Glo Faint or thin text vs Touch

Woodstonian · 10-21-2012, 12:12 PM

I've searched the Forums for this but haven't found any previous mention of it.

I have both a Kobo Glo and a Touch. I notice that the text on the Glo, with the same font and settings as the Touch, seems much finer, not as dark as the Touch. I can't adjust it to be as heavy as on the Touch. Firmware on the Touch is 2.0.0 (r41097, 7/9/12) compared to 2.1.4 (r43703 10/1/12) on the Glo. I suspect that the difference in resolution between the two devices would cause some of this but even at the highest Weight setting on the Glo, I can't get it as dark as the Touch. I've tried every font that's available on both with no success (usually stick to Georgia). Has anyone else noticed this? Any suggestions?

roycymru · 10-21-2012, 12:40 PM

Might be worth having a look at this thread for ideas https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=194325 . I use Amaranth, as described in my post on this thread, which is a nice "thick" dark font.

Woodstonian · 10-21-2012, 02:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by roycymru

Might be worth having a look at this thread for ideas https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=194325 . I use Amaranth, as described in my post on this thread, which is a nice "thick" dark font.

Thanks. That is a better font. Since I posted this, I also upgraded to 2.1.5. Even the Georgia looks better now.

Case closed as far as I'm concerned. Thanks again.

10-21-2012, 12:12 PM	#1
Woodstonian Connoisseur Posts: 68 Karma: 147264 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Woodstock, Ontario, Canada Device: Kobo Touch, Kobo Glo	Faint or thin text vs Touch I've searched the Forums for this but haven't found any previous mention of it. I have both a Kobo Glo and a Touch. I notice that the text on the Glo, with the same font and settings as the Touch, seems much finer, not as dark as the Touch. I can't adjust it to be as heavy as on the Touch. Firmware on the Touch is 2.0.0 (r41097, 7/9/12) compared to 2.1.4 (r43703 10/1/12) on the Glo. I suspect that the difference in resolution between the two devices would cause some of this but even at the highest Weight setting on the Glo, I can't get it as dark as the Touch. I've tried every font that's available on both with no success (usually stick to Georgia). Has anyone else noticed this? Any suggestions?

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10-21-2012, 12:40 PM	#2
roycymru Connoisseur Posts: 68 Karma: 127834 Join Date: May 2012 Device: Kobo Touch	Might be worth having a look at this thread for ideas https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=194325 . I use Amaranth, as described in my post on this thread, which is a nice "thick" dark font.