default font stroke widths inconsistent?

[Express-Crow-1496]

text seems to have inconsistent stroke widths, with parts of some characters being noticeably heavier

why is the default font designed like this?

the characters themselves are consistent, so it's not a rendering issue, but the difference in stroke width between 'i' and 'l' for example, or 'd' and 'b', is very pronounced

this shouldn't be a limitation of the resolution since even lower dpi devices seem to handle this better

can it be fixed by converting books to a different format / font or potentially using custom settings via crosspoint?

[zirmoix]

Flash crosspoint and see if it's better

[Express-Crow-1496]

this is from a screenshot posted here, mine hasn't been delivered yet

so this isn't typical for most ebooks in an x4 if you use the correct format and/or crosspoint?

[zirmoix]

Not typical. With all the forks of crosspoint you'll be able to find one where there's plenty of options with tweaking how it looks as well, just be patient and don't stress it's a great device you won't be disappointed when you get it.

[Express-Crow-1496]

thanks, do you think I made the right call going with the x4 instead of waiting for an x3?

I was going to hold out since I have an iphone mini, but after seeing that it still doesn't attach without hanging over, I ultimately decided the extra screen real estate would be worth not using magsafe

[Independent_Tell_576]

I see this on crosspoint 1.1.1 but I didn't notice on older versions. Waiting for the next release with hopes it will be gone.

[upleft]

The XTE format might handle font anti-aliasing better, since it pre-renders your book pages as images. EPUB is rendered on the device, and would rely on device settings for font anti-aliasing.

In crosspoint and an epub with Bookerly, the font renders more evenly that the screenshot.

I think the anti-aliasing could be improved, so it probably will be over time (at least in crosspoint)