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Added more context to true type interpreter setting and properly formatted content
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sudo nano /etc/fonts/local.conf | sudo nano /etc/fonts/local.conf | ||
Paste the following content in the file | Paste the following content in the file | ||
<match target="font"> | <match target="font"> | ||
<edit name="autohint" mode="assign"> | <edit name="autohint" mode="assign"> | ||
<bool>false</bool> | |||
</edit> | |||
<edit name="hinting" mode="assign"> | |||
<bool>true</bool> | <bool>true</bool> | ||
</edit> | </edit> | ||
<edit name=" | <edit name="antialias" mode="assign"> | ||
<bool>true</bool> | <bool>true</bool> | ||
</edit> | </edit> | ||
<edit mode="assign" name="hintstyle"> | <edit mode="assign" name="hintstyle"> | ||
<const>hintslight</const> | <const>hintslight</const> | ||
</edit> | |||
<edit mode="assign" name="rgba"> | |||
<const>rgb</const> | |||
</edit> | </edit> | ||
<edit mode="assign" name="lcdfilter"> | <edit mode="assign" name="lcdfilter"> | ||
<const>lcddefault</const> | |||
</edit> | |||
</match> | </match> | ||
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cp ~/.Xresources ~/.Xresources.bak | cp ~/.Xresources ~/.Xresources.bak | ||
If the .Xresources file has not been already created and you get the error | 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. | '''''"cp: cannot stat ‘~/.Xresources’: No such file or directory"''''', then skip to step No. 3. | ||
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''4.Run the following command in terminal:'' | ''4. Run the following command in terminal:'' | ||
xrdb -merge ~/.Xresources | xrdb -merge ~/.Xresources | ||
5.Make sure that ''Anti aliasing is '''On''', | ''5. Make sure that ''Anti aliasing is '''On''', Hinting is set to '''Slight''''' and RGBA (subpixel) order is set to '''rgb''' in System Settings (Appearence).'' | ||
''6. Create symbolic links with some available presets from /etc/fonts/conf.avail/ to /etc/fonts/conf.d/'' | |||
sudo ln -s /etc/fonts/conf.avail/10-sub-pixel-rgb.conf /etc/fonts/conf.d/ | |||
sudo ln -s /etc/fonts/conf.avail/11-lcdfilter-default.conf /etc/fonts/conf.d/ | |||
''7. Set truetype interpreter version to infinality mode (optional)'' | |||
sudo nano /etc/profile.d/freetype2.sh | |||
Edit content of the file to reflect setting below | |||
# Subpixel hinting mode can be chosen by setting the right TrueType interpreter | |||
# version. The available settings are: | |||
# | |||
# truetype:interpreter-version=35 # Classic mode (default in 2.6) | |||
# truetype:interpreter-version=38 # Infinality mode | |||
# truetype:interpreter-version=40 # Minimal mode (default in 2.7) | |||
# | |||
# There are more properties that can be set, separated by whitespace. Please | |||
# refer to the FreeType documentation for details. | |||
# Uncomment and configure below | |||
export FREETYPE_PROPERTIES="truetype:interpreter-version=38" | |||
''8. Finally reboot your computer to apply the settings.'' | |||
=See Also= | =See Also= | ||