Kobo's font rendering problem... have they fixed it? - Page 2

howyoudoin · 07-27-2015, 12:32 AM

Wait, I get it. The newer version seems more slabby on the serifs. It's not as refined as the print version. I'm not sure I like that, but I've never noticed that on my e-reader so I can't say it bothers me as much.

GERGE · 07-27-2015, 08:55 AM

I don't this there are differences in the font files themselves. Kobo won't be able to change any typeface apart from their own Kobo Nickel anyway.

What is happening here is quite easy to see actually, 3.15 reads hinting instructions from the font files. But there is no way to reliably introduce hinting in eInks yet. eInk capsules aren't compatible with the hinting techniques we have now.

If you want to fix this, sideload unhinted font files.

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07-27-2015, 12:32 AM	#16
howyoudoin how YOU doin? Posts: 1,100 Karma: 7371047 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: India Device: Kindle Keyboard, iPad Pro 10.5”, Kobo Aura H2O, Kobo Libra 2	Wait, I get it. The newer version seems more slabby on the serifs. It's not as refined as the print version. I'm not sure I like that, but I've never noticed that on my e-reader so I can't say it bothers me as much.

07-27-2015, 08:55 AM	#17
GERGE Guru Posts: 733 Karma: 5797160 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Istanbul Device: Kobo Libra	I don't this there are differences in the font files themselves. Kobo won't be able to change any typeface apart from their own Kobo Nickel anyway. What is happening here is quite easy to see actually, 3.15 reads hinting instructions from the font files. But there is no way to reliably introduce hinting in eInks yet. eInk capsules aren't compatible with the hinting techniques we have now. If you want to fix this, sideload unhinted font files.

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