hkctr
09-22-2003, 06:54 PM
I saw this tip on another forum thought I'd post it here where it will probably be seen by more people. This will get rid of those thin fonts in debian make them look just like the fonts in RH9. Font preference is a matter of personal taste so if you don't like it, you can just change it back (copy original local.conf back to /etc/fonts).
1. Install ttf-bitstream-vera fonts.
2. Copy /etc/fonts/local.conf to where ever you like
3. Edit /etc/fonts/local.conf and add:
<!--
-->
<match target="pattern">
<test qual="any" name="family">
<string>sans-serif</string>
</test>
<edit name="hinting" mode="assign">
<bool>false</bool>
</edit>
</match>
4. Save the file and restart X
Tested and works in slackware, gentoo and arch. I now have remarkably consistent fonts across distros now.
1. Install ttf-bitstream-vera fonts.
2. Copy /etc/fonts/local.conf to where ever you like
3. Edit /etc/fonts/local.conf and add:
<!--
-->
<match target="pattern">
<test qual="any" name="family">
<string>sans-serif</string>
</test>
<edit name="hinting" mode="assign">
<bool>false</bool>
</edit>
</match>
4. Save the file and restart X
Tested and works in slackware, gentoo and arch. I now have remarkably consistent fonts across distros now.