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Old 04-17-2007, 08:56 PM   #1
MartyMcFly
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Fonts in: Slackware / Gentoo

I'm trying to get my new Gentoo too look as good as my old Slackware, font-wise. I don't know why is this happening... but after I finished installing Gentoo I could see that the fonts were not looking clear.

This is a screenshot for comparison. Left: Slackware, Right: Gentoo.
My monitor is a 19" LCD, and I've followed this guide to the letter:
http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Xorg_and_Fonts

These are my xorg.conf. Everything is working just fine, except the font-thing:

Slackware:
Code:
# nvidia-xconfig: X configuration file generated by nvidia-xconfig
# nvidia-xconfig:  version 1.0  (buildmeister@builder3)  Thu Nov  9 17:55:20 PST 2006

# File generated by xorgconfig.
#
# Copyright 2004 The X.Org Foundation
#
# Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
# copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"),
# to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation
# the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense,
# and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
# Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
# 
# The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
# all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
# 
# THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
# IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
# FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.  IN NO EVENT SHALL
# The X.Org Foundation BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY,
# WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF
# OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
# SOFTWARE.
# 
# Except as contained in this notice, the name of The X.Org Foundation shall
# not be used in advertising or otherwise to promote the sale, use or other
# dealings in this Software without prior written authorization from
# The X.Org Foundation.
#

Section "ServerLayout"

# The Identifier line must be present
# Each Screen line specifies a Screen section name, and optionally
# the relative position of other screens.  The four names after
# primary screen name are the screens to the top, bottom, left and right
# of the primary screen.  In this example, screen 2 is located to the
# right of screen 1.
# Each InputDevice line specifies an InputDevice section name and
# optionally some options to specify the way the device is to be
# used.  Those options include "CorePointer", "CoreKeyboard" and
# "SendCoreEvents".
    Identifier     "PC y Tele"
    Screen         "Screen" 0 0
    InputDevice    "Mouse" "CorePointer"
    InputDevice    "Keyboard" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection

Section "Files"

# The location of the RGB database.  Note, this is the name of the
# file minus the extension (like ".txt" or ".db").  There is normally
# no need to change the default.
# Multiple FontPath entries are allowed (which are concatenated together),
# as well as specifying multiple comma-separated entries in one FontPath
# command (or a combination of both methods)
# 
# 
# The module search path.  The default path is shown here.
#    ModulePath "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules"
    RgbPath         "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
    FontPath        "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/"
    FontPath        "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/TTF/"
    FontPath        "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/"
    FontPath        "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/CID/"
    FontPath        "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/"
    FontPath        "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/"
    FontPath        "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/local/"
    FontPath        "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo/"
    FontPath        "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic/"
    FontPath        "/usr/X11/lib/fonts/TTF/"
EndSection

Section "Module"

# This loads the DBE extension module.
# This loads the miscellaneous extensions module, and disables
# initialisation of the XFree86-DGA extension within that module.
# This loads the font modules
# This loads the GLX module
#    Load       "dri"
    Load           "dbe"  	# Double buffer extension
    SubSection     "extmod"
        Option         "omit xfree86-dga"   # don't initialise the DGA extension
    EndSubSection
    Load           "type1"
#    Load        "speedo"
    Load           "freetype"
#    Load        "xtt"
    Load           "glx"
# This loads the DRI module
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"

