> I released a build of iTerm2 last year that accidentally disabled subpixel AA and everyone flipped out. People definitely notice.
On a Retina display at least I find that the most striking difference is that most text appears to have a lighter weight. Maybe that's the difference people are perceiving, rather than color fringing or whatever?
It's simply a different setting for stem thickening, the subpixel AA modes added a lot. It would definitely be possible to set the same stem thickening for grayscale rendering, and on hi-res monitors it would look pretty similar.
> I released a build of iTerm2 last year that accidentally disabled subpixel AA and everyone flipped out. People definitely notice.
On a Retina display at least I find that the most striking difference is that most text appears to have a lighter weight. Maybe that's the difference people are perceiving, rather than color fringing or whatever?