[ltp] making non-antialiased fonts looks nice.

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Nir Tzachar wrote:
> hello there.
> 
> im using gentoo on a t43p. got the font rendering working, following
> the 
> howtos at:
> http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Xorg_and_Fonts
> and
> http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/archived/FDU/
> 
> there is really not so much to do, but make sure
> your /etc/fonts/local.conf
> is set up properly. if your interested, i'll post a copy of my own
> version.
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That will be great. I'm using ubuntu 5.10.

> 
> 
>>Do you use subpixel rendering, or just plain antialiasing?  I strongly
>>recommend subpixel rendering if you have an LCD screen (and since you
>>speak about a T43 laptop, you do).
> 
> it is important you turn subpixel rendering on.
> 
> to check if your X server uses subpixel rendering:
> 
>>xdpyinfo -ext RENDER | grep sub-pixel
> 
> you should see something like:
> "Screen 0 (sub-pixel order rgb)"
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My output is the same.

> 
> also, make sure you turn on subpixel rendering in gnome:
> choose subpixel smoothing, and go to advanced.
> choose subpixel, full, and your lcd striping order (usually rgb).
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yup.


regards,
/virendra

> 
> if you're using kde applications, try setting it in kcontrol also.
> 
> cheers,
> 
> =========================================================
> Nir Tzachar.