USE_KNOWN_SETTINGS_ON_SELECTED_FONTS
INFINALITY_FT_STEM_SNAPPING_SLIDING_SCALE
INFINALITY_FT_WINDOWS_STYLE_SHARPENING_STRENGTH
INFINALITY_FT_CHROMEOS_STYLE_SHARPENING_STRENGTH
INFINALITY_FT_STEM_ALIGNMENT_STRENGTH
INFINALITY_FT_AUTOHINT_SNAP_STEM_HEIGHT
INFINALITY_FT_BOLD_EMBOLDEN_Y_VALUE
INFINALITY_FT_GLOBAL_EMBOLDEN_Y_VALUE
INFINALITY_FT_STEM_FITTING_STRENGTH
INFINALITY_FT_AUTOHINT_INCREASE_GLYPH_HEIGHTS
INFINALITY_FT_GLOBAL_EMBOLDEN_X_VALUE
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 1:46 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Element Dave wrote:
counterparts that can be set in a fontconfig XML file

No. I did mention originally that fontconfig would be better, for flexibility when mixed with the fontconfig rules.

Quote:
alternative is to define them at compile time

That's what I used to do - check this thread. But /etc/profile.d/ works fine.
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 6:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Element Dave wrote:
My fonts look much better thanks to the contributed patches. One question: by default the variables below are exported globally. I don't suppose they have analogous counterparts that can be set in a fontconfig XML file, or somewhere besides the environment? I only glanced at the original (infinality) patch, but I'm guessing the only alternative is to define them at compile time.


Bi3l doesn't change the patches, he fits them to gentoo. (/etc/env.d/99lcdfilter and /usr/lib/ft-settings.sh)

As a Gentoo user with lcd-filtering overlay applied you should have a look here: http://gitorious.org/lcd-filtering/pages/Freetype

It's very easy to compare directly some different pre-defined profiles reguarding infinilty patches.

Open a terminal, type
Code:
~$ source ft-settings.sh <the style you like to test>

Afterwards start your prefered browers within the same terminal. With two terminals opened and the same procedure you can easily compare different styles.

I made my choice persistant in /etc/bash/bashrc.

Ralf


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PostPosted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 6:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Before you compare:

It's best to disable user.conf and local.conf using
Code:
eselect fontconfig
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 27, 2012 4:55 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

There's a patch for cairo 1.12.0, to allow firefox 12.0 to compile with --enable-system-cairo

I see that Arch are currently using a git snapshot for cairo 1.12.0
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 27, 2012 11:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

1. How is it related to this: http://www.antigrain.com/research/font_rasterization/index.html? (method that seems to be correct, look nice and not infringe anything)
Author describes it as:
Quote:

Use horizontal RGB sub-pixel anti-aliasing for LCD flat panels.
Use vertical hinting only and completely discard the horizontal one.
Use accurate glyph advance values, calculated at a high resolution for unhinted glyphs.
Use accurate, high resolution values from the kerning table.

2. Why isn't it upstream already?
3. Why isn't there a guide in first post?
4. Most of all: what does it do? Don't redirect me to reading 100 of pages of configuration XML, thank you.
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PostPosted: Sun Apr 29, 2012 9:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks for maintaining this awesome overlay. Font rending looks so much better after applying these changes :)
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PostPosted: Wed May 02, 2012 5:53 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Anyone else have have some fonts messed up in firefox after recent update?

my current versions
Code:
[ebuild   R    ] media-libs/freetype-2.4.9-r1::lcd-filtering  USE="X bzip2 lcdfilter -auto-hinter -bindist -debug -doc -fontforge -static-libs -utils" 1,470 kB
[ebuild   R    ] media-libs/fontconfig-2.9.0::lcd-filtering  USE="lcdfilter -cleartype -doc -static-libs" 1,644 kB
[ebuild   R    ] x11-libs/libXft-2.3.0-r1::x-portage [2.3.0-r1::lcd-filtering] USE="lcdfilter -cleartype -static-libs" 318 kB
[ebuild   R    ] x11-libs/cairo-1.10.2-r2::lcd-filtering  USE="X glib lcdfilter opengl svg xcb (-aqua) -cleartype -debug -directfb -doc (-drm) (-gallium) (-openvg) (-qt4) -static-libs" 23,007 kB


example
https://www.dropbox.com/s/rew0xlc8p99uiep/ff_bad_fonts.png
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PostPosted: Wed May 02, 2012 7:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

^marcs wrote:
Anyone else have have some fonts messed up in firefox after recent update?

my current versions
Code:
[ebuild   R    ] media-libs/freetype-2.4.9-r1::lcd-filtering  USE="X bzip2 lcdfilter -auto-hinter -bindist -debug -doc -fontforge -static-libs -utils" 1,470 kB
[ebuild   R    ] media-libs/fontconfig-2.9.0::lcd-filtering  USE="lcdfilter -cleartype -doc -static-libs" 1,644 kB
[ebuild   R    ] x11-libs/libXft-2.3.0-r1::x-portage [2.3.0-r1::lcd-filtering] USE="lcdfilter -cleartype -static-libs" 318 kB
[ebuild   R    ] x11-libs/cairo-1.10.2-r2::lcd-filtering  USE="X glib lcdfilter opengl svg xcb (-aqua) -cleartype -debug -directfb -doc (-drm) (-gallium) (-openvg) (-qt4) -static-libs" 23,007 kB


example
https://www.dropbox.com/s/rew0xlc8p99uiep/ff_bad_fonts.png


Things look fine here with:
Code:
[ebuild   R   ~] media-libs/freetype-2.4.9-r1::lcd-filtering  USE="X bzip2 lcdfilter -auto-hinter -bindist -debug -doc -fontforge -static-libs -utils" 1,470 kB
[ebuild   R   ~] media-libs/fontconfig-2.9.0::lcd-filtering  USE="lcdfilter -cleartype -doc -static-libs" 0 kB
[ebuild   R   ~] x11-libs/libXft-2.3.0-r1::lcd-filtering  USE="lcdfilter -cleartype -static-libs" 318 kB
[ebuild   R   ~] x11-libs/cairo-1.10.2-r2::lcd-filtering  USE="X glib lcdfilter opengl svg (-aqua) -cleartype -debug -directfb -doc (-drm) (-gallium) (-openvg) (-qt4) -static-libs -xcb" 23,007 kB
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PostPosted: Thu May 03, 2012 2:43 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

^marcs wrote:
in firefox after recent update?

Well, what did you update?

I would recompile in the correct order:
pixman freetype2 fontconfig libXft cairo pango

In other news, cairo 1.12.2 is out, and running well.
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PostPosted: Thu May 03, 2012 3:49 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

PaulBredbury wrote:
I would recompile in the correct order:
pixman freetype2 fontconfig libXft cairo pango


Please stop telling people to use the "correct order" – there is no "correct order" due to the way Portage works.

bi3l wrote:
PaulBredbury wrote:
The compilation order is wrong. Should be:

Code:
emerge -uNav freetype fontconfig cairo libXft

Since fontconfig's configure contains "You must have freetype installed".

As long as the dependancies are correctly defined in the ebuilds and there is no static linking, the order is meaningless.
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