antialias font

nery89 · 01-21-2017, 10:46 AM

is there any option to add antialias to the calibre viewer? in comparison with other e-book reader for pc, calibre seems to have an unreadable pixelated font...!

kovidgoyal · 01-21-2017, 08:26 PM

Fonts are antialiased in the viewer for me.

nery89 · 01-27-2017, 10:33 AM

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Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

Fonts are antialiased in the viewer for me.

uhm... maybe I miss something in my settings? By the way I did a screenshot to show the difference I was telling before.

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I'm under win 10, If ou need other info ask! thanks!

Dr. Drib · 01-27-2017, 12:11 PM

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kovidgoyal · 01-27-2017, 10:15 PM

I can think of no settings that influence anti-aliasing. Are you sure the book you are viewing is not actually a collection of images of text?

nery89 · 01-29-2017, 11:54 AM

by the way I could send that file (format epub), maybe something in the code is not standard. here we are (wetransfer link) https://we.tl/ZB1AirCHcd.

Here the image with the adobe ebook reader near calibre reader with the very same book: the font is displayed differently.

kovidgoyal · 01-29-2017, 01:54 PM

That's because of -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased

in the stylesheet of that book. Remove that using the calibre editor and you will be fine. Presumably, Adobe Digital Editions ignores that.

nery89 · 02-04-2017, 12:04 PM

thank you! solved
wait... no not solved. removing *{-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased} didn't solved the issue.

BUT, as your answer suggest, I took a look at css in the editor. I changed the @font-face order to have truetype before otf, and it seems to be better, even if not perfect (still pixelated).

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new edit: removed font-face reference (and all the font-family) leaving standard font. Now it is all antialiased. I deduce the problem lies in the custom fonts itself.
Thank you for your support!

01-21-2017, 10:46 AM	#1
nery89 Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2017 Device: none	antialias font is there any option to add antialias to the calibre viewer? in comparison with other e-book reader for pc, calibre seems to have an unreadable pixelated font...!

01-29-2017, 11:54 AM	#6
nery89 Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2017 Device: none	by the way I could send that file (format epub), maybe something in the code is not standard. here we are (wetransfer link) https://we.tl/ZB1AirCHcd. Here the image with the adobe ebook reader near calibre reader with the very same book: the font is displayed differently. Last edited by nery89; 01-29-2017 at 12:00 PM. Reason: added description + image 600x600

02-04-2017, 12:04 PM	#8
nery89 Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2017 Device: none	thank you! solved wait... no not solved. removing {-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased} didn't solved the issue. BUT, as your answer suggest, I took a look at css in the editor. I changed the @font-face order to have truetype before otf, and it seems to be better, even if not perfect (still pixelated). ----- new edit: removed font-face reference (and all the font-family) leaving standard font. Now it is all antialiased. I deduce the problem lies in the custom fonts itself. Thank you for your support! Last edited by nery89; 02-04-2017 at 01:07 PM. Reason: slight better english*

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01-21-2017, 08:26 PM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,850 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Fonts are antialiased in the viewer for me.

01-27-2017, 12:11 PM	#4
Dr. Drib Grand Sorcerer Posts: 44,741 Karma: 55645321 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Peru Device: Kindle: Oasis 3, Voyage WiFi; Kobo: Libra 2, Aura One	Moderator Notice Please take a few moments to read our Posting Guidelines, in particular the part about the maximum image size allowed (600x600 pixels). Images that violate those guidelines may be deleted. It is every member's responsibility to read our Posting Guidelines and follow them. Thanks.

01-27-2017, 10:15 PM	#5
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,850 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	I can think of no settings that influence anti-aliasing. Are you sure the book you are viewing is not actually a collection of images of text?

01-29-2017, 01:54 PM	#7
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,850 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	That's because of -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased in the stylesheet of that book. Remove that using the calibre editor and you will be fine. Presumably, Adobe Digital Editions ignores that.