Fonts looks really bad.

[nepius]

Hello,

i'm on Linux Mint 18.3 Sylvia x86_64. Every fonts looks very "aliased" and bad like in https://imgur.com/TpZ0cBp this image, in font settings i've set anti-aliasing to "enable" then sub-pixel rendering to "RGB" and hinting style to "medium". I even tried to install the Roboto font but it still looks "bad".

Is there something i can do? Thanks

[catweazel]

Is there something i can do?

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inxi -Fxz

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[nepius]

Is there something i can do?

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inxi -Fxz

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System:    - Kernel: 4.13.0-38-generic x86_64 (64 bit gcc: 5.4.0)
           Desktop: KDE Plasma 5.8.9 (Qt 5.6.1) Distro: Linux Mint 18.3 Sylvia
Machine:   Mobo: MSI model: H110M PRO-VD (MS-7996) v: 1.0
           Bios: American Megatrends v: 2.E0 date: 08/11/2017
CPU:       Dual core Intel Core i3-6100 (-HT-MCP-) cache: 3072 KB
           flags: (lm nx sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx) bmips: 14784
           clock speeds: max: 3700 MHz 1: 1600 MHz 2: 1599 MHz 3: 1599 MHz
           4: 1600 MHz
Graphics:  Card: Intel Sky Lake Integrated Graphics bus-ID: 00:02.0
           Display Server: X.Org 1.18.4 drivers: (unloaded: fbdev,vesa)
           Resolution: 1920x1080@60.00hz
           GLX Renderer: Mesa DRI Intel HD Graphics 530 (Skylake GT2)
           GLX Version: 3.0 Mesa 17.2.8 Direct Rendering: Yes
Audio:     Card-1 Intel Sunrise Point-H HD Audio
           driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:1f.3
           Card-2 GYROCOM C&C driver: USB Audio usb-ID: 001-004
           Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture v: k4.13.0-38-generic
Network:   Card: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller
           driver: r8169 v: 2.3LK-NAPI port: e000 bus-ID: 01:00.0
           IF: enp1s0 state: up speed: 100 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
Drives:    HDD Total Size: 1750.4GB (30.9% used)
           ID-1: /dev/sda model: Crucial_CT750MX3 size: 750.2GB
           ID-2: USB /dev/sdb model: External_USB_3.0 size: 1000.2GB
Partition: ID-1: / size: 679G used: 470G (73%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/dm-0
           ID-2: /boot size: 473M used: 131M (30%) fs: ext2 dev: /dev/sda2
           ID-3: swap-1 size: 8.47GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/dm-1
RAID:      No RAID devices: /proc/mdstat, md_mod kernel module present
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 44.0C mobo: 29.8C
           Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A
Info:      Processes: 217 Uptime: 6:06 Memory: 2902.7/7869.8MB
           Init: systemd runlevel: 5 Gcc sys: 5.4.0
           Client: Shell (bash 4.3.481) inxi: 2.2.35 

[catweazel]

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Graphics:  Card: Intel Sky Lake Integrated Graphics bus-ID: 00:02.0
           Display Server: X.Org 1.18.4 drivers: (unloaded: fbdev,vesa)

There's your problem. See this article in the section titled Solving freezes during the boot sequence.

I know you're not getting freezes but the it's the same fix. Ignore the part about nVidia graphics. You need to set the "nomodeset" option.

Also see the last post here: viewtopic.php?f=46&t=267487&p=1456311&h ... t#p1456311

That's for Cinnamon but it's the same problem, and the same fix.

[trytip]

backup/compress/rename .config/fontconfig/fonts.conf or if you don't have one create a blank text call it fonts.conf paste this save and reboot. if it's the same just undo the work or keep it

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE fontconfig SYSTEM "fonts.dtd">
<fontconfig>
    <match target="font">
        <edit name="antialias" mode="assign">
            <bool>true</bool>
        </edit>
        <edit name="hinting" mode="assign">
            <bool>true</bool>
        </edit>
        <edit name="hintstyle" mode="assign">
            <const>hintslight</const>
        </edit>
        <edit name="rgba" mode="assign">
            <const>rgb</const>
        </edit>
        <edit name="autohint" mode="assign">
            <bool>true</bool>
        </edit>
        <edit name="lcdfilter" mode="assign">
            <const>lcddefault</const>
        </edit>
        <edit name="dpi" mode="assign">
            <double>102</double>
        </edit>
    </match>
    <match target="font">
        <test name="weight" compare="more">
            <const>medium</const>
        </test>
        <edit name="autohint" mode="assign">
            <bool>true</bool>
        </edit>
    </match>
</fontconfig>

[Flemur]

Every fonts looks very "aliased" and bad like in https://imgur.com/TpZ0cBp this image, in font settings i've set anti-aliasing to "enable" then sub-pixel rendering to "RGB" and hinting style to "medium".

The font above the label "Anti-aliasing on" isn't aliased, and it looks just like your settings would indicate. Is it the one you think looks bad?

[nepius]

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Graphics:  Card: Intel Sky Lake Integrated Graphics bus-ID: 00:02.0
           Display Server: X.Org 1.18.4 drivers: (unloaded: fbdev,vesa)

There's your problem.

That's because i've run

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sudo apt-get remove xserver-xorg-video-intel

hoping to use

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modesetting

driver instead.

Every fonts looks very "aliased" and bad like in https://imgur.com/TpZ0cBp this image, in font settings i've set anti-aliasing to "enable" then sub-pixel rendering to "RGB" and hinting style to "medium".