# For most OSs the protocol can be omitted (it defaults to "Standard").
# When using XQUEUE (only for SVR3 and SVR4, but not Solaris),
# uncomment the following line.
#    Option     "Protocol"      "Xqueue"
#    Option	"Xleds"      "1 2 3"
#    Option "LeftAlt"     "Meta"
#    Option "RightAlt"    "ModeShift"
# To customise the XKB settings to suit your keyboard, modify the
# lines below (which are the defaults).  For example, for a non-U.S.
# keyboard, you will probably want to use:
#    Option "XkbModel"    "pc105"
# If you have a US Microsoft Natural keyboard, you can use:
#    Option "XkbModel"    "microsoft"
#
# Then to change the language, change the Layout setting.
# For example, a german layout can be obtained with:
#    Option "XkbLayout"   "de"
# or:
#    Option "XkbLayout"   "de"
#    Option "XkbVariant"  "nodeadkeys"
#
# If you'd like to switch the positions of your capslock and
# control keys, use:
#    Option "XkbOptions"  "ctrl:swapcaps"
# These are the default XKB settings for Xorg
#    Option "XkbRules"    "xorg"
#    Option "XkbModel"    "pc105"
#    Option "XkbLayout"   "us"
#    Option "XkbVariant"  ""
#    Option "XkbOptions"  ""
#    Option "XkbDisable"
    Identifier     "Keyboard"
    Driver         "kbd"
    Option         "AutoRepeat" "500 30"
# Specify which keyboard LEDs can be user-controlled (eg, with xset(1))
    Option         "XkbRules" "xorg"
    Option         "XkbModel" "pc101"
    Option         "XkbLayout" "us"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"

# Identifier and driver
#    Option "Resolution"	"256"
# When using XQUEUE, comment out the above two lines, and uncomment
# the following line.
#    Option "Protocol"	"Xqueue"
# Baudrate and SampleRate are only for some Logitech mice. In
# almost every case these lines should be omitted.
#    Option "BaudRate"	"9600"
#    Option "SampleRate"	"150"
# Emulate3Buttons is an option for 2-button Microsoft mice
# Emulate3Timeout is the timeout in milliseconds (default is 50ms)
#    Option "Emulate3Buttons"
#    Option "Emulate3Timeout"    "50"
# ChordMiddle is an option for some 3-button Logitech mice
#    Option "ChordMiddle"
    Identifier     "Mouse"
    Driver         "mouse"
    Option         "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
    Option         "Device" "/dev/mouse"
    Option         "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
# Mouse-speed setting for PS/2 mouse.
EndSection

Section "Device"
    Identifier     "NVIDIA GeForce Ti4200"
    Driver         "nvidia"
    VendorName     "ASUS"
    Option         "NoLogo" "True"
    Option         "TwinView"
    Option         "TwinViewOrientation" "Clone"
    Option         "TVStandard" "NTSC-M"
    Option         "TVOutFormat" "SVIDEO"
    Option         "ConnectedMonitor" "DFP, TV"
    Option         "VertRefresh" "DFP-0: 60"
    Option         "MetaModes" "DFP-0: 1280x1024, TV-0: 1024x768@1280x1024; DFP-0: 1280x960, TV-0: 1024x768@1280x960; DFP-0: 1024x768, TV-0: 1024x768; DFP-0: 800x600, TV-0: 800x600; DFP-0: 640x480, TV-0: 640x480"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
    Identifier     "ViewSonic VX922"
    Option         "DPMS" "True"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
    Identifier     "Screen"
    Device         "NVIDIA GeForce Ti4200"
    Monitor        "ViewSonic VX922"
    DefaultDepth    24
    SubSection     "Display"
        Viewport    0 0
        Depth       8
    EndSubSection
    SubSection     "Display"
        Viewport    0 0
        Depth       16
    EndSubSection
    SubSection     "Display"
        Viewport    0 0
        Depth       24
    EndSubSection
EndSection
Gentoo:
Code:
# File generated by xorgconfig.

#
# Copyright 2004 The X.Org Foundation
#
# Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
# copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"),
# to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation
# the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense,
# and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
# Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
# 
# The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
# all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
# 
# THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
# IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
# FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.  IN NO EVENT SHALL
# The X.Org Foundation BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY,
# WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF
# OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
# SOFTWARE.
# 
# Except as contained in this notice, the name of The X.Org Foundation shall
# not be used in advertising or otherwise to promote the sale, use or other
# dealings in this Software without prior written authorization from
# The X.Org Foundation.
#

# **********************************************************************
# Refer to the xorg.conf(5x) man page for details about the format of 
# this file.
# **********************************************************************

# **********************************************************************
# Module section -- this  section  is used to specify
# which dynamically loadable modules to load.
# **********************************************************************
#
Section "Module"

