Date: 23-12-2006
Version: 0.4
Autor: Jelle de Jong
Change: 25-12-06

problem different font look between xfce, firefox, openoffice.
Use these commands to compare your new and old settings
	xdpyinfo | grep resolution
	xrdb -q | grep Xft

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: 96

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 - Edit xorg add the DisplaySize property to the Monitor Section
	sudo mousepad /etc/X11/xorg.conf
	Go to Section "Monitor"
	Calculate the wanted DisplaySize:
		My resolution is 1440x900
		pixelwidth = 1440
		pixelheigth = 900
		dpi = 96
		formula = pixelwidth/dpi*25.4 and pixelheight/dpi*25.4
		1440/96*25.4 and 900/96*25.4 =
	DisplaySize 	381 238.125
	Put this line in the Section "Monitor"

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

Note that I hava also a Modeline HorizSync VertRefresh in my Monitor section, but these are not for this problem they are for my custom resolution. If you screen is using the right resolution you can ignore this. It is also outside the scope of this how to to go into it.

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)
	backup openoffice settings:
	mv ~/.openoffice.org2  ~/.openoffice.org2.backup
	restore openoffice settings:
	mv ~/.openoffice.org2.backup ~/.openoffice.org2 
	remove open office settings:
	rm ~/.openoffice.org2
3 - Use these commands to compare your new and old settings
	xdpyinfo | grep resolution
	xrdb -q | grep Xft
4 - Remember that everytime you change something in Menu -> Settings -> User Interface Preferences you have to repeat step 3 again.

xdpyinfo | grep resolution
xrdb -q | grep Xft
sudo xresprobe via
sudo ddcprobe
gtf 1440 900 60 -x
sudo ddcprobe | egrep '^[cd]*timing:' | sed -e 's/^[cd]*timing: \([^x]*\)x\([^ @$]*\).*$/\1x\2/;'
grep -i dpi  /var/log/Xorg.0.log