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===How to improve font with your installed fonts=== | ===How to improve font rendering with your installed fonts=== | ||
(Courtesy FadeMind's Forum post [http://forum.manjaro.org/index.php?topic=6879.msg62703#msg62703 here]) | (Courtesy FadeMind's Forum post [http://forum.manjaro.org/index.php?topic=6879.msg62703#msg62703 here]) | ||
Revision as of 06:05, 1 October 2013
How to improve font rendering with your installed fonts
(Courtesy FadeMind's Forum post here)
1. Create a file
gedit .fonts.conf
with code:
<match target="font">
<edit name="autohint" mode="assign">
<bool>true</bool>
</edit>
<edit name="hinting" mode="assign">
<bool>true</bool>
</edit>
<edit mode="assign" name="hintstyle">
<const>hintslight</const>
</edit>
</match>
Save changes in the file.
2. Create backup a .Xresources file:
cp .Xresources Xresources.bak
3. Open .Xresources file in text editor.
gedit .Xresources
Delete current content, paste in:
! Xft settings --------------------------------------------------------------- Xft.dpi: 96 Xft.antialias: true Xft.rgba: rgb Xft.hinting: true Xft.hintstyle: hintslight[/code]
Save changes in the file.
4.Run a command in terminal:
xrdb -merge ~/.Xresources
5.Make sure that antialiasing, hiting is ON in system settings Your Desktop Environment.
Finally reboot your computer to apply the settings.
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