Difference between pages "Package:NVIDIA Linux Display Drivers" and "Fonts"
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== Install the packages == | |||
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. | |||
<console> | <console> | ||
###i## echo | ###i## echo "media-libs/freetype infinality" >> /etc/portage/package.use | ||
###i## emerge -uN fontconfig | |||
</console> | </console> | ||
=== | == Advanced configuration == | ||
=== Fontconfig === | |||
==== Default configuration ==== | |||
== | |||
<console> | <console> | ||
# ##i## | ###i## eselect fontconfig enable 10-antialias.conf | ||
###i## eselect fontconfig enable 10-autohint.conf | |||
</console> | ###i## eselect fontconfig enable 10-hinting.conf | ||
###i## eselect fontconfig enable 10-hinting-slight.conf | |||
###i## eselect fontconfig enable 10-sub-pixel-rgb.conf | |||
###i## eselect fontconfig enable 11-lcdfilter-default.conf | |||
###i## eselect fontconfig enable 70-no-bitmaps.conf | |||
###i## eselect fontconfig disable 10-hinting-full.conf | |||
###i## eselect fontconfig disable 10-hinting-medium.conf | |||
###i## eselect fontconfig disable 10-no-sub-pixel.conf | |||
###i## eselect fontconfig disable 10-sub-pixel-bgr.conf | |||
###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> | |||
===Linux configuration === | |||
Same as default configuration except: | |||
<console> | <console> | ||
###i## | ###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 | |||
</console> | </console> | ||
=== Infinality’s configuration === | |||
Same as default configuration except: | |||
<console> | <console> | ||
###i## | ###i## eselect fontconfig enable 15-hinting-tt-instructed-full.conf | ||
###i## | ###i## eselect fontconfig enable 20-hinting-small-fonts-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 22-hinting-courier-italic-slight.conf | |||
###i## eselect fontconfig enable 25-hinting-small-arial-black-slight.conf | |||
</console> | </console> | ||
=== Windows configuration === | |||
Same as default except: | |||
<console> | <console> | ||
###i## eselect fontconfig disable 10-autohint.conf | |||
###i## eselect fontconfig disable 10-hinting-slight.conf | |||
###i## eselect fontconfig enable 10-hinting-full.conf | |||
###i## eselect fontconfig enable 15-hinting-non-tt-instructed-slight.conf | |||
###i## eselect fontconfig enable 20-hinting-small-fonts-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 22-hinting-courier-italic-slight.conf | |||
###i## eselect fontconfig enable 25-hinting-small-arial-black-slight.conf | |||
</console> | </console> | ||
=== OSX configuration === | |||
Same as default configuration except: | |||
<console> | <console> | ||
# ##i## | ###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 | |||
</console> | </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> | |||
<console> | <console> | ||
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 | |||
</console> | </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: | |||
= | {{file|name=~/.Xdefaults|desc= |body= | ||
Xft.antialias: 1 | |||
Xft.autohint: 0 | |||
Xft.dpi: 96 | |||
Xft.hinting: 1 | |||
Xft.hintstyle: hintfull | |||
Xft.lcdfilter: lcddefault | |||
Xft.rgba: rgb | |||
}} | |||
[[Category: | [[Category:HOWTO]] | ||
Revision as of 19:11, April 1, 2015
Install the packages
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
Advanced configuration
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: source ft-settings.sh <style>
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