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post #1 of 8
12/12/05 at 7:10pm
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I still have a damn issue with fonts in ubuntu. I installed msttcorefonts plus the tahoma font. But browser fonts look like ish. Im fine with application fonts, but not the browser ones. So i set firefox to use tahoma but, it is hurting my eyes it is SOOOOOOOOO sharp. Can you guys tell me what fonts you use for browser, and what settings? your .fonts.conf file would help. Here is a screen shot:



and here is my .fonts.conf

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!DOCTYPE fontconfig SYSTEM "fonts.dtd">
<fontconfig>
<match target="font">
<edit name="autohint" mode="assign">
<bool>true</bool>
</edit>
</match>
</fontconfig>
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post #2 of 8
12/12/05 at 9:48pm
I just turn antialiasing off and use arial for everything. Looks exactly like windows and every webpage renders perfectly. I never cared for Tahoma.
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post #3 of 8
12/12/05 at 10:51pm
have you tried epiphany? firefox has issues...
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post #4 of 8
12/13/05 at 1:09am
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Originally Posted by drizek
have you tried epiphany? firefox has issues...
I've never had issues with firefox. Opera is another story. Actually, my issues with opera are gone with the newest version.

To get antialiasing to look like cleartype-rendered fonts can be a real pain. I suggest going to ubuntuforums.org and check out the breezy how-to section. There are a bunch of how-to's on how to fix font rendering. I forget the procedures exactly so I suggest going there to get a much more detailed instruction. It is possible to get fonts to render exactly as windows does.
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post #5 of 8
12/13/05 at 1:28am
i meant issues in general. it just doesnt work very well under linux. i prefer to use "native" browsers like konqueror/epiphany. im using opera right now in kde and it works quite well though.
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post #6 of 8
12/13/05 at 10:47am
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Originally Posted by drizek
i meant issues in general. it just doesnt work very well under linux. i prefer to use "native" browsers like konqueror/epiphany. im using opera right now in kde and it works quite well though.
Well, ubuntu's firefox has issues. It's incredibly slow. I upgraded to 1.5 and had good success. With that said I still prefer opera.
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post #7 of 8
12/13/05 at 10:22pm
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well i found the HOWTO, but it doesnt seem to fix the issue, so i will have to keep messing with it. I dont need it to look exactly like windows, just dont want fat blurry bold fonts.
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post #8 of 8
12/13/05 at 11:30pm
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ok guys, its fixed. Tahoma times new roman rendition suxor in ubuntu. So im using verdana, and it look much better. I can get used to this, i already am. Thanks for your help.
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