Improve Font Rendering
How to improve font rendering with your installed fonts
A little configuration maybe required to render the fonts in an optimal manner. Follow the steps illustrated below.
1. Create the file /etc/fonts/local.conf
sudo nano /etc/fonts/local.conf
Paste the following content in the file-
<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>
<edit mode="assign" name="lcdfilter">
<const>lcddefault</const>
</edit>
</match>
After that save the file.
2. Create backup of ~/.Xresources file:
cp ~/.Xresources ~/.Xresources.bak
If the .Xresources file has not been already created and you get the error -
"cp: cannot stat ‘~/.Xresources’: No such file or directory", then skip to step No. 3.
3. Open/Create ~/.Xresources file in text editor:
nano ~/.Xresources
If the following is not already present, paste at the end of the file:
Xft.dpi: 96 Xft.antialias: true Xft.hinting: true Xft.rgba: rgb Xft.autohint: false Xft.hintstyle: hintslight Xft.lcdfilter: lcddefault
Save changes to the file.
4.Run the following command in terminal:
xrdb -merge ~/.Xresources
5.Make sure that Anti aliasing is On, and Hiting is set to Slight in System Settings (Appearence).
Finally reboot your computer to apply the settings.