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==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. | A little configuration maybe required to render the fonts in an optimal manner. Follow the steps illustrated below. | ||
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''1. Create the global fontconfig setting file /etc/fonts/local.conf'' | ''1. Create the global fontconfig setting file /etc/fonts/local.conf'' | ||
sudo nano /etc/fonts/local.conf | {{UserCmd|command=sudo nano /etc/fonts/local.conf}} | ||
Paste the following content in the file | Paste the following content in the file | ||
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<fontconfig> | <fontconfig> | ||
<match target="font"> | <match target="font"> | ||
<edit name=" | <edit name="antialias" mode="assign"> | ||
<bool> | <bool>true</bool> | ||
</edit> | </edit> | ||
<edit name="hinting" mode="assign"> | <edit name="hinting" mode="assign"> | ||
<bool>true</bool> | <bool>true</bool> | ||
< | <edit mode="assign" name="rgba"> | ||
<const>rgb</const> | |||
< | |||
</edit> | </edit> | ||
<edit mode="assign" name="hintstyle"> | <edit mode="assign" name="hintstyle"> | ||
<const>hintslight</const> | <const>hintslight</const> | ||
</edit> | </edit> | ||
<edit mode="assign" name="lcdfilter"> | <edit mode="assign" name="lcdfilter"> | ||
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''2. Create backup of ~/.Xresources file:'' | ''2. Create backup of ~/.Xresources file:'' | ||
cp ~/.Xresources ~/.Xresources.bak | {{UserCmd|command=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 | ||
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''3. Open/Create ~/.Xresources file in text editor:'' | ''3. Open/Create ~/.Xresources file in text editor:'' | ||
nano ~/.Xresources | {{UserCmd|command=nano ~/.Xresources}} | ||
If the following is not already present, paste at the end of the file or edit existing values: | If the following is not already present, paste at the end of the file or edit existing values: | ||
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Xft.antialias: 1 | Xft.antialias: 1 | ||
Xft.hinting: 1 | Xft.hinting: 1 | ||
Xft.rgba: rgb | Xft.rgba: rgb | ||
Xft.hintstyle: hintslight | Xft.hintstyle: hintslight | ||
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''4. Run the following command in terminal:'' | ''4. Run the following command in terminal:'' | ||
xrdb -merge ~/.Xresources | {{UserCmd|command=xrdb -merge ~/.Xresources}} | ||
''5. Make sure that ''Anti aliasing is '''On''', Hinting is set to '''Slight''''' and RGBA (subpixel) order is set to '''rgb''' in System Settings ( | ''5. Make sure that ''Anti aliasing is '''On''', Hinting is set to '''Slight''''' and RGBA (subpixel) order is set to '''rgb''' in System Settings (Appearance).'' | ||
''6. Create symbolic links with some available presets from /usr/share/fontconfig/conf.avail/ to /etc/fonts/conf.d/'' | ''6. Create symbolic links with some available presets from /usr/share/fontconfig/conf.avail/ to /etc/fonts/conf.d/'' | ||
sudo ln -s /usr/share/fontconfig/conf.avail/10-sub-pixel-rgb.conf /etc/fonts/conf.d/ | {{UserCmd|command=sudo ln -s /usr/share/fontconfig/conf.avail/10-sub-pixel-rgb.conf /etc/fonts/conf.d/}} | ||
sudo ln -s /usr/share/fontconfig/conf.avail/11-lcdfilter-default.conf /etc/fonts/conf.d/ | {{UserCmd|command=sudo ln -s /usr/share/fontconfig/conf.avail/10-hinting-slight.conf /etc/fonts/conf.d/}} | ||
{{UserCmd|command=sudo ln -s /usr/share/fontconfig/conf.avail/11-lcdfilter-default.conf /etc/fonts/conf.d/}} | |||
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Create local fontconfig folder and setting file | Create local fontconfig folder and setting file | ||
mkdir -p ~/.config/fontconfig/ | {{UserCmd|command=mkdir -p ~/.config/fontconfig/}} | ||
nano ~/.config/fontconfig/fonts.conf | {{UserCmd|command=nano ~/.config/fontconfig/fonts.conf}} | ||
Paste the following content in the file | Paste the following content in the file | ||
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<prefer> | <prefer> | ||
<family>Liberation Mono</family> | <family>Liberation Mono</family> | ||
</prefer> | </prefer> | ||
</alias> | </alias> | ||
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''8. Finally | ''8. Finally enable freetype2 infinality mode and reboot your computer.'' | ||
add line to end of freetype2 config file and then rebuild fontconfig cache | |||
{{UserCmd| command=sudo nano /etc/profile.d/freetype2.sh}} | |||
{{UserCmd| command=export FREETYPE_PROPERTIES="truetype:interpreter-version=38"}} | |||
sudo fc-cache -fv | {{UserCmd|command=sudo fc-cache -fv}} | ||
=See Also= | ==See Also== | ||