diff --git a/conf.d/73-autohint.conf b/conf.d/10-autohint.conf
similarity index 100%
rename from conf.d/73-autohint.conf
rename to conf.d/10-autohint.conf
diff --git a/conf.d/70-no-sub-pixel.conf b/conf.d/10-no-sub-pixel.conf
similarity index 100%
rename from conf.d/70-no-sub-pixel.conf
rename to conf.d/10-no-sub-pixel.conf
diff --git a/conf.d/70-sub-pixel-bgr.conf b/conf.d/10-sub-pixel-bgr.conf
similarity index 100%
rename from conf.d/70-sub-pixel-bgr.conf
rename to conf.d/10-sub-pixel-bgr.conf
diff --git a/conf.d/70-sub-pixel-rgb.conf b/conf.d/10-sub-pixel-rgb.conf
similarity index 100%
rename from conf.d/70-sub-pixel-rgb.conf
rename to conf.d/10-sub-pixel-rgb.conf
diff --git a/conf.d/70-sub-pixel-vbgr.conf b/conf.d/10-sub-pixel-vbgr.conf
similarity index 100%
rename from conf.d/70-sub-pixel-vbgr.conf
rename to conf.d/10-sub-pixel-vbgr.conf
diff --git a/conf.d/70-sub-pixel-vrgb.conf b/conf.d/10-sub-pixel-vrgb.conf
similarity index 100%
rename from conf.d/70-sub-pixel-vrgb.conf
rename to conf.d/10-sub-pixel-vrgb.conf
diff --git a/conf.d/73-unhinted.conf b/conf.d/10-unhinted.conf
similarity index 100%
rename from conf.d/73-unhinted.conf
rename to conf.d/10-unhinted.conf
diff --git a/conf.d/20-lohit-gujarati.conf b/conf.d/20-lohit-gujarati.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1c29d0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conf.d/20-lohit-gujarati.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<!DOCTYPE fontconfig SYSTEM "fonts.dtd">
+<fontconfig>
+
+<!-- Available Gujarti fonts look much better without hinting -->
+
+	<match target="font">
+		<test name="family"><string>Lohit Gujarati</string></test>
+		<edit name="hinting"><bool>false</bool></edit>
+	</match>
+</fontconfig>
diff --git a/conf.d/30-unhint-small-vera.conf b/conf.d/20-unhint-small-vera.conf
similarity index 100%
rename from conf.d/30-unhint-small-vera.conf
rename to conf.d/20-unhint-small-vera.conf
diff --git a/conf.d/15-amt-aliases.conf b/conf.d/30-amt-aliases.conf
similarity index 100%
rename from conf.d/15-amt-aliases.conf
rename to conf.d/30-amt-aliases.conf
diff --git a/conf.d/10-urw-aliases.conf b/conf.d/30-urw-aliases.conf
similarity index 96%
rename from conf.d/10-urw-aliases.conf
rename to conf.d/30-urw-aliases.conf
index 10e6ce9..cf90dd5 100644
--- a/conf.d/10-urw-aliases.conf
+++ b/conf.d/30-urw-aliases.conf
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 	  <test name="family">
 	    <string>Symbol</string>
 	  </test>
-	  <edit name="family" mode="append" binding="strong">
+	  <edit name="family" mode="append" binding="same">
 	    <string>Standard Symbols L</string>
 	  </edit>
 	</match>
diff --git a/conf.d/40-generic.conf b/conf.d/40-generic.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..84e85e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conf.d/40-generic.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<!DOCTYPE fontconfig SYSTEM "fonts.dtd">
+<fontconfig>
+<!--
+  Mark common families with their generics so we'll get
+  something reasonable
+-->
+
+<!--
+  Serif faces
+ -->
+	<alias>
+		<family>Bitstream Vera Serif</family>
+		<family>DejaVu Serif</family>
+		<family>Times New Roman</family>
+		<family>Times</family>
+		<family>Nimbus Roman No9 L</family>
+		<family>Luxi Serif</family>
+		<family>Kochi Mincho</family>
+		<family>AR PL SungtiL GB</family>
+		<family>AR PL Mingti2L Big5</family>
+		<family>ＭＳ 明朝</family>
+		<family>Baekmuk Batang</family>
+		<family>FreeSerif</family>
+		<family>MgOpen Canonica</family>
+		<default><family>serif</family></default>
+	</alias>
