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rashkae · 06-13-2012, 10:10 AM

E-ink screens used are only 800x600 resolution, or 167 PPI. At such a low resolution, attempting to render complicated fonts without anti-alising would leave noticeably visible jagged edges. It would look terrible for fonts that have serif end and/or variable width strokes.. (it would be possible to create fixed bitmapped fonts that looked great and would be perfectly clear with no aliasing. Strange that I' haven't seen any e-ink reader try such, unless that's the Kindle's secret.)

06-13-2012, 10:10 AM	#48
rashkae Wizard Posts: 1,274 Karma: 5935030 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Ontario, Canada Device: Kobo Aura HD	E-ink screens used are only 800x600 resolution, or 167 PPI. At such a low resolution, attempting to render complicated fonts without anti-alising would leave noticeably visible jagged edges. It would look terrible for fonts that have serif end and/or variable width strokes.. (it would be possible to create fixed bitmapped fonts that looked great and would be perfectly clear with no aliasing. Strange that I' haven't seen any e-ink reader try such, unless that's the Kindle's secret.) Last edited by rashkae; 06-13-2012 at 10:13 AM.