# This loads the DBE extension module.

    Load        "dbe"  	# Double buffer extension

# This loads the miscellaneous extensions module, and disables
# initialisation of the XFree86-DGA extension within that module.
    SubSection  "extmod"
      Option    "omit xfree86-dga"   # don't initialise the DGA extension
    EndSubSection

# This loads the font modules
    Load        "type1"
#    Load        "speedo"
    Load        "freetype"
#    Load        "xtt"

# This loads the GLX module
    Load       "glx"
# This loads the DRI module
#    Load       "dri"

EndSection

# **********************************************************************
# Files section.  This allows default font and rgb paths to be set
# **********************************************************************

Section "Files"

# The location of the RGB database.  Note, this is the name of the
# file minus the extension (like ".txt" or ".db").  There is normally
# no need to change the default.

#    RgbPath	"/usr/share/X11/rgb"

# Multiple FontPath entries are allowed (which are concatenated together),
# as well as specifying multiple comma-separated entries in one FontPath
# command (or a combination of both methods)
# 
# 

    FontPath   "/usr/share/fonts/misc:unscaled"
    FontPath   "/usr/share/fonts/Type1"
    FontPath   "/usr/share/fonts/TTF"
    FontPath   "/usr/share/fonts/corefonts"
    FontPath   "/usr/share/fonts/freefonts"
    FontPath   "/usr/share/fonts/sharefonts"
    FontPath   "/usr/share/fonts/terminus"
    FontPath   "/usr/share/fonts/ttf-bitstream-vera"
    FontPath   "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi:unscaled"
    FontPath   "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi:unscaled"
    FontPath   "/usr/share/fonts/artwiz"
    FontPath   "/usr/share/fonts/cyrillic"
    FontPath   "/usr/share/fonts/dejavu"
    #FontPath   "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/local/"
    #FontPath   "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/misc/"
    #FontPath   "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled"
    #FontPath   "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled"
    #FontPath   "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo/"
    #FontPath   "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/TrueType/"
    #FontPath   "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/freefont/"
    #FontPath   "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/"
    #FontPath   "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/"

# The module search path.  The default path is shown here.

#    ModulePath "/usr/lib/modules"

EndSection

# **********************************************************************
# Extensions section.
# **********************************************************************

Section "Extensions"

    Option "Composite" "Enable"

EndSection

# **********************************************************************
# Server flags section.
# **********************************************************************

Section "ServerFlags"

# Uncomment this to cause a core dump at the spot where a signal is 
# received.  This may leave the console in an unusable state, but may
# provide a better stack trace in the core dump to aid in debugging

#    Option "NoTrapSignals"

# Uncomment this to disable the <Ctrl><Alt><Fn> VT switch sequence
# (where n is 1 through 12).  This allows clients to receive these key
# events.

#    Option "DontVTSwitch"

# Uncomment this to disable the <Ctrl><Alt><BS> server abort sequence
# This allows clients to receive this key event.

#    Option "DontZap"

# Uncomment this to disable the <Ctrl><Alt><KP_+>/<KP_-> mode switching
# sequences.  This allows clients to receive these key events.

#    Option "Dont Zoom"

# Uncomment this to disable tuning with the xvidtune client. With
# it the client can still run and fetch card and monitor attributes,
# but it will not be allowed to change them. If it tries it will
# receive a protocol error.

#    Option "DisableVidModeExtension"

# Uncomment this to enable the use of a non-local xvidtune client. 

#    Option "AllowNonLocalXvidtune"

# Uncomment this to disable dynamically modifying the input device
# (mouse and keyboard) settings. 

#    Option "DisableModInDev"

# Uncomment this to enable the use of a non-local client to
# change the keyboard or mouse settings (currently only xset).

#    Option "AllowNonLocalModInDev"

EndSection

# **********************************************************************
# Input devices
# **********************************************************************

# **********************************************************************
# Core keyboard's InputDevice section
# **********************************************************************

Section "InputDevice"

    Identifier	"BTC Keyboard"
    Driver	"kbd"

# For most OSs the protocol can be omitted (it defaults to "Standard").
# When using XQUEUE (only for SVR3 and SVR4, but not Solaris),
# uncomment the following line.

