On: 3270font: A Font for the Nostalgic

[amelius]

Ok, how do we fix it?

[rbanffy → amelius]

You can apply a filter on top of a raw bitmap the same way programs like Cathode or Cool Retro Term do. This way you have CRT-like pseudopixels being rendered at the high resolution of native panel.

I used Cool Retro Term on Linux as my terminal in full screen when debugging stuff because the task was so boring that using an interesting terminal made it bearable.

[enriquto → amelius]

Just use bitmap fonts as they are intended to be used, without antialiasing. They are beautiful.

[rbanffy → enriquto]

I need a microscope to see a 5x7 font on my MBP screen.

[enriquto → rbanffy]

Then use a larger font, duh

[rbanffy → enriquto]

In order to be visible on the MBP screen, it'll require a humongous bitmap.

And the pixels will still be invisible to the naked eye. It'll make no difference.

Pixel-perfect fonts are great when you have 8-16 scanlines to define a character. It hasn't been like that for decades.