SID-Refresh™ runs with a Java-based GUI with Pixelated Fonts

Symptom

  • You are starting SID-Refresh™ on Linux/Unix with the Java-based GUI, and the text fonts are pixelated.

Figure 1: Sample Pixelated Text Fonts in SID-Refresh GUI (a)

 

Figure 2: Sample Pixelated Text Fonts in SID-Refresh™ GUI (b)

Environment

  • Linux/Unix Systems

Cause

  • The desktop setting you want isn't supported on your desktop (e.g., you want LCD text on Windows)

  • JRE doesn't recognize your desktop setting (e.g., KDE)

  • You are automating testing under each of these conditions.

Resolution

  • Set on the command line as of the specified value to control rendering hints used by Swing text.

java -Dawt.useSystemAAFontSettings=lcd -jar /Install/SIDRefresh.jar

  • No e-mail message is created after we create and send email in SO01. Transaction SCOT does not generate EMAIL messages.


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