Difference between revisions of "Fonts"

Revision as of 07:42, May 8, 2015

Fontconfig

Linux font quality is a chronic issue, by default fonts configuration far from ideal look. This can solved by rebuilding media-libs/freetype with the infinality USE flag, which applies the infinality patch set. Infinality patches were previously available only in the lcd-filtering overlay and have now been merged into the main Funtoo portage tree.

root # echo "media-libs/freetype infinality" >> /etc/portage/package.use
root # emerge -uN fontconfig

Default configuration

root # eselect fontconfig enable 10-antialias.conf
root # eselect fontconfig enable 10-autohint.conf  
root # eselect fontconfig enable 10-hinting.conf  
root # eselect fontconfig enable 10-hinting-slight.conf  
root # eselect fontconfig enable 10-sub-pixel-rgb.conf  
root # eselect fontconfig enable 11-lcdfilter-default.conf  
root # eselect fontconfig enable 70-no-bitmaps.conf  
root # eselect fontconfig disable 10-hinting-full.conf  
root # eselect fontconfig disable 10-hinting-medium.conf  
root # eselect fontconfig disable 10-no-sub-pixel.conf  
root # eselect fontconfig disable 10-sub-pixel-bgr.conf  
root # eselect fontconfig disable 10-sub-pixel-vbgr.conf  
root # eselect fontconfig disable 10-sub-pixel-vrgb.conf  
root # eselect fontconfig disable 10-unhinted.conf

Linux configuration

Same as default configuration except:

root # eselect fontconfig enable 21-hinting-small-aquabase-slight.conf
root # eselect fontconfig enable 21-hinting-small-browallia-slight.conf  
root # eselect fontconfig enable 22-hinting-courier-italic-slight.conf

Infinality’s configuration

Same as default configuration except:

root # eselect fontconfig enable 15-hinting-tt-instructed-full.conf
root # eselect fontconfig enable 20-hinting-small-fonts-slight.conf  
root # eselect fontconfig enable 21-hinting-small-aquabase-slight.conf  
root # eselect fontconfig enable 21-hinting-small-browallia-slight.conf  
root # eselect fontconfig enable 22-hinting-courier-italic-slight.conf  
root # eselect fontconfig enable 25-hinting-small-arial-black-slight.conf

Windows configuration

Same as default except:

root # eselect fontconfig disable 10-autohint.conf
root # eselect fontconfig disable 10-hinting-slight.conf  
root # eselect fontconfig enable 10-hinting-full.conf  
root # eselect fontconfig enable 15-hinting-non-tt-instructed-slight.conf  
root # eselect fontconfig enable 20-hinting-small-fonts-slight.conf  
root # eselect fontconfig enable 21-hinting-small-aquabase-slight.conf  
root # eselect fontconfig enable 21-hinting-small-browallia-slight.conf  
root # eselect fontconfig enable 22-hinting-courier-italic-slight.conf  
root # eselect fontconfig enable 25-hinting-small-arial-black-slight.conf

OSX configuration

Same as default configuration except:

root # eselect fontconfig disable 10-autohint.conf
root # eselect fontconfig disable 10-hinting.conf  
root # eselect fontconfig disable 10-hinting-slight.conf  
root # eselect fontconfig enable 10-unhinted.conf  
root # eselect fontconfig enable 15-hinting-tt-instructed-none.conf

Freetype

Freetype can be configured through environment variables (see /etc/env.d/99lcdfilter for a list of the variables and their description). Those variables can be overridden on a per-user basis by either redefining them in a startup file (such as ~/.bash_profile) or by sourcing the /usr/lib/ft-settings.sh script with the desired style in parameter (you can, of course, source the script from a startup file).

usage:

root # source /usr/lib/ft-settings.sh
Possible styles:   
  default      - Use default settings.  A compromise that should please most people  
  osx          - Simulate OSX rendering  
  ubuntu       - Simulate UBUNTU rendering  
  linux        - Generic Linux style - no snapping or certain other tweaks  
  windows      - Simulate Windows rendering  
  vanilla      - Just subpixel hinting

Infinality styles:  
  classic      - Infinality rendering circa 2010. No snapping  
  nudge        - CLASSIC with lightly stem snapping and tweaks  
  push         - CLASSIC with medium stem snapping and tweaks  
  shove        - Full stem snapping and tweaks without sharpening  
  sharpened    - Full stem snapping, tweaks, and Windows-style sharpening  
  infinality   - Settings used by Infinality

LibXft

Only legacy programs still use libXft. The default configuration is defined in /usr/share/X11/app-defaults/Xft. It can be overriden on a per-user basis in the ~/.Xresources or ~/.Xdefaults files:

~/.Xdefaults

Xft.antialias:  1
Xft.autohint:   0  
Xft.dpi:        96  
Xft.hinting:    1  
Xft.hintstyle:  hintfull  
Xft.lcdfilter:  lcddefault  
Xft.rgba:       rgb

