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Re: Substituting one font for another system-wide?



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On 08/09/07 21:49, Tim Hull wrote:
>> Ugly?  No.  xmms (a Gtk 1.2 app) has ugly fonts.
>>
>> Preferring Bitstream Vera Sans over Arial is just (valid) personal
>> opinion.
> 
> 
> Well, I guess I should qualify my statement.  Arial is ugly on Linux *with
> the autohinter on*.

Really?  I find that fonts are fuzzier without hinting.

But maybe the GNOME Font "hinting" selector is different than what
you are referring to.

> I just guess I'll file a bug asking for Arial substitutions in the default
> fontconfig setup, and look some more...

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Ron Johnson, Jr.
Jefferson LA  USA

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