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Template: fontconfig/hinting_type
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Type: select
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_Choices: Native, Autohinter, None
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Default: Native
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_Description: With what method should fonts be hinted?
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The FreeType font library can adjust glyph outlines to accomodate the pixel
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grid for improved legibility. This process is called "hinting".
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FreeType can either use the hints built-in to each font or it can use a
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format-indepedent Autohinter. For most font formats, using the
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format-specific hints generates better results. However, many
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freely available TrueType format fonts don't include any hints at all.
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When loading such a font, unless you specifically ask to use the
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Autohinter, these fonts will end up unhinted, which will make them appear
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fuzzy on the screen.
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.
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If the TrueType fonts you use most include hints, then the Native hinter
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gives better results. However, if the fonts you use most do not include
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such hints, then the Autohinter will work better. Yes, FreeType should do
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this automatically.
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.
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You can also select None to disable all hinting and make your screen look
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like Mac OS X.
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.
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Template: fontconfig/subpixel_rendering
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Type: select
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_Choices: Automatic, Enable, Disable
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Default: Automatic
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_Description: Should font be rendered using sub-pixel elements?
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With known sub-pixel geometry, LCD screens can synthesize higher resolution
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in one dimension. Taking advantage of this when rendering glyphs sharpens
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the appearance of text on the screen. This can cause color artifacts,
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especially when rendering unhinted or autohinted fonts.
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.
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This option selects when sub-pixel rendering should be used. Automatic
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enables sub-pixel rendering whenever the X server detects an LCD monitor,
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which it can generally do when the monitor is built into the computer or
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connected with a digital (DVI) cable. Enable forces the system to use
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sub-pixel rendering while Disable forces the system to not use sub-pixel
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rendering.
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Template: fontconfig/enable_bitmaps
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Type: boolean
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Default: false
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_Description: Enable bitmapped fonts by default?
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By default, only outline fonts are used by applications which support
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fontconfig. Outline fonts are fonts which scale well to various sizes.
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In contrast, bitmapped fonts are often lower quality. Enabling this option
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will affect the systemwide default; this and many other fontconfig options
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may be enabled or disabled on a per-user basis.
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