Re: Ubuntu LCD fonts tweak

:)

CK

P.S. I actually was trying to point out that said file really should have
been incorporated into Gnome or wherever a long time ago and that its kind
of sad that a tweak that was originally posted for *Warty* is still
necessary ^_-;

On 11/12/06, Gregory L. Magnusson <glm@cyborgspiders.com> wrote:
>
> Not trying to claim it, just trying to share it. New to me, as of
> today...and my eyes are much happier already.
>
> :-)
>
> Conrad Knauer wrote:
>
> > The crazy thing about that tip is that its been around for at least
> > two years, since Warty was new:
> > http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=4456
> >
> > CK
> >
> > (and yes, its hidden on my Ubuntu page in the Misc section ;)
> >
> > On 11/12/06, *Gregory L. Magnusson* <glm@cyborgspiders.com
> > <mailto:glm@cyborgspiders.com>> wrote:
> >
> > I just improved my Ubunutu fonts and thought I would share the
> > experience. This takes less than two minutes to set up. I am happily
> > running Ubuntu 6.06 on my Dell P-3 1 gig laptop with 512mb ram. I
> was
> > just reading the October edition of Linux Magazine and on page 10
> > there
> > is an article titled "Pretty Fonts are Possible" by Scott
> > Granneman. The
> > short version for Ubuntu is this.
> >
> > open your text editor and paste the following xml
> >
> > <?xml version="1.0"?>
> > <!DOCTYPE fontconfig SYSTEM "fonts.dtd">
> > <fontconfig>
> > <match target="font">
> > <edit mode="assign" name="autohint">
> > <bool>true</bool>
> > </edit>
> > </match>
> > </fontconfig>
> >
> >
> > save as .fonts.config in your home directory
> > on the command line type $gnome-font-properties
> >
> > Choose -->Subpixel Smoothing LCD's
> > Under Details choose Smoothing ---> Subpixel LCD's
> > Under Hinting choose Full
> >
> > and ensure that Subpixel order is set to RGB
> >
> >
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > This should maximize your font experience with Ubuntu on an LCD
> > monitor.
> >
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Received on Sun Nov 12 23:49:14 2006