Monaco font not antialiased in some GTK apps
I have a strange issue with the Monaco font on Ubuntu Karmic. I have recently installed the Monaco font just to see what the hype is all about.
The problem that I am facing now is that is not antialiased in some GTK apps (namely in Firefox and Eclipse), but it is antialiased in KDE apps (konsole) and in Chromium. I have hinting set to slight.
Any help is appreciated.
ubuntu-9.10 fonts kde gtk anti-aliasing
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I have a strange issue with the Monaco font on Ubuntu Karmic. I have recently installed the Monaco font just to see what the hype is all about.
The problem that I am facing now is that is not antialiased in some GTK apps (namely in Firefox and Eclipse), but it is antialiased in KDE apps (konsole) and in Chromium. I have hinting set to slight.
Any help is appreciated.
ubuntu-9.10 fonts kde gtk anti-aliasing
edited Apr 22 '10 at 15:20
quack quixote
35.3k1087119
asked Jan 10 '10 at 18:41
Bartosz RadaczyńskiBartosz Radaczyński
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I have a strange issue with the Monaco font on Ubuntu Karmic. I have recently installed the Monaco font just to see what the hype is all about.
The problem that I am facing now is that is not antialiased in some GTK apps (namely in Firefox and Eclipse), but it is antialiased in KDE apps (konsole) and in Chromium. I have hinting set to slight.
Any help is appreciated.
ubuntu-9.10 fonts kde gtk anti-aliasing
edited Apr 22 '10 at 15:20
quack quixote
35.3k1087119
asked Jan 10 '10 at 18:41
Bartosz RadaczyńskiBartosz Radaczyński
1265
I have a strange issue with the Monaco font on Ubuntu Karmic. I have recently installed the Monaco font just to see what the hype is all about.
The problem that I am facing now is that is not antialiased in some GTK apps (namely in Firefox and Eclipse), but it is antialiased in KDE apps (konsole) and in Chromium. I have hinting set to slight.
Any help is appreciated.
ubuntu-9.10 fonts kde gtk anti-aliasing
ubuntu-9.10 fonts kde gtk anti-aliasing
edited Apr 22 '10 at 15:20
quack quixote
35.3k1087119
asked Jan 10 '10 at 18:41
Bartosz RadaczyńskiBartosz Radaczyński
1265
edited Apr 22 '10 at 15:20
quack quixote
35.3k1087119
asked Jan 10 '10 at 18:41
Bartosz RadaczyńskiBartosz Radaczyński
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edited Apr 22 '10 at 15:20
quack quixote
35.3k1087119
edited Apr 22 '10 at 15:20
quack quixote
35.3k1087119
edited Apr 22 '10 at 15:20
quack quixote
35.3k1087119
35.3k1087119
asked Jan 10 '10 at 18:41
Bartosz RadaczyńskiBartosz Radaczyński
1265
asked Jan 10 '10 at 18:41
Bartosz RadaczyńskiBartosz Radaczyński
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asked Jan 10 '10 at 18:41
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Use older monaco font instead of the latest one solved this issue for me.
answered Dec 28 '11 at 15:23
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The font has an embedded bitmap version for certain font sizes. Turn it off in fontconfig:
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!DOCTYPE fontconfig SYSTEM "fonts.dtd">
<fontconfig>
<!-- ...other settings can be here... -->
<match target="font">
<test name="family">
<string>Monaco</string>
</test>
<edit name="embeddedbitmap">
<bool>false</bool>
</edit>
</match>
</fontconfig>
If you have fontconfig 2.10 or newer, put this in ~/.config/fontconfig/fonts.conf. With older versions, edit ~/.fonts.conf.
To change this system-wide, edit /etc/fonts/conf.d/fix-monaco.conf.
You can also disable embedded bitmaps for all fonts, by removing the <test ...> line. In my experience, embedded bitmaps are never useful; they always make the font ugly.
answered Dec 21 '12 at 15:13
grawitygrawity
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In GTK applications, the system font is controlled by ~/.Xresources. But in Firefox, the page display is controlled by the fontconfig system, so you have to make settings in ~/.fonts.conf.
Monaco does look better on a Mac. OS X has very aggressive antialiasing and it is hard to duplicate that effect on other systems. The closest you can get on Linux is to make your settings:
sub-pixel antialiasing = on
hint strength = slight
lcdfilter = lcddefault
To use the lcdfilter feature, you need libcairo2 1.10+. Even then, it will not have an effect in Firefox, since it doesn't use that system for rendering pages.
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Use older monaco font instead of the latest one solved this issue for me.
answered Dec 28 '11 at 15:23
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Use older monaco font instead of the latest one solved this issue for me.
answered Dec 28 '11 at 15:23
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18114
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Use older monaco font instead of the latest one solved this issue for me.
answered Dec 28 '11 at 15:23
kholiskholis
18114
Use older monaco font instead of the latest one solved this issue for me.
answered Dec 28 '11 at 15:23
kholiskholis
18114
answered Dec 28 '11 at 15:23
kholiskholis
18114
answered Dec 28 '11 at 15:23
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The font has an embedded bitmap version for certain font sizes. Turn it off in fontconfig:
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!DOCTYPE fontconfig SYSTEM "fonts.dtd">
<fontconfig>
<!-- ...other settings can be here... -->
<match target="font">
<test name="family">
<string>Monaco</string>
</test>
<edit name="embeddedbitmap">
<bool>false</bool>
</edit>
</match>
</fontconfig>
If you have fontconfig 2.10 or newer, put this in ~/.config/fontconfig/fonts.conf. With older versions, edit ~/.fonts.conf.
