Fonts in Chrome

gone · 2011-02-15 12:47:52

Do you guys have any recommendations/suggestions on a better config for smoother fonts ... I mean everything looks ok but I know it can get better.

fonts seem to lack a bit

e.g the font displayed while typing in this box

screenshot

EDIT: perhaps someone can explain the difference between these to settings and if the second is acceptable for arch

1 - xserver_arguments -nolisten tcp vt07

2 - xserver_arguments -nolisten tcp -br -deferglyphs 16 -dpi 96

Last edited by gone (2011-02-15 12:50:54)

pablokal · 2011-02-15 14:16:34

This is not what it should be.
Go to Pref Under the hood and specify a different font.
I use Verdana. It works for me.
For managing fonts I recommend fontmatrix.

But lots of people seem to have this issue:
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issue … l?id=29871 comment 48 step 3 seems to provide a solution:
Create a ~/.gtkrc-2.0.mine file in your home directory with the following content:
gtk-xft-hinting = 1
gtk-xft-hintstyle = hintfull
gtk-xft-rgba = rgb

Step4: Restart your X server (for e.g. do a Logout)

Last edited by pablokal (2011-02-15 14:19:39)

gone · 2011-02-15 16:19:10

ty so much pablokal,

this :
gtk-xft-hinting = 1
gtk-xft-hintstyle = hintfull
gtk-xft-rgba = rgb

helped alot, I also changed my "sans" font within chrome to verdana and it was a major improvement, I did not install a font manager however as I am uncertain on how to do this.

the final result I have is very pleasing and much better.
Thank-you

pablokal · 2011-02-16 03:43:59

Fontmatrix is in AUR: http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=14771
do: packer -S fontmatrix

If you haven't used packer before you might need to do: sudo pacman -S base-devel
first.

gone · 2011-02-16 04:34:47

[kerios@archbang ~]$ sudo pacman -S base-devel
Password:
kerios is not in the sudoers file. This incident will be reported.

EDIT: I've got fontmatrix installed but not quite sure what to do with it

Last edited by gone (2011-02-16 05:06:36)

pablokal · 2011-02-16 07:45:13

See: http://blog.worldlabel.com/2010/become- … atrix.html

gone · 2011-02-16 08:41:54

thanks again pablokal, just poured myself a fresh cup of coffee and will read through tutorial you provided.

rejoice

gone · 2011-02-16 11:07:51

Done reading and searched for more information about the subject which led me to this post in Arch linux forums.

Arch Linux Thread

Alternative solution to font issue, tested by me and working perfectly.

As per member weakhead in Arch Forums

I have installed following packages:
aur/cairo-ubuntu
aur/fontconfig-ubuntu
aur/freetype2-ubuntu
aur/libxft-ubuntu
Here's my ~/.fonts.conf

<?xml version='1.0'?>
<!DOCTYPE fontconfig SYSTEM 'fonts.dtd'>
<fontconfig>
 <match target="font" >
  <edit mode="assign" name="rgba" >
   <const>rgb</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>hintslight</const>
  </edit>
 </match>
 <match target="font" >
  <edit mode="assign" name="antialias" >
   <bool>true</bool>
  </edit>
 </match>
</fontconfig>

ty Paul for opening my eyes

pablokal · 2011-02-16 13:42:27

Yes, that's the real spirit.
There are mostly more solutions to the same problem; just test what you like the most.

Btw I would not have advised you to choose this solution because I myself came into a sort of dependency hell during install of those packages which even lead to the impossibility to boot.
This was one of my heaviest crisis using Arch:
you can read about it here:
http://stillstup.blogspot.com/2010/06/t … n-has.html

gone · 2011-02-16 13:53:45

I got lucky and they installed without a hitch, but you can be sure I will heed your warning and won't risk trashing my archbox from this point on ... I have it running just the way I need it to and will only be installing updates.

I must say after 2 months of distro hopping, I found an OS that I am confident in.
thx for alll your help

archy · 2011-09-28 07:55:35

pablokal wrote:

Verdana

howdy!

don't have it...

pablokal · 2011-09-28 09:22:06

packer -S ttf-ms-fonts

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