Helen Brown Posted May 14, 2005 Share Posted May 14, 2005 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. David Lang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brent Lawrence Posted June 6, 2005 Share Posted June 6, 2005 Excellent tip. Font is definitely easier on the eyes with Silk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpkang Posted June 21, 2005 Share Posted June 21, 2005 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/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helen Brown Posted June 21, 2005 Author Share Posted June 21, 2005 The question is whether it is compatible with the Quartz in Accordance 6.6. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Lang Posted June 22, 2005 Share Posted June 22, 2005 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Liebenrood Posted August 26, 2005 Share Posted August 26, 2005 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Arthur Posted July 9, 2006 Share Posted July 9, 2006 Can anyone tell me if Quartz font smoothing is implemented in Accordance 7.0? Or do I still need SILK? Thanks, --Lee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Webber Posted July 9, 2006 Share Posted July 9, 2006 Can anyone tell me if Quartz font smoothing is implemented in Accordance 7.0? Or do I still need SILK? Thanks, --Lee 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. Ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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