To change this system-wide, edit /etc/fonts/conf.d/fix-monaco.conf.
You can also disable embedded bitmaps for all fonts, by removing the <test ...> line. In my experience, embedded bitmaps are never useful; they always make the font ugly.
answered Dec 21 '12 at 15:13
grawitygrawity
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The font has an embedded bitmap version for certain font sizes. Turn it off in fontconfig:
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!DOCTYPE fontconfig SYSTEM "fonts.dtd">
<fontconfig>
<!-- ...other settings can be here... -->
<match target="font">
<test name="family">
<string>Monaco</string>
</test>
<edit name="embeddedbitmap">
<bool>false</bool>
</edit>
</match>
</fontconfig>
If you have fontconfig 2.10 or newer, put this in ~/.config/fontconfig/fonts.conf. With older versions, edit ~/.fonts.conf.
To change this system-wide, edit /etc/fonts/conf.d/fix-monaco.conf.
You can also disable embedded bitmaps for all fonts, by removing the <test ...> line. In my experience, embedded bitmaps are never useful; they always make the font ugly.
answered Dec 21 '12 at 15:13
grawitygrawity
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The font has an embedded bitmap version for certain font sizes. Turn it off in fontconfig:
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!DOCTYPE fontconfig SYSTEM "fonts.dtd">
<fontconfig>
<!-- ...other settings can be here... -->
<match target="font">
<test name="family">
<string>Monaco</string>
</test>
<edit name="embeddedbitmap">
<bool>false</bool>
</edit>
</match>
</fontconfig>
If you have fontconfig 2.10 or newer, put this in ~/.config/fontconfig/fonts.conf. With older versions, edit ~/.fonts.conf.
To change this system-wide, edit /etc/fonts/conf.d/fix-monaco.conf.
You can also disable embedded bitmaps for all fonts, by removing the <test ...> line. In my experience, embedded bitmaps are never useful; they always make the font ugly.
answered Dec 21 '12 at 15:13
grawitygrawity
239k37508561
The font has an embedded bitmap version for certain font sizes. Turn it off in fontconfig:
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!DOCTYPE fontconfig SYSTEM "fonts.dtd">
<fontconfig>
<!-- ...other settings can be here... -->
<match target="font">
<test name="family">
<string>Monaco</string>
</test>
<edit name="embeddedbitmap">
<bool>false</bool>
</edit>
</match>
</fontconfig>
If you have fontconfig 2.10 or newer, put this in ~/.config/fontconfig/fonts.conf. With older versions, edit ~/.fonts.conf.
To change this system-wide, edit /etc/fonts/conf.d/fix-monaco.conf.
You can also disable embedded bitmaps for all fonts, by removing the <test ...> line. In my experience, embedded bitmaps are never useful; they always make the font ugly.
answered Dec 21 '12 at 15:13
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answered Dec 21 '12 at 15:13
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In GTK applications, the system font is controlled by ~/.Xresources. But in Firefox, the page display is controlled by the fontconfig system, so you have to make settings in ~/.fonts.conf.
Monaco does look better on a Mac. OS X has very aggressive antialiasing and it is hard to duplicate that effect on other systems. The closest you can get on Linux is to make your settings:
sub-pixel antialiasing = on
hint strength = slight
lcdfilter = lcddefault
To use the lcdfilter feature, you need libcairo2 1.10+. Even then, it will not have an effect in Firefox, since it doesn't use that system for rendering pages.
answered Apr 13 '11 at 19:37
user60598user60598
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In GTK applications, the system font is controlled by ~/.Xresources. But in Firefox, the page display is controlled by the fontconfig system, so you have to make settings in ~/.fonts.conf.
Monaco does look better on a Mac. OS X has very aggressive antialiasing and it is hard to duplicate that effect on other systems. The closest you can get on Linux is to make your settings:
sub-pixel antialiasing = on
hint strength = slight
lcdfilter = lcddefault
To use the lcdfilter feature, you need libcairo2 1.10+. Even then, it will not have an effect in Firefox, since it doesn't use that system for rendering pages.
answered Apr 13 '11 at 19:37
user60598user60598
22629
add a comment |
In GTK applications, the system font is controlled by ~/.Xresources. But in Firefox, the page display is controlled by the fontconfig system, so you have to make settings in ~/.fonts.conf.
Monaco does look better on a Mac. OS X has very aggressive antialiasing and it is hard to duplicate that effect on other systems. The closest you can get on Linux is to make your settings:
sub-pixel antialiasing = on
hint strength = slight
lcdfilter = lcddefault
To use the lcdfilter feature, you need libcairo2 1.10+. Even then, it will not have an effect in Firefox, since it doesn't use that system for rendering pages.
answered Apr 13 '11 at 19:37
user60598user60598
22629
In GTK applications, the system font is controlled by ~/.Xresources. But in Firefox, the page display is controlled by the fontconfig system, so you have to make settings in ~/.fonts.conf.
Monaco does look better on a Mac. OS X has very aggressive antialiasing and it is hard to duplicate that effect on other systems. The closest you can get on Linux is to make your settings:
sub-pixel antialiasing = on
hint strength = slight
lcdfilter = lcddefault
To use the lcdfilter feature, you need libcairo2 1.10+. Even then, it will not have an effect in Firefox, since it doesn't use that system for rendering pages.
answered Apr 13 '11 at 19:37
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22629
answered Apr 13 '11 at 19:37
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answered Apr 13 '11 at 19:37
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answered Apr 13 '11 at 19:37
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