On 02/04/2020 17:43, scotts wrote:

I have read several posts on this topic, yet I cannot find a solution. I cannot get my text to look decent... it is totally pixelated. I've tried dozens of different fonts, sizes, hinting, anti-aliasing, etc.

I've attached a screenshot I'm working on. The exported image is worse; RGB-alpha, 300 dpi, zero compression.

Any suggestions?

Attachments: * https://www.gimpusers.com/system/attachments/1384/original/gimp-text-pixelated.jpg

At 15px (which is really 10px high for uppercase, and even less for lowercase) all text looks pixellated. On your display it can look cleaner because they can use subpixel-rendering(*), but this only works if the text is generated on the fly for the current display, in a bitmap image you could make the text look a bit better for some but a lot worse for others.

If you intend the image to be printed a 15px font is much too small anyway.

If your image is mostly text, Gimp is the wrong tool.

(*) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subpixel_rendering

I have read several posts on this topic, yet I cannot find a solution. I cannot
get my text to look decent... it is totally pixelated. I've tried dozens of
different fonts, sizes, hinting, anti-aliasing, etc.

I've attached a screenshot I'm working on. The exported image is worse;
RGB-alpha, 300 dpi, zero compression.

Any suggestions?

It has been reported as a bug that small text in Gimp 2.10 is faint. Different from Gimp 2.8

Try setting the text layer mode to legacy (emulate Gimp 2.8) as screenshot.

Another way is duplicate the text layers to make less faint.

Attachments: * https://www.gimpusers.com/system/attachments/1385/original/fainttext.jpg

rich404 (via www.gimpusers.com/forums)

why can't I get the same resolution in GIMP text directly than I can from creating the text in my word-processor and screenshoting it into my GIMP image

You know the answer to that, you already tried quote ... dozens of different fonts, sizes, hinting, anti-aliasing

The effect is the anti-aliasing that is rendered to the display. Your word-processor screenshot is just that an image.

I don't see the 'Legacy' option. How do I get that module/dialog you're showing?

Come to the conclusion that nothing will help your perception of Gimp.

However, the legacy option is in the top right corner of the layers dock. No layers dock? Bring one up with ctrl-L

example: https://i.imgur.com/nd0jjHr.mp4

Increasing the font size a tiny amount can make a difference to a zoomed in display, The real test is how does it print.

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Under Layers-Mode, click the down arrow in the far, far upper RH corner. The arrow beside the one that says "Normal". I hope my screenshot came through.

Rick S. Ottawa.

-----Original Message----- From: scotts
Sent: Friday, April 03, 2020 12:52 PM To: gimp-user-list@gnome.org
Subject: [Gimp-user] Text pixelated

Try setting the text layer mode to legacy (emulate Gimp 2.8) as

I don't see the 'Legacy' option. How do I get that module/dialog you're showing?

I don't see the 'Legacy' option. How do I get that module/dialog you're showing?

One last try.

You should always give full information Operating system / Gimp version.

Are you using Gimp 2.8? That of course is already 'legacy' Using Gimp 2.10 the default / legacy is stated earlier, is top left corner of the Layers dock.

Back to the pixelated text. With those tiny characters, lower case is only 8 pixels high, anti-aliasing is a major part of the rendering in a bitmap (raster) image. The only way around is make the text larger.

Then it depends on purpose. Are you going to print these (bingo?) as cards? or part of a web page or...some other use.

As earlier post, some other application might be better suited than Gimp. Inkscape would handle the text better, and exported as a PDF text will scale correctly on a computer display. There is a problem there with your uncommon bahnschrift font. Than needs embedding correctly in the PDF. Do not use Gimp to create a PDF.

A couple of examples attached. Comparison between an Inkscape PDF and Gimp zoomed in to 400% and if it attaches the PDF.

Attachments: * https://www.gimpusers.com/system/attachments/1387/original/inkscape.jpg * https://www.gimpusers.com/system/attachments/1388/original/bingo.pdf

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