Package: xlibs
Version: 4.2.1-2
Severity: normal
Recently, programs using Xft to render their fonts (gtk2 and qt) have started
having really bad looking fonts. I am not sure when precisely this started,
although I would guess that it was within the past week or two, perhaps when
xfree 4.2.1-1 or -2 was installed.
Both Xft and my X core fonts get Arial.ttf from
/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType. However, when Xft renders
it, the fonts just look plain bad. Example screenshots (both gtk2 and qt)
can be found at http://www.wam.umd.edu/~jpolley/xft/ .
Note that I have antialiasing turned off for small-sized non-italic non-bold
fonts. When I turn it on, the errors are less visible, however, I feel they
are still present.
Jonathan
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-- System Information
Debian Release: testing/unstable
Kernel Version: Linux neokiwi 2.4.18-xfs-1.1 #6 Sun Aug 25 14:31:15 EDT 2002 i686 AMD
Athlon(tm) Processor AuthenticAMD GNU/Linux
Versions of the packages xlibs depends on:
ii libc6 2.2.5-15 GNU C Library: Shared libraries and Timezone
ii libfreetype6 2.1.2-8FreeType 2 font engine, shared library files
ii xfree86-common 4.2.1-2X Window System (XFree86) infrastructure
--- Begin /etc/X11/XftConfig (modified conffile)
dir /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/TrueType
dir /var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType
match any family == fixed edit family =+ mono;
match any family == serif edit family += Times New Roman;
match any family == sans edit family += Arial;
includeif ~/.xftconfig
match any family == charter edit family += bitstream charter;
match any family == bitstream charter edit family =+ charter;
match any family == helvetica edit family += arial;
match any family == courier edit family += courier new;
match any family == times edit family += times new roman;
match any size 13 all slant != italic all weight != bold edit antialias = false;
--- End /etc/X11/XftConfig
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