#    Option     "Protocol"      "Xqueue"

    Option "AutoRepeat" "500 30"

# Specify which keyboard LEDs can be user-controlled (eg, with xset(1))
#    Option	"Xleds"      "1 2 3"

#    Option "LeftAlt"     "Meta"
#    Option "RightAlt"    "ModeShift"

# To customise the XKB settings to suit your keyboard, modify the
# lines below (which are the defaults).  For example, for a non-U.S.
# keyboard, you will probably want to use:
#    Option "XkbModel"    "pc105"
# If you have a US Microsoft Natural keyboard, you can use:
#    Option "XkbModel"    "microsoft"
#
# Then to change the language, change the Layout setting.
# For example, a german layout can be obtained with:
#    Option "XkbLayout"   "de"
# or:
#    Option "XkbLayout"   "de"
#    Option "XkbVariant"  "nodeadkeys"
#
# If you'd like to switch the positions of your capslock and
# control keys, use:
#    Option "XkbOptions"  "ctrl:swapcaps"

# These are the default XKB settings for Xorg
#    Option "XkbRules"    "xorg"
#    Option "XkbModel"    "pc105"
#    Option "XkbLayout"   "us"
#    Option "XkbVariant"  ""
#    Option "XkbOptions"  ""

#    Option "XkbDisable"

    Option "XkbRules"	"xorg"
    Option "XkbModel"	"pc101"
    Option "XkbLayout"	"us"

EndSection


# **********************************************************************
# Core Pointer's InputDevice section
# **********************************************************************

Section "InputDevice"

# Identifier and driver

    Identifier	"Logitech MX510"
    Driver		"mouse"
    Option      "Protocol"        "IMPS/2"
    Option      "Device"          "/dev/input/mice"

# When using XQUEUE, comment out the above two lines, and uncomment
# the following line.

#    Option "Protocol"	"Xqueue"

# Mouse-speed setting for PS/2 mouse.

#    Option "Resolution"	"256"

# Baudrate and SampleRate are only for some Logitech mice. In
# almost every case these lines should be omitted.

#    Option "BaudRate"	"9600"
#    Option "SampleRate"	"150"

# Mouse wheel mapping.  Default is to map vertical wheel to buttons 4 & 5,
# horizontal wheel to buttons 6 & 7.   Change if your mouse has more than
# 3 buttons and you need to map the wheel to different button ids to avoid
# conflicts.

    Option "ZAxisMapping"   "4 5"

# Emulate3Buttons is an option for 2-button mice
# Emulate3Timeout is the timeout in milliseconds (default is 50ms)

#    Option "Emulate3Buttons"
#    Option "Emulate3Timeout"    "50"

# ChordMiddle is an option for some 3-button Logitech mice

#    Option "ChordMiddle"

EndSection


# **********************************************************************
# Other input device sections 
# this is optional and is required only if you
# are using extended input devices.  This is for example only.  Refer
# to the xorg.conf man page for a description of the options.
# **********************************************************************
#
# Section "InputDevice" 
#    Identifier  "Mouse2"
#    Driver      "mouse"
#    Option      "Protocol"      "MouseMan"
#    Option      "Device"        "/dev/mouse2"
# EndSection
#
# Section "InputDevice"
#    Identifier "spaceball"
#    Driver     "magellan"
#    Option     "Device"        "/dev/cua0"
# EndSection
#
# Section "InputDevice"
#    Identifier "spaceball2"
#    Driver     "spaceorb"
#    Option     "Device"        "/dev/cua0"
# EndSection
#
# Section "InputDevice"
#    Identifier "touchscreen0"
#    Driver     "microtouch"
#    Option     "Device"        "/dev/ttyS0"
#    Option     "MinX"          "1412"
#    Option     "MaxX"          "15184"
#    Option     "MinY"          "15372"
#    Option     "MaxY"          "1230"
#    Option     "ScreenNumber"  "0"
#    Option     "ReportingMode" "Scaled"
#    Option     "ButtonNumber"  "1"
#    Option     "SendCoreEvents"
# EndSection
#
# Section "InputDevice"
#    Identifier "touchscreen1"
#    Driver     "elo2300"
#    Option     "Device"        "/dev/ttyS0"
#    Option     "MinX"          "231"
#    Option     "MaxX"          "3868"
#    Option     "MinY"          "3858"
#    Option     "MaxY"          "272"
#    Option     "ScreenNumber"  "0"
#    Option     "ReportingMode" "Scaled"
#    Option     "ButtonThreshold"       "17"
#    Option     "ButtonNumber"  "1"
#    Option     "SendCoreEvents"
# EndSection

