[Typo3] Everybody's blind ?

[Ries van Twisk]

JoH wrote:

>>Hi, i'm really surprise on seeing bad quality's GMENU, on many huge
>>typo3 websites ( typo3.org, dassault, typo3.fr ).
>>
>>I've made an example of what i want, but is it possible ?
>>How to make gifbuilder generate beautifull antialias fonts ?
>>    
>>
>
>1:
>Don't use attachments! - Upload the images to a server and send a link.
>
>2:
>Which one do you want, "Community" or "Teams"?
>I would choose "Community" ...
>  
>
I would choose Teams.... The Community font looks blurry and fuzzy, 
Never understood that
method of showing text unless you have a very high resolution monitor 
(+1600px horizontal).
When I have a computer in front of my what that 'feature' on, then I see 
everything blurry and
text is just not clear..... (like I have my 1600x1200 resolution TFT set 
on 1024x768 full screen.....)

>3:
>If you want something looking like "teams", use a TMENU. IMHO that's not
>antialiased but simply a "blocky" screenfont-look.
>If you want something like "Community" but less blurred, simply create the
>image at double size without nicetext, sharpen it with EFFECT and scale it
>down to the original size with SCALE as the last two steps in GIFBUILDER.
>  
>
You don't have to use something like TMENU if you want something like 
that with graphics
and it IS possible to show very clear straight text.

>4:
>If you just want white Arial or Verdana on orange background don't use GMENU
>at all since those or similar fonts are available on almost any system. It
>will be better using a <ul>/<li>-based TMENU and CSS hovers especially
>regarding accessibility guidelines.
>
>last but not least:
>Maybe your first posting on the list should not start with an innuendo.
>My eyesight is at over 100% and I am using TYPO3 for 3 years now. Never had
>a problem with the GIFBUILDER quality.
>  
>
I do have problems with GIFBUILDER since up till now it only produces 
256 Color images.....
But it's going to change in the upcomming release....

Here is the TS I have been using for non blurry text... (I think it's a 
matter of taste to...)
Which produces a nice horizontal menu....

And for a GMENU it would look like this:
lib.topmenu = COA
lib.topmenu.10 = HMENU
lib.topmenu.10.1 = GMENU
lib.topmenu.10.1 {
    NO.backColor = |*| #006b54|| #006b54|*|
    NO.XY = [10.w]+20,20
    NO.10 = TEXT
    NO.10.fontColor =  #66CC99
    NO.10.fontFile = fileadmin/templates/font/verdanab.ttf
    NO.10.fontSize = 10
    NO.10.text.field = title
    NO.10.text.case = upper
    NO.10.offset = 0,13
    NO.10.align = center
    NO.10.niceText = 0
    NO.10.antiAlias = 0
    NO.10.shadow.blur = 0
    NO.10.shadow.offset = 1,1
    NO.10.shadow.opacity = 0
    NO.wrap = <div style="float:left;">|</div>

    RO < .NO
    RO = 1
    RO.10.fontColor = #FFFFFF
    RO.10.shadow.offset = -1,-1

    ACT < .RO
    ACT  = 1

    SPC < .NO
    SPC = 1
    SPC.10.fontColor =  #000000
    SPC.doNotShowLink = 1 
    SPC.doNotLinkIt = 1
    SPC.maxWidth = 24
    SPC.10.shadow.color = #66CC99

}

Letting gifbuilder make my name in the same style....

    lib.loginname = IMAGE
    lib.loginname.file = GIFBUILDER
    lib.loginname.file.XY = [10.w]+10,20
    lib.loginname.file.backColor = #006b54
    lib.loginname.file.10 = TEXT
    lib.loginname.file.10.text = Ries van Twisk
    #lib.loginname.file.10.text.postUserFunc = 
tx_textextention_pi4->ts_username
    lib.loginname.file.10.fontFile = fileadmin/templates/font/verdanab.ttf
    lib.loginname.file.10.offset = 0,13
    lib.loginname.file.10.fontSize = 10
    lib.loginname.file.10.fontColor = #FFFFFF
    lib.loginname.file.10.align = center
    lib.loginname.file.10.niceText = 0
    lib.loginname.file.10.antiAlias = 0
    lib.loginname.file.10.shadow.blur = 0
    lib.loginname.file.10.shadow.offset = -1,-1
    lib.loginname.file.10.shadow.opacity = 0



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