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NiLuJe · 06-05-2012, 07:10 PM

They did update the fonts, and they're indeed a tiiiiiiiny bit darker, and possibly sharper (better hinting bytecode).

There's a link to some real kindle screenshots comparing the two versions somewhere, but I can't get my hands on it right now.

The KT (5.1.0) is using the same version of Caecilia as the K4 4.0, NOT this updated version.

Here's a crappy screenshot of the two versions rendered by a somewhat similar font rendering engine than on the Kindle:

(4.0/5.x on the left, 4.1.0 on the right) [The commas are prettier, for example

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06-05-2012, 07:10 PM	#24
NiLuJe BLAM! Posts: 13,506 Karma: 26047202 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Paris, France Device: Kindle 2i, 3g, 4, 5w, PW, PW2, PW5; Kobo H2O, Forma, Elipsa, Sage, C2E	They did update the fonts, and they're indeed a tiiiiiiiny bit darker, and possibly sharper (better hinting bytecode). There's a link to some real kindle screenshots comparing the two versions somewhere, but I can't get my hands on it right now. The KT (5.1.0) is using the same version of Caecilia as the K4 4.0, NOT this updated version. Here's a crappy screenshot of the two versions rendered by a somewhat similar font rendering engine than on the Kindle: (4.0/5.x on the left, 4.1.0 on the right) [The commas are prettier, for example ] Attached Thumbnails Last edited by NiLuJe; 06-05-2012 at 07:17 PM.