We do get complaints that in spite of all the interface enhancements in 6, the text itself is not rendered using OS X's Quartz technology. This is why text in Accordance may not look as nice as it does in other OS X programs. We are currently working on Quartz implementation and plan to release it later this year.
The good news is that you don't have to wait for us to get around to supporting Quartz if you really want it now. Unsanity software produces a little utility called Silk (as in, "smooth as") which will enable Quartz font smoothing for Applications which do not currently support it (such as Accordance and AppleWorks). Silk costs ten dollars, but for me it was well worth it. I've been using Silk for months now on an old G3 PowerBook with Panther, and haven't had any problems or incompatibilities. I'd strongly recommend it. You can get it at
http://www.unsanity.com/haxies/silk.
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Quartz text rendering in Accordance
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Posted 14 May 2005 - 01:28 PM
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Posted 06 June 2005 - 04:09 PM
Excellent tip. Font is definitely easier on the eyes with Silk.
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Posted 21 June 2005 - 02:59 PM
For what it's worth, Silk 2.1 (adds Tiger compatibility and bug fixes) was just released today (June 21, 2005): http://unsanity.com/haxies/silk/
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Posted 21 June 2005 - 03:27 PM
The question is whether it is compatible with the Quartz in Accordance 6.6.
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Posted 21 June 2005 - 11:25 PM
I'm still running Silk because AppleWorks does not use Quartz font smoothing (and never will, since Apple has abandoned it for Pages), and I've had no problems with Accordance 6.6.
Just to be on the safe side though, you can specify in the Silk Preference Pane that you don't want Silk to do anything to Accordance. Simply add Accordance to the list of applications, and uncheck the "Quartz Options Enabled" checkbox. I would recommend all users of Silk and Accordance 6.6 do this.
Just to be on the safe side though, you can specify in the Silk Preference Pane that you don't want Silk to do anything to Accordance. Simply add Accordance to the list of applications, and uncheck the "Quartz Options Enabled" checkbox. I would recommend all users of Silk and Accordance 6.6 do this.
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Posted 25 August 2005 - 11:13 PM
I'm running Accordance V6.5 with Silk. I need some assistance setting up Silk with Accordance.
I acitvated Silk, then added Accordance to the list of applications in Silk's preference tab.
What else to I need to setup to use Silk with Accordance?
The Global tab has the Quartz Options Enabled, checked.
Below this items 1 2 and 4 are checked, 3 and 5 are not checked.
On Silk's Font Settings substitute tab the default setting is off.
I acitvated Silk, then added Accordance to the list of applications in Silk's preference tab.
What else to I need to setup to use Silk with Accordance?
The Global tab has the Quartz Options Enabled, checked.
Below this items 1 2 and 4 are checked, 3 and 5 are not checked.
On Silk's Font Settings substitute tab the default setting is off.
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Posted 09 July 2006 - 12:58 PM
Can anyone tell me if Quartz font smoothing is implemented in Accordance 7.0? Or do I still need SILK?
Thanks,
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Posted 09 July 2006 - 02:34 PM
Quartz rendering was implemented back in version 6.7 (if memory serves correctly). And yes, it functions in version 7, not just with text but with graphics as well. The maps and overlays look beautiful in the Atlas module. Quartz smoothing is on by default, but if you so desire, it can be turned of in the Preferences > Appearance dialog box. Because Silk could conflict with the technology built into Accordance, I'd recommend disabling Silk's functionality by excluding Accordance in the Application Enhancer Exclude list in the System Preferences panel.Can anyone tell me if Quartz font smoothing is implemented in Accordance 7.0? Or do I still need SILK?
Thanks,
--Lee
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Edited by Ron Webber, 09 July 2006 - 02:43 PM.
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