Difference between revisions of "Improve Font Rendering"

Improve Font Rendering (view source)

Revision as of 04:50, 26 April 2021

417 bytes added , 3 years ago

Removed BCI settings, properly formatted font setting xml file, updated location of presets and added option to set preferred fonts

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-''1. Create the file /etc/fonts/local.conf''
+''1. Create the global fontconfig setting file /etc/fonts/local.conf''
   sudo nano /etc/fonts/local.conf
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 Paste the following content in the file
-  <match target="font">
+  <?xml version="1.0"?>
-   <edit name="autohint" mode="assign">
+ <!DOCTYPE fontconfig SYSTEM "fonts.dtd">
-     <bool>false</bool>
+ <fontconfig>
-   </edit>
+   <match target="font">
-   <edit name="hinting" mode="assign">
+     <edit name="autohint" mode="assign">
-     <bool>true</bool>
+       <bool>true</bool>
-   </edit>
+     </edit>
-   <edit name="antialias" mode="assign">
+     <edit name="hinting" mode="assign">
-     <bool>true</bool>
+       <bool>true</bool>
-   </edit>
+     </edit>
-   <edit mode="assign" name="hintstyle">
+     <edit name="antialias" mode="assign">
-     <const>hintslight</const>
+       <bool>true</bool>
-   </edit>
+     </edit>
-   <edit mode="assign" name="rgba">
+     <edit mode="assign" name="hintstyle">
-     <const>rgb</const>
+       <const>hintslight</const>
-   </edit>
+     </edit>
-   <edit mode="assign" name="lcdfilter">
+     <edit mode="assign" name="rgba">
-     <const>lcddefault</const>
+       <const>rgb</const>
-    </edit>
+     </edit>
-  </match>
+     <edit mode="assign" name="lcdfilter">
+       <const>lcddefault</const>
+     </edit>
+    </match>
+  </fontconfig>
 After that save the file.
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 If the following is not already present, paste at the end of the file or edit existing values:
-  Xft.dpi: 96
+  Xft.antialias: 1
-  Xft.antialias: true
+  Xft.hinting: 1
-  Xft.hinting: true
+  Xft.autohint: 1
   Xft.rgba: rgb
- Xft.autohint: false
   Xft.hintstyle: hintslight
   Xft.lcdfilter: lcddefault
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-''7. Set truetype interpreter version to infinality mode (optional)''
+''7. Set preferred serif, sans-serif and monospace fonts (optional)''
+Create local fontconfig folder and setting file
+ mkdir -p ~/.config/fontconfig/
+ nano ~/.config/fontconfig/fonts.conf
+Paste the following content in the file
-  sudo nano /etc/profile.d/freetype2.sh
+  <?xml version="1.0"?>
+ <!DOCTYPE fontconfig SYSTEM "fonts.dtd">
+ <fontconfig>
+   <alias>
+     <family>serif</family>
+     <prefer>
+       <family>Liberation Serif</family>
+     </prefer>
+   </alias>
+   <alias>
+     <family>sans-serif</family>
+     <prefer>
+       <family>Liberation Sans</family>
+     </prefer>
+   </alias>
+   <alias>
+     <family>sans</family>
+     <prefer>
+       <family>Liberation Sans</family>
+     </prefer>
+   </alias>
+   <alias>
+     <family>monospace</family>
+     <prefer>
+       <family>Liberation Mono</family>
+     </prefer>
+   </alias>
+   <alias>
+     <family>mono</family>
+     <prefer>
+       <family>Liberation Mono</family>
+     </prefer>
+   </alias>
+ </fontconfig>
-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 rebuild fontconfig cache and reboot your computer to apply the settings.''
-''8. Finally reboot your computer to apply the settings.''
+ sudo fc-cache -fv
 =See Also=