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== | == Console Only Fonts == | ||
Console fonts for tty's are easily configurable, and testable. | |||
{{console|body= | |||
###i## cd /usr/share/consolefonts/ | |||
###i## ls #todisplaythefont files | |||
###i## setfont default8x9 #sets the 8x9 default font (this will be tiny, and you may not like it) | |||
###i## setfont #returns the system to the system default}} | |||
Once you determine the font you like make it the system default: | |||
{{file|name=/etc/conf.d/consolefont|lang=|desc=setting the system default font to the tiny text default8x9|body= | |||
consolefont="default8x9" | |||
}} | |||
More console font packages exist in portage: | |||
{{console|body= | |||
###i## emerge media-fonts/terminus-font | |||
}} | |||
The readme files in /usr/share/consolefonts contain valuable information, make sure to go through them. | |||
== Fontconfig == | |||
By default font configurations do not look ideal. This can be solved by rebuilding {{c|media-libs/freetype}} with the infinality USE flag, which applies the infinality patch set. | |||
{{console|body= | |||
###i## echo "media-libs/freetype infinality" >> /etc/portage/package.use | ###i## echo "media-libs/freetype infinality" >> /etc/portage/package.use | ||
###i## emerge -uN fontconfig | ###i## emerge -uN fontconfig }} | ||
=== Default configuration === | |||
{{console|body= | |||
###i## eselect fontconfig enable 10-antialias.conf | ###i## eselect fontconfig enable 10-antialias.conf | ||
###i## eselect fontconfig enable 10-autohint.conf | ###i## eselect fontconfig enable 10-autohint.conf | ||
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###i## eselect fontconfig disable 10-sub-pixel-vbgr.conf | ###i## eselect fontconfig disable 10-sub-pixel-vbgr.conf | ||
###i## eselect fontconfig disable 10-sub-pixel-vrgb.conf | ###i## eselect fontconfig disable 10-sub-pixel-vrgb.conf | ||
###i## eselect fontconfig disable 10-unhinted.conf | ###i## eselect fontconfig disable 10-unhinted.conf}} | ||
===Linux configuration === | ===Linux configuration === | ||
Same as default configuration except: | Same as default configuration except: | ||
{{console|body= | |||
###i## eselect fontconfig enable 21-hinting-small-aquabase-slight.conf | ###i## eselect fontconfig enable 21-hinting-small-aquabase-slight.conf | ||
###i## eselect fontconfig enable 21-hinting-small-browallia-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}} | ||
=== Infinality’s configuration === | === Infinality’s configuration === | ||
Same as default configuration except: | Same as default configuration except: | ||
{{console|body= | |||
###i## eselect fontconfig enable 15-hinting-tt-instructed-full.conf | ###i## eselect fontconfig enable 15-hinting-tt-instructed-full.conf | ||
###i## eselect fontconfig enable 20-hinting-small-fonts-slight.conf | ###i## eselect fontconfig enable 20-hinting-small-fonts-slight.conf | ||
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###i## eselect fontconfig enable 21-hinting-small-browallia-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 | ||
###i## eselect fontconfig enable 25-hinting-small-arial-black-slight.conf | ###i## eselect fontconfig enable 25-hinting-small-arial-black-slight.conf}} | ||
=== Windows configuration === | === Windows configuration === | ||
Same as default except: | Same as default except: | ||
{{console|body= | |||
###i## eselect fontconfig disable 10-autohint.conf | ###i## eselect fontconfig disable 10-autohint.conf | ||
###i## eselect fontconfig disable 10-hinting-slight.conf | ###i## eselect fontconfig disable 10-hinting-slight.conf | ||
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###i## eselect fontconfig enable 21-hinting-small-browallia-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 | ||
###i## eselect fontconfig enable 25-hinting-small-arial-black-slight.conf | ###i## eselect fontconfig enable 25-hinting-small-arial-black-slight.conf}} | ||
=== OSX configuration === | === OSX configuration === | ||
Same as default configuration except: | Same as default configuration except: | ||
{{console|body= | |||
###i## eselect fontconfig disable 10-autohint.conf | ###i## eselect fontconfig disable 10-autohint.conf | ||
###i## eselect fontconfig disable 10-hinting.conf | ###i## eselect fontconfig disable 10-hinting.conf | ||
###i## eselect fontconfig disable 10-hinting-slight.conf | ###i## eselect fontconfig disable 10-hinting-slight.conf | ||
###i## eselect fontconfig enable 10-unhinted.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}} | ||
=== 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). | |||
usage: | |||
{{console|body= | |||
###i## source /usr/lib/ft-settings.sh | |||
Possible styles: | Possible styles: | ||
default - Use default settings. A compromise that should please most people | default - Use default settings. A compromise that should please most people | ||
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sharpened - Full stem snapping, tweaks, and Windows-style sharpening | sharpened - Full stem snapping, tweaks, and Windows-style sharpening | ||
infinality - Settings used by Infinality | infinality - Settings used by Infinality | ||
}} | |||
== LibXft == | |||
Only legacy programs still use libXft. The default configuration is defined in | === 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= | {{file|name=~/.Xdefaults|desc= |body= |
Revision as of 08:40, May 8, 2015
Console Only Fonts
Console fonts for tty's are easily configurable, and testable.
root # cd /usr/share/consolefonts/ root # ls #todisplaythefont files root # setfont default8x9 #sets the 8x9 default font (this will be tiny, and you may not like it) root # setfont #returns the system to the system default
Once you determine the font you like make it the system default:
/etc/conf.d/consolefont
- setting the system default font to the tiny text default8x9consolefont="default8x9"
More console font packages exist in portage:
root # emerge media-fonts/terminus-font
The readme files in /usr/share/consolefonts contain valuable information, make sure to go through them.
Fontconfig
By default font configurations do not look ideal. This can be solved by rebuilding media-libs/freetype
with the infinality USE flag, which applies the infinality patch set.
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