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
-== Install the packages ==
+=== Fontconfig ===
-Linux font quality is a chronic issue, by default fonts configuration far from ideal look. This can solved by rebuilding <tt>media-libs/freetype</tt> with the infinality USE flag, which applies the infinality patch set. Infinality patches were previously available only in the lcd-filtering overlay and have now been merged into the main Funtoo portage tree.
+Linux font quality is a chronic issue, by default fonts configuration far from ideal look. This can solved by rebuilding {{c|media-libs/freetype}} with the infinality USE flag, which applies the infinality patch set. Infinality patches were previously available only in the lcd-filtering overlay and have now been merged into the main Funtoo portage tree.
-<console>
+{{console|body=
 ###i## echo "media-libs/freetype infinality" >> /etc/portage/package.use
-###i## emerge -uN fontconfig
+###i## emerge -uN fontconfig }}
-</console>
-== Advanced configuration ==
+=== Default configuration ===
-=== Fontconfig ===
-==== Default configuration ====
-<console>
+{{console|body=
 ###i## eselect fontconfig enable 10-antialias.conf
 ###i## eselect fontconfig enable 10-autohint.conf
@@ Line 25: / Line 22: @@
 ###i## eselect fontconfig disable 10-sub-pixel-vbgr.conf
 ###i## eselect fontconfig disable 10-sub-pixel-vrgb.conf
-###i## eselect fontconfig disable 10-unhinted.conf</console>
+###i## eselect fontconfig disable 10-unhinted.conf}}
 ===Linux configuration ===
 Same as default configuration except:
-<console>
+{{console|body=
 ###i## eselect fontconfig enable 21-hinting-small-aquabase-slight.conf
 ###i## eselect fontconfig enable 21-hinting-small-browallia-slight.conf
-###i## eselect fontconfig enable 22-hinting-courier-italic-slight.conf
+###i## eselect fontconfig enable 22-hinting-courier-italic-slight.conf}}
-</console>
 === Infinality’s configuration ===
 Same as default configuration except:
-<console>
+{{console|body=
 ###i## eselect fontconfig enable 15-hinting-tt-instructed-full.conf
 ###i## eselect fontconfig enable 20-hinting-small-fonts-slight.conf
@@ Line 43: / Line 40: @@
 ###i## eselect fontconfig enable 21-hinting-small-browallia-slight.conf
 ###i## eselect fontconfig enable 22-hinting-courier-italic-slight.conf
-###i## eselect fontconfig enable 25-hinting-small-arial-black-slight.conf
+###i## eselect fontconfig enable 25-hinting-small-arial-black-slight.conf}}
-</console>
 === Windows configuration ===
 Same as default except:
-<console>
+{{console|body=
 ###i## eselect fontconfig disable 10-autohint.conf
 ###i## eselect fontconfig disable 10-hinting-slight.conf
@@ Line 57: / Line 54: @@
 ###i## eselect fontconfig enable 21-hinting-small-browallia-slight.conf
 ###i## eselect fontconfig enable 22-hinting-courier-italic-slight.conf
-###i## eselect fontconfig enable 25-hinting-small-arial-black-slight.conf
+###i## eselect fontconfig enable 25-hinting-small-arial-black-slight.conf}}
-</console>
 === OSX configuration ===
 Same as default configuration except:
-<console>
+{{console|body=
 ###i## eselect fontconfig disable 10-autohint.conf
 ###i## eselect fontconfig disable 10-hinting.conf
 ###i## eselect fontconfig disable 10-hinting-slight.conf
 ###i## eselect fontconfig enable 10-unhinted.conf
-###i## eselect fontconfig enable 15-hinting-tt-instructed-none.conf
+###i## eselect fontconfig enable 15-hinting-tt-instructed-none.conf}}
-</console>
-== Freetype ==
-Freetype can be configured through environment variables (see <tt>/etc/env.d/99lcdfilter</tt> for a list of the variables and their description). Those variables can be overridden on a per-user basis by either redefining them in a startup file (such as <tt>~/.bash_profile</tt>) or by sourcing the <tt>/usr/lib/ft-settings.sh</tt> script with the desired style in parameter (you can, of course, source the script from a startup file).
-usage: source ft-settings.sh <style>
+=== Freetype ===
+Freetype can be configured through environment variables (see {{f|/etc/env.d/99lcdfilter}} for a list of the variables and their description). Those variables can be overridden on a per-user basis by either redefining them in a startup file (such as {{f|~/.bash_profile}}) or by sourcing the {{f|/usr/lib/ft-settings.sh}} script with the desired style in parameter (you can, of course, source the script from a startup file).
-<console>
+usage:
+{{console|body=
+###i## source /usr/lib/ft-settings.sh
 Possible styles:
    default      - Use default settings.  A compromise that should please most people
@@ Line 90: / Line 88: @@
    sharpened    - Full stem snapping, tweaks, and Windows-style sharpening
    infinality   - Settings used by Infinality
-</console>
+}}
-== LibXft ==
-Only legacy programs still use libXft. The default configuration is defined in <tt>/usr/share/X11/app-defaults/Xft</tt>. It can be overriden on a per-user basis in the <tt>~/.Xresources</tt> or <tt>~/.Xdefaults</tt> files:
+=== LibXft ===
+Only legacy programs still use libXft. The default configuration is defined in {{f|/usr/share/X11/app-defaults/Xft}}.  It can be overriden on a per-user basis in the {{f|~/.Xresources}} or {{f|~/.Xdefaults}} files:
 {{file|name=~/.Xdefaults|desc= |body=

Difference between revisions of "Fonts"

Revision as of 07:42, May 8, 2015

Fontconfig

Default configuration

Linux configuration

Infinality’s configuration

Windows configuration

OSX configuration

Freetype

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