# **********************************************************************
# Monitor section
# **********************************************************************

# Any number of monitor sections may be present

Section "Monitor"

    Identifier  "ViewSonic VX922"
	DisplaySize	380	305
    Option      "DPMS" "True"

EndSection


# **********************************************************************
# Graphics device section
# **********************************************************************

# Any number of graphics device sections may be present

# Standard VGA Device:

Section "Device"

    Identifier	"NVIDIA GeForce4 Ti4200"
    Driver      "nvidia"
    VendorName	"ASUS"
    Option      "NoLogo" "True"
    Option      "TwinView"
    Option      "TwinViewOrientation" "Clone"
    Option      "TVStandard" "NTSC-M"
    Option      "TVOutFormat" "SVIDEO"
    Option      "ConnectedMonitor" "DFP, TV"
    Option      "VertRefresh" "DFP-0: 60"
    Option	"RenderAccel" "True"
    Option	"DPMS" "True"
    Option      "MetaModes" "DFP-0: 1280x1024, TV-0: 1024x768; DFP-0: 1280x960, TV-0: 1024x768; DFP-0: 1024x768, TV-0: 1024x768; DFP-0: 800x600, TV-0: 800x600; DFP-0: 640x480, TV-0: 640x480"
	Option      "AddARGBGLXVisuals" "True"

EndSection


# **********************************************************************
# Screen sections
# **********************************************************************

# Any number of screen sections may be present.  Each describes
# the configuration of a single screen.  A single specific screen section
# may be specified from the X server command line with the "-screen"
# option.
Section "Screen"
    Identifier  "Screen"
    Device      "NVIDIA GeForce4 Ti4200"
    Monitor     "ViewSonic VX922"
    DefaultDepth 24

    Subsection "Display"
        Depth       8
        ViewPort    0 0
    EndSubsection
    Subsection "Display"
        Depth       16
        ViewPort    0 0
    EndSubsection
    Subsection "Display"
        Depth       24
        ViewPort    0 0
    EndSubsection
EndSection


# **********************************************************************
# ServerLayout sections.
# **********************************************************************

# Any number of ServerLayout sections may be present.  Each describes
# the way multiple screens are organised.  A specific ServerLayout
# section may be specified from the X server command line with the
# "-layout" option.  In the absence of this, the first section is used.
# When now ServerLayout section is present, the first Screen section
# is used alone.

Section "ServerLayout"

# The Identifier line must be present
    Identifier  "PC y TV"

# Each Screen line specifies a Screen section name, and optionally
# the relative position of other screens.  The four names after
# primary screen name are the screens to the top, bottom, left and right
# of the primary screen.  In this example, screen 2 is located to the
# right of screen 1.

    Screen "Screen" 0 0

# Each InputDevice line specifies an InputDevice section name and
# optionally some options to specify the way the device is to be
# used.  Those options include "CorePointer", "CoreKeyboard" and
# "SendCoreEvents".

    InputDevice "Logitech MX510" "CorePointer"
    InputDevice "BTC Keyboard" "CoreKeyboard"

EndSection

# Section "DRI"
#    Mode 0666
# EndSection

I still can't figure out what's happening Does anyone have a clue?


Thanks!
 
Old 04-18-2007, 02:54 PM   #2
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It looks like font anti-aliasing is turned off in Gentoo. You're using KDE, right? Go into KDE's control center, and open up the appearances and such options. Under Fonts, there's a button to configure font anti-aliasing.
 
Old 04-18-2007, 09:16 PM   #3
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Yes, I'm using KDE (3.5.5).

