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Seems to me there should be an easier way to fix "ugly" fonts than manually editing a config file... I've done a clean install of Mageia 1 and noticed "ugly" fonts. Googled and found this bug report:

https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=175

Previously in Mandrivia 2010.1/.2 and earlier to prevent "ugly" fonts I added /lib64freetype.*plf/ to /etc/urpmi/skip.list file. Now in Mageia 1 it seems that it's necessary to edit or create ~/.fonts.conf file.

$ cat ~/.fonts.conf

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<?xml version='1.0'?>
<!DOCTYPE fontconfig SYSTEM 'fonts.dtd'>
<fontconfig>
 <match target="font">
  <edit mode="assign" name="autohint">
   <bool>true</bool>
  </edit>
 </match>
 <match target="font">
  <edit mode="assign" name="rgba">
   <const>none</const>
  </edit>
 </match>
 <match target="font">
  <edit mode="assign" name="hinting">
   <bool>true</bool>
  </edit>
 </match>
 <match target="font">
  <edit mode="assign" name="hintstyle">
   <const>hintmedium</const>
  </edit>
 </match>
 <match target="font">
  <edit mode="assign" name="antialias">
   <bool>true</bool>
  </edit>
 </match>
</fontconfig>

Is there a better solution?

I'm not sure what do you mean by "ugly fonts", but did you try changing font rendering in gconf-editor?

Section is / > desktop > gnome > font_rendering

Disabling hinting ("none" or "slight") works for me

I just installed lib64freetype6-2.4.4-5.1.mga1.tainted and enabled sub-pixel rendering RGB with hinting set at slight (in Configure Your Desktop > Application Appearance > Fonts). Using Force fonts DPI: 96 DPI.

What an improvement on my laptop!

I'd like to have this setting available and i make a little dialog to help to enable/disable autohint, and a rpm:
http://glenbox.free.fr/autohint-onoff/a ... noarch.rpm
(Can be install from Mageia 4 and later as it uses python3-qt4)

There is missing requires in that package,python3-lxml.

ozky wrote:There is missing requires in that package,python3-lxml.

Thanks for spotting

http://glenbox.free.fr/autohint-onoff/a ... noarch.rpm

It's working fine.
This why packages need testing.

ozky wrote:It's working fine.
This why packages need testing.

You have absolutely right. They told me to fix one other thing, when the ~/.config/fontconfig folder was initially missing the dialogue freezed

http://glenbox.free.fr/autohint-onoff/a ... noarch.rpm

Kde don't have that problem because kde fonts settings make that fonts.conf file automatically.

ozky wrote:Kde don't have that problem because kde fonts settings make that fonts.conf file automatically.

I deleted the fonts.conf and i have to enter to systemsettings>Look and appear>Fonts in order to create the file, but i didn't try a reboot to see if it is created at the login.

The rpm is imported in cauldron and the dialog supports translations.

Add option to disable autohint in lxqt fonts configuration panel:
https://github.com/lxde/lxqt-config/pul ... -187605798

dglent wrote:Add option to disable autohint in lxqt fonts configuration panel:
https://github.com/lxde/lxqt-config/pul ... -187605798

Thanks for your work, just added https://github.com/lxde/lxqt-config/com ... 35e3.patch to our lxqt-config package.

Thanks !
Our lxqt in Mageia is cutting edge


A screenshot:

FWIW, if I mention you in the commit messages, is your nick okay or should I use your full name?
E.g. http://svnweb.mageia.org/packages?view= ... ion=794253

It is ok for me with the nick, thank you.

Just submitted to buildsystem, should hit the mirrors soon. If you have more stuff for LXQT, please ping me