Fonts in KDE 3.2

intrinsic · 2004-03-16 03:25:49

I just installed AL 0.6 and the fonts in KDE are not being anti-aliased.
Could this have something to do with a missing xft package?
I already have the freetype module enabled in my xf86config.
Where am i going wrong?

dp · 2004-03-16 08:40:43

[damir@Asteraceae /]$ more /etc/fonts/local.conf
<?xml version="1.0"?> 
 <!DOCTYPE fontconfig SYSTEM "fonts.dtd"> 
 <!-- /etc/fonts.conf file to configure system font access --> 
 <fontconfig> 
         <match target="font"> 
            <edit name="antialias" mode="assign"><bool>true</bool></edit> 
             
       <edit name="hinting" mode="assign"><bool>false</bool></edit> 
     
         </match> 
         <match target="pattern"> 
                 <edit name="dpi" mode="assign"><double>132</double></edit> 
         </match> 
         <!--  Dongs  --> 
 
         <alias> 
                 <family>serif</family> 
                 <prefer> 
                         <family>Bitstream Vera Serif</family> 
                 </prefer> 
         </alias> 
         <alias> 
                 <family>sans-serif</family> 
                 <prefer> 
                         <family>Bitstream Vera Sans</family> 
                 </prefer> 
         </alias> 
         <alias> 
                 <family>monospace</family> 
                 <prefer> 
                         <family>Bitstream Vera Sans Mono</family> 
                 </prefer> 
         </alias> 
         
 <dir>/usr/local/share/fonts</dir>
 <dir>/usr/share/fonts</dir>
 <dir>/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts</dir>
 </fontconfig>
[damir@Asteraceae /]$

do you have something like this?

dp · 2004-03-16 08:42:15

... and additionally you have to enable aa in kde:

[Control Center]-[Appeareance & ..]-[Fonts]

dp · 2004-03-16 08:44:03

and make sure:

<match target="pattern"> 
                  <edit name="dpi" mode="assign"><double>132</double></edit> 
</match>

is set to your resolution from the monitor (mine is 132dots/inch ... often it is 75dpi ... it's important to size the fonts right)

you can get this number by measuring the physical size and then compute it against the resolution you are using

Mindaugas · 2004-04-01 06:42:35

dp I see only:
[mind@deimas mind]$ more /etc/fonts/local.conf
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!DOCTYPE fontconfig SYSTEM "fonts.dtd">

<fontconfig>

</fontconfig>

What I need to do?
Just change that file? Or something else ?

Mindaugas

dp · 2004-04-04 23:10:06

Mindaugas wrote:

dp I see only:
[mind@deimas mind]$ more /etc/fonts/local.conf
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!DOCTYPE fontconfig SYSTEM "fonts.dtd">

<fontconfig>

</fontconfig>
What I need to do?
Just change that file? Or something else ?
Mindaugas

yes, change the file simply ... but make sure you have bitstream vera installed and set the dpi-number right (it's telling how big the text should be)

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#1 2004-03-16 03:25:49

Fonts in KDE 3.2

#2 2004-03-16 08:40:43

Re: Fonts in KDE 3.2

#3 2004-03-16 08:42:15

Re: Fonts in KDE 3.2

#4 2004-03-16 08:44:03

Re: Fonts in KDE 3.2

#5 2004-04-01 06:42:35

Re: Fonts in KDE 3.2

#6 2004-04-04 23:10:06

Re: Fonts in KDE 3.2

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