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====== How to fix blurry font rendering in Ubuntu ====== | ====== How to fix blurry font rendering in Ubuntu ====== | ||
- | By default, at least XUbuntu | + | By default, at least Ubuntu |
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Starting the file name with 99 will force the content to be sourced last when the configuration is read and as a result any settings in the file will override those set elsewhere. The // | Starting the file name with 99 will force the content to be sourced last when the configuration is read and as a result any settings in the file will override those set elsewhere. The // | ||
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+ | ===== Additional changes for more recent FreeType versions ===== | ||
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+ | Starting from FreeType version 2.7, the hinting style has changed (see [[https:// | ||
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+ | FREETYPE_PROPERTIES=" | ||
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+ | This change require the X server to be restarted or the system rebooted. | ||
===== Xfce 4 Settings Manager -> Appearance -> Fonts ===== | ===== Xfce 4 Settings Manager -> Appearance -> Fonts ===== | ||
- | {{: | + | {{: |
- | These setting will still affect those programs that don't use fontconfig for selecting font rendering settings. Note that the subpixel order is screen specific when using a TFT display. However, usually it's best to just try every option and see which one provides the most pleasable result. | + | These setting will still affect those programs that don't use fontconfig for selecting font rendering settings. Note that the subpixel order is screen specific when using a TFT display. However, usually it's best to just try every option and see which one provides the most pleasable result. Selecting ' |
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- | | Default 300% zoom | Modified 300% zoom | | + | | Default |