The font above the label "Anti-aliasing on" isn't aliased, and it looks just like your settings would indicate. Is it the one you think looks bad?

Mine look like anti-aliasing off!

[catweazel]

There's your problem.

That's because i've run

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sudo apt-get remove xserver-xorg-video-intel

hoping to use

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modesetting

driver instead.

Yet you make no mention of this important fact.

[Flemur]

Mine look like anti-aliasing off!

OK. Your first post wasn't clear.

[nepius]

backup/compress/rename .config/fontconfig/fonts.conf or if you don't have one create a blank text call it fonts.conf paste this save and reboot. if it's the same just undo the work or keep it

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE fontconfig SYSTEM "fonts.dtd">
<fontconfig>
    <match target="font">
        <edit name="antialias" mode="assign">
            <bool>true</bool>
        </edit>
        <edit name="hinting" mode="assign">
            <bool>true</bool>
        </edit>
        <edit name="hintstyle" mode="assign">
            <const>hintslight</const>
        </edit>
        <edit name="rgba" mode="assign">
            <const>rgb</const>
        </edit>
        <edit name="autohint" mode="assign">
            <bool>true</bool>
        </edit>
        <edit name="lcdfilter" mode="assign">
            <const>lcddefault</const>
        </edit>
        <edit name="dpi" mode="assign">
            <double>102</double>
        </edit>
    </match>
    <match target="font">
        <test name="weight" compare="more">
            <const>medium</const>
        </test>
        <edit name="autohint" mode="assign">
            <bool>true</bool>
        </edit>
    </match>
</fontconfig>

Thank you with this fonts look better.

[trytip]

there are a few fonts.conf some work better some not much difference depending on the desktop you use. when you mix desktops like having installed default cinnamon and then adding kde you can really mess things up if you also install the kde control system settings and try to change fonts with that. here's another. for anti-alias hinting use slight or full, for me slight works good

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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!DOCTYPE fontconfig SYSTEM "fonts.dtd">
<fontconfig>

  <match target="font">
    <edit name="autohint" mode="assign"><bool>false</bool></edit>
    <edit name="antialias" mode="assign"><bool>true</bool></edit>
    <edit name="hinting" mode="assign"><bool>true</bool></edit>
    <edit name="hintstyle" mode="assign"><const>hintslight</const></edit>
    <edit name="lcdfilter" mode="assign"><const>lcddefault</const></edit>
  </match>

  <!-- Info:
       xeffects thread:  http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-511382.html
       http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/XOrg_Font_Configuration
       http://antigrain.com/research/font_rasterization/index.html
       http://fontconfig.org/fontconfig-user.html
  -->

  <!-- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=130466 -->
  <alias>
    <family>serif</family>
    <prefer>
      <family>DejaVu Serif</family>
      <family>Bitstream Vera Serif</family>
      <family>Liberation Serif</family>
    </prefer>
  </alias>

  <alias>
    <family>sans-serif</family>
    <prefer>
      <family>DejaVu Sans</family>
      <family>Bitstream Vera Sans</family>
      <family>Verdana</family>
      <family>Liberation Sans</family>
      <family>Arial</family>
    </prefer>
  </alias>

  <alias>
    <family>monospace</family>
    <prefer>
      <family>DejaVu Sans Mono</family>
      <family>Bitstream Vera Sans Mono</family>
      <family>Liberation Mono</family>
    </prefer>
  </alias>

  <!-- Reject bitmap fonts in favour of Truetype, Postscript, etc. -->
  <selectfont>
    <rejectfont>
      <pattern>
        <patelt name="scalable">
          <bool>false</bool>
        </patelt>
      </pattern>
    </rejectfont>
  </selectfont>

  <match target="pattern">
    <test qual="any" name="family"><string>fixed</string></test>
    <edit name="family" mode="assign"><string>monospace</string></edit>
  </match>

  <!-- Avoid embedded bitmap for all fonts -->
  <match target="font">
    <edit name="embeddedbitmap"><bool>false</bool></edit>
  </match>
</fontconfig>

[isuzufan]

This solution worked for me.

I'm running Mint 19.3 but with OpenBox instead of Cinnamon. I was seeing "fuzzy" fonts in some places (OpenBox menu, Vivaldi browser windows) but not in other places (Thunar). Thanks

backup/compress/rename .config/fontconfig/fonts.conf or if you don't have one create a blank text call it fonts.conf paste this save and reboot. if it's the same just undo the work or keep it

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE fontconfig SYSTEM "fonts.dtd">
<fontconfig>
    <match target="font">
        <edit name="antialias" mode="assign">
            <bool>true</bool>
        </edit>
        <edit name="hinting" mode="assign">
            <bool>true</bool>
        </edit>
        <edit name="hintstyle" mode="assign">
            <const>hintslight</const>
        </edit>
        <edit name="rgba" mode="assign">
            <const>rgb</const>
        </edit>
        <edit name="autohint" mode="assign">
            <bool>true</bool>
        </edit>
        <edit name="lcdfilter" mode="assign">
            <const>lcddefault</const>
        </edit>
        <edit name="dpi" mode="assign">
            <double>102</double>
        </edit>
    </match>
    <match target="font">
        <test name="weight" compare="more">
            <const>medium</const>
        </test>
        <edit name="autohint" mode="assign">
            <bool>true</bool>
        </edit>
    </match>
</fontconfig>