I've changed that (anti-aliasing was on, but sub-pixel hinting was off, I turned that on) but I still get the same font output
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Old 04-18-2007, 09:48 PM   #4
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Sub-pixel rendering is something you really only want to use with an LCD monitor. Sub-pixel rendering is NOT turned on in your Slackware screenshots. It's a technique which takes advantage of the fact that LCD monitors split up each pixel into side-by-side red/green/blue subpixels.

I'm guessing that there's something about Gentoo where your build doesn't include font anti-aliasing for some reason, or anti-aliasing is turned off for smaller font sizes (and this size threshold is too big).
 
Old 04-18-2007, 11:30 PM   #5
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For a lot of good tips on xorg and fonts I haven't found a better resource than this article on the gentoo wiki:
http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Xorg_and_Fonts
 
Old 04-19-2007, 09:32 AM   #6
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IsaacKuo: I took a look and it was off in KDE's Control Center.

I've enabled it in

Appearance & Themes -> Fonts -> Use anti-aliasing for fonts -> Configure... -> Use sub-pixel hinting [RGB], Hinting Style [Full]

I still see no change


Penguin of Wonder: I've already tryied that article, but nothing changed.
 
Old 04-19-2007, 10:20 AM   #7
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Try turning off sub-pixel rendering, and set hinting style to low or medium. Hinting has to do with lining up fonts to pixel boundaries--which shouldn't actually totally eliminate anti-aliasing.

Now, to repeat: TURN OFF sub-pixel rendering. Do you want it to look like it did in Slackware? Then TURN OFF sub-pixel rendering. In your Slackware screenshots, sub-pixel rendering is TURNED OFF.

I'm not sure, but it looks like there's little or no hinting in the Slackware screenshots either. The Slackware screenshots seem to have a lot of anti-aliasing blur, which hinting is meant to reduce.

I still think this is some sort of specific issue with the way you've built Gentoo. Neither sub-pixel rendering nor hinting should entirely eliminate anti-aliasing blur.

Edit:

Oh, one little thing--when you turn off/on font antialiasing in KDE's control center, the new settings may only affect newly run applications. Try logging out and maybe even restarting the X-server (with ctrl-alt-backspace) after changing the anti-aliasing settings.
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Old 04-24-2007, 01:31 AM   #8
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Thanks for your answer, IsaacKuo!

Unfortunately it didn't work, this is driving me crazy!


This is how it's set now:


KDE Control Center -> Appearance & Themes -> Fonts

Use anti-aliasing for fonts: checked
Exclude range: unchecked
Use sub-pixel hinting: unchecked
Hinting style: Slight
Force fonts DPI: 96 DPI
 
Old 04-24-2007, 06:31 AM   #9
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Since my last post, I've been doing a very minimal Debian install on an old computer, and noticed that installing the xorg package did NOT install any fonts by default. I'm not familiar with Gentoo, but maybe it has something similar going on? Maybe the anti-aliased fonts aren't installed.

That Gentoo How-To you used seems to cover all the bases, though...
 
Old 04-25-2007, 09:45 AM   #10
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The fonts were installed, yes, that guide made me install them allright.

I've found a pretty good solution, though Slackware fonts still look a little bit better (like... smaller in height... I still don't know why that is!)

I followed some steps of this guide: http://wiki.gentoo-xeffects.org/Font_Rendering

What I did was:

1. Unmask freetype.
Code:
echo "media-libs/freetype" >> /etc/portage/package.keywords
2. Create /etc/fonts/local.conf and put this inside:
Code:
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!DOCTYPE fontconfig SYSTEM "fonts.dtd">
<fontconfig>
 <match target="font" >
  <edit mode="assign" name="rgba" >     <const>rgb</const> </edit>
  <edit mode="assign" name="hinting" >  <bool>true</bool>  </edit>
  <edit mode="assign" name="antialias"> <bool>true</bool> </edit>
  <edit mode="assign" name="autohint" > <bool>false</bool> </edit>
  <edit mode="assign" name="hintstyle"> <const>hintfull</const> </edit>
 </match>
</fontconfig>
3. Remove my user's font cache.
Code:
rm -fr ~/.fontconfig

And it's ready, real anti-aliased fonts in Gentoo!
Last edited by MartyMcFly; 04-25-2007 at 07:02 PM.
 
  


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