Date: Mon, 03 Feb 2003 22:09:02 +0100 From: Matthias Buelow <mkb@mukappabeta.de> To: Wayne Pascoe <freebsd@penguinpowered.org.uk> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Fonts in Mozilla Message-ID: <3E3EDA6E.4010005@mukappabeta.de> In-Reply-To: <868ywxp2we.fsf@marvin.penguinpowered.org.uk> References: <868ywxp2we.fsf@marvin.penguinpowered.org.uk>
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Wayne Pascoe wrote: > I've just installed Mozilla from ports (mozilla-1.2.1_1,2) and the > fonts are AWEFUL! I've then installed most everything in > /usr/ports/x11-fonts and added them to my Fontpath. I have inquired about a similar problem these days and the solution I got was to disable the use of XFT when building mozilla, i.e., build it with "make install WITHOUT_XFT=yes". This will disable the anti-aliasing stuff altogether, restoring the appearance of Mozilla 1.1. The advantage will be that you don't get a headache after 15 minutes of using mozilla (the default anti-aliased fonts, even in the widgets and all, you'll get with the port build look like you were very shortsighted and took your glasses off, or at least that's how I imagine it.) The disadvantage is that even huge fonts in the webpage don't get smoothed. Joe Marcus Clarke also posted a different solution using fontconfig, by disabling anti-aliasing for fonts under a certain size. I didn't try that yet and can't comment on its usefulness. Check the mailing list archive for the postings. -- Matthias Buelow To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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