23-12-2006
Jelle de Jong

problem different font look between xfce, firefox, openoffice.

xdpyinfo |grep resolution
	resolution:    95x96 dots per inch

xrdb -q |grep Xft
	Xft.antialias:  1
	Xft.hinting:    1
	Xft.hintstyle:  hintfull
	Xft.rgba:       rgb

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1 - Remove old config file's:
rm ~/.config/xfce4/Xft*

2 - Create new settings:
Menu -> Settings -> User Interface Preferences
Font Rendering:
RECHECK all checkboxen with these settings:
Use anti-aliasing for fonts
Use hinting: Full
Use sub-pixel hinting: RGB

3 - Go to 
mousepad ~/.config/xfce4/Xft.xrdb
And paste in the last line:
Xft.dpi: 96
(always leave a emty line)

Looks now like this:
Xft.antialias: 1
Xft.hinting: 1
Xft.hintstyle: hintfull
Xft.rgba: rgb
Xft.dpi: 100

Save and exit the Xft.xrdb file

4 - Edit xorg
sudo mousepad /etc/X11/xorg.conf
And paste in under Section "Files" (if it’s not there alread):
FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/100dpi"

Looks now like this:
Section "Files"
	FontPath	"/usr/share/X11/fonts/misc"
	FontPath	"/usr/share/X11/fonts/cyrillic"
	FontPath	"/usr/share/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled"
	FontPath	"/usr/share/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled"
	FontPath	"/usr/share/X11/fonts/Type1"
	FontPath	"/usr/share/X11/fonts/100dpi"
	FontPath	"/usr/share/X11/fonts/75dpi"
	FontPath	"/usr/share/fonts/X11/misc"
	# path to defoma fonts
	FontPath	"/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType"
EndSection

5 - Create a DisplaySize property
	Go to Section "Monitor"
	My resolution is 1440x900
	width = 1440
	heigth = 900
	formula = pixelwidth/dpi*25.4 and pixelheight/dpi*25.4
	1440/96*25.4 and 900/96*25.4 =
	DisplaySize 	381 238.125

Looks now like this:
Section "Monitor"
	Identifier	"Generic Monitor"
	Option		"DPMS"
	Modeline	"1440x900" 106.50 1440 1520 1672 1904 900 903 909 934 -Hsync +Vsync
	DisplaySize 	381 238.125
	HorizSync	30-81
	VertRefresh	56-75
EndSection

Save and exit the xorg.conf file

Restart the system.

Tips:
1 - You can also test to use 100 dpi everywere
2 - If openoffice gives you a hard time remove (removes al you openoffice settings)
	rm ~/.openoffice.org2
3- Use these commands to see your settings
	xdpyinfo |grep resolution
	xrdb -q |grep Xft