Better text rendering

1 files changed, 2 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/shaders/ui.frag.glsl b/shaders/ui.frag.glsl
index d0967309..d00a0601 100644
--- a/shaders/ui.frag.glsl
+++ b/shaders/ui.frag.glsl
@@ -13,9 +13,8 @@ layout(location = 0) out vec4 o_col;
 
 void main() {
     float a = texture(u_atlas, v_uv).r;
-    // stb_truetype is unhinted. A small coverage lift counters its grey edge
-    // halo without turning the atlas into hard-edged bitmap text.
-    a = pow(a, 0.8);
+    // FreeType's hinted grayscale bitmap is already the intended coverage.
+    // Preserve it exactly; weight-changing gamma hacks blur small stems.
     vec3 col = mix(v_bg, v_fg, a);
     o_col = vec4(col, 1.0);
 }