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Font HOWTO For Linux

Posted by Hemos on from the making-it-pretty dept.

big-dog writes "The Register is running a good HOWTO on getting fonts to look better in Linux." Making things look purty is always good.

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  1. Strange by sasquatchoflove · · Score: 5, Funny

    Isn't it strange that this gets posted as I'm futzing with my fonts? I open konqueror to test them and I see this!! Just confirms my fears that THEY are watching my every move...

    1. Re:Strange by isorox · · Score: 5, Funny

      Just confirms my fears that THEY are watching my every move...

      No they're not. don't be paranoid.

      P.S. If you turn round you'll knock that can off your desk - just a friendly warning ;)

    2. Re:Strange by spoonist · · Score: 5, Funny



      Wake up, Neo.

      The Matrix has you.

      Follow the white rabbit.

  2. Purty, huh? by Powercntrl · · Score: 5, Funny

    Does that mean they'll look like they were sprayed with Rust-Oleum? That's how my grandfather makes everything purdy.

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  3. Am I the only one... by teamhasnoi · · Score: 5, Funny
    who doesn't like the 'fuzzy' fonts? If you turn Clear Type on in XP or use IE for OS X the fonts seem to be *harder* to read. (to me)
    I want fonts to be antialiased on paper, not on the screen.

    If you don't have ClearType or font smoothing, you can approximate the effect.

    Just smear Vaseline evenly over your screen - voila! Antialiased fonts!

    It worked for Cybil Shepard on 'Moonlighting'.

  4. Re:What about Xft? by StuffYourReligion · · Score: 5, Funny

    Never mind XFT. WTF!?

    You have Trillian running in linux?
    Don't tell me you've soaked it in wine...

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  5. Re:Fonts are important by scotch · · Score: 5, Funny
    I agree, with some modifications:

    :%s/user/man/
    :%s/fonts/women/g
    :%s/my Sparc\/Solaris/ugly\/skanky/
    :%s/unix\/linux interfaces/shit hole apartment I live in/

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