[KLUG Members] Better fonts in Linux web browsers?

[Adam Williams]

>>>>>>>http://theregus.com/content/4/26770.html
>>>>>>>Does it make things better or worse?
>>>>>>>I'm thinking about grabbing the source RPM for "freetype" (if Redhat
>>>>>>>supplies it on their FTP site :)  
>>>>Actually, I can't find it.  updates.redhat.com/7.2/en/os/SRPMS has no
>>>>freetype file. 
>>>That's because it hasn't been _updated_ since Redhat 8.0 came out!
>>Huh?
>>>Try ftp.redhat.com or buy source code CD's from me!  DUH!   :-)
>>>(or see Bob, if he's figured out Redhat's FTP site yet ;)
>>Obviously niether have I (figured out Redhat's FTP site).  Don't updates 
>>get posted on updates.redhat.com when they are released?
>Right, errata, updates, bug fixes, whatever they are called, get posted
>there.  "freetype", which is part of the standard distribution hasn't
>had an update (I haven't replaced it on BSware) since Redhat 8.0 was
>released.  ONLY updated RPMs & SRPMs get put on updates.redhat.com.
>The standard distribution RPMs & SRPMs are on ftp.redhat.com.

Mm.  I'm looking for the RedHat **7.2** src rpm, notice the mentioned URL.

>>I'm on my RH8 box, where I thought fonts always looks good anyway.  I 
>>jacked up the dpi to 100 (edited gdm.conf), restarted gdm, xdpyinfo says 
>>dpi is 100x100 - and I don't notice a difference.
>It doesn't effect all sites.  Look at pricewatch.com before and after.

Yikes! Ouch!
. . . 
Ahhhhhhh.....