Re: No AA fonts?

[ben tordoff ukonline co uk]

> Check your /etc/X11/XftConfig, and that your X
server has > the RENDER extension loaded (run
xdpyinfo).

RENDER is definitely loaded, and I can't see
anything untoward in /etc/X11/XftConfig, but then
again I'm not entirely sure what I'm looking for.
If I'm reading it correctly, then antialiasing is
turned off for fonts smaller than 11pt and for
dingbats and symbol fonts, but otherwise should be
on (this is an unaltered redhat 7.3 installation,
if that is any help). What font(s) do you use that
work "out of the box" with anti-aliasing? 

The only thing I can see that might cause problems
is that support for Truetype appears to be
disabled, but I've attached the XftConfig below,
incase anyone has time to have a look for me -
perhaps it'll be obvious to someone a bit more
knowledgable!

Thanks for your help

Ben

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# $XFree86: xc/lib/Xft/XftConfig.cpp,v 1.5
2000/12/14 23:03:53 keithp Exp $

dir "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1"

# Red Hat additions
dir "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/TTF"
dir "/usr/share/fonts/default/TrueType"
dir "/usr/share/fonts/default/Type1"
dir "/usr/share/fonts/ja/TrueType"
dir "/usr/share/fonts/ko/TrueType"
dir "/usr/share/fonts/zh_CN/TrueType"
dir "/usr/share/fonts/zh_TW/TrueType"

#
# alias 'fixed' for 'mono'
#
match any family == "fixed"		edit family =+
"mono";

#
# Don't antialias small fonts
#
match
        any size < 11
        any size > 8
        edit antialias=false;

#
# Don't antialias wingding symbols and similar
types of symbol fontsets
#
match
        any family == "webdings"
        edit antialias = false;
        encoding += "glyphs-fontspecific";
match
        any family == "wingdings"
        edit antialias = false;
        encoding += "glyphs-fontspecific";

#
# Check users config file
#
includeif	"~/.xftconfig"

#
# Use Luxi fonts for default faces
#
match any family == "serif"		edit family += "Luxi
Serif";
match any family == "sans"		edit family += "Luxi
Sans";
match any family == "mono"		edit family += "Luxi
Mono";

#
# Alias between XLFD families and font file family
name, prefer local
# fonts
#
match any family == "charter"		edit family +=
"bitstream charter";
match any family == "bitstream charter" edit
family =+ "charter";

#
# Alias older name for Luxi fonts
#
match any family == "LuciduxSerif"	edit family +=
"Luxi Serif";
match any family == "Lucidux Serif"	edit family +=
"Luxi Serif";
 
match any family == "LuciduxSans"	edit family +=
"Luxi Sans";
match any family == "Lucidux Sans"	edit family +=
"Luxi Sans";
 
match any family == "LuciduxMono"	edit family +=
"Luxi Mono";
match any family == "Lucidux Mono"	edit family +=
"Luxi Mono";

#
# TrueType font aliases (disabled - experimental)
#
#match any family == "Comic Sans"        edit
family += "Comic Sans MS";
#match any family == "Comic Sans MS"     edit
family =+ "Comic Sans";
#match any family == "Trebuchet"         edit
family += "Trebuchet MS";
#match any family == "Trebuchet MS"      edit
family =+ "Trebuchet";
#match any family == "Monotype"          edit
family =+ "Monotype.com";
#match any family == "Andale Mono"       edit
family += "Monotype.com";
#match any family == "Monotype.com"      edit
family =+ "Andale Mono";

#
# Set some sane defaults for Anti-Aliased desktops
#
match any family == "helvetica"		edit family +=
"Nimbus Sans L";
match any family == "helv"		edit family += "Nimbus
Sans L";
match any family == "verdana"		edit family +=
"Nimbus Sans L";
match any family == "times"		edit family +=
"Nimbus Roman No9 L";
match any family == "helvetica"		edit family +=
"Helmet";
match any family == "helv"		edit family +=
"Helmet";
match any family == "verdana"		edit family +=
"Helmet";
match any family == "times"		edit family +=
"Helmet";

# XFree86 default fonts
match any family == "Verdana"           edit
family += "Luxi Sans";
match any family == "Times New Roman"   edit
family += "Luxi Serif";

#
# Japanese
#
match any foundry == "watanabe"		edit antialias =
false;
match any foundry == "wadalab"		edit antialias =
false;

#
# Fixes a problem in KDE with konsole
#
match any family == "fixed"			edit antialias =+
"false";
match any family == "console"		edit antialias =+
"false";


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