+<!--
+  Sans-serif faces
+ -->
+	<alias>
+		<family>Bitstream Vera Sans</family>
+		<family>DejaVu Sans</family>
+		<family>Helvetica</family>
+		<family>Arial</family>
+		<family>Verdana</family>
+		<family>Albany AMT</family>
+		<family>Nimbus Sans L</family>
+		<family>Luxi Sans</family>
+		<family>Kochi Gothic</family>
+		<family>AR PL KaitiM GB</family>
+		<family>AR PL KaitiM Big5</family>
+		<family>ＭＳ ゴシック</family>
+		<family>Baekmuk Dotum</family>
+		<family>SimSun</family>
+		<family>FreeSans</family>
+		<family>MgOpen Modata</family>
+		<default><family>sans-serif</family></default>
+	</alias>
+<!--
+  Monospace faces
+ -->
+ 	<alias>
+		<family>Bitstream Vera Sans Mono</family>
+		<family>DejaVu Sans Mono</family>
+		<family>Courier</family>
+		<family>Courier New</family>
+		<family>Andale Mono</family>
+		<family>Luxi Mono</family>
+		<family>Cumberland AMT</family>
+		<family>Nimbus Mono L</family>
+		<family>NSimSun</family>
+		<family>FreeMono</family>
+		<default><family>monospace</family></default>
+	</alias>
+</fontconfig>
diff --git a/conf.d/49-sansserif.conf b/conf.d/49-sansserif.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c6209a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conf.d/49-sansserif.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<!DOCTYPE fontconfig SYSTEM "fonts.dtd">
+<fontconfig>
+<!--
+  If the font still has no generic name, add sans-serif
+ -->
+	<match target="pattern">
+		<test qual="all" name="family" compare="not_eq">
+			<string>sans-serif</string>
+		</test>
+		<test qual="all" name="family" compare="not_eq">
+			<string>serif</string>
+		</test>
+		<test qual="all" name="family" compare="not_eq">
+			<string>monospace</string>
+		</test>
+		<edit name="family" mode="append_last">
+			<string>sans-serif</string>
+		</edit>
+	</match>
+</fontconfig>
diff --git a/conf.d/60-LohitGujarati.conf b/conf.d/60-LohitGujarati.conf
deleted file mode 100644
index eb51f86..0000000
--- a/conf.d/60-LohitGujarati.conf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-<!-- Available Gujarti fonts look much better without hinting -->
-<match target="font">
-	<test name="family"><string>Lohit Gujarati</string></test>
-	<edit name="hinting"><bool>false</bool></edit>
-</match>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/conf.d/60-latin.conf b/conf.d/60-latin.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..06cdd7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conf.d/60-latin.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<!DOCTYPE fontconfig SYSTEM "fonts.dtd">
+<fontconfig>
+	<alias>
+		<family>serif</family>
+		<prefer>
+			<family>Bitstream Vera Serif</family>
+			<family>DejaVu Serif</family>
+			<family>Times New Roman</family>
+			<family>Thorndale AMT</family>
+			<family>Luxi Serif</family>
+			<family>Nimbus Roman No9 L</family>
+			<family>Times</family>
+		</prefer>
+	</alias>
+	<alias>
+		<family>sans-serif</family>
+		<prefer>
+			<family>Bitstream Vera Sans</family>
+			<family>DejaVu Sans</family>
+			<family>Verdana</family>
+			<family>Arial</family>
+			<family>Albany AMT</family>
+			<family>Luxi Sans</family>
+			<family>Nimbus Sans L</family>
+			<family>Helvetica</family>
+		</prefer>
+	</alias>
+	<alias>
+		<family>monospace</family>
+		<prefer>
+			<family>Bitstream Vera Sans Mono</family>
+			<family>DejaVu Sans Mono</family>
+			<family>Andale Mono</family>
+			<family>Courier New</family>
+			<family>Cumberland AMT</family>
+			<family>Luxi Mono</family>
+			<family>Nimbus Mono L</family>
+			<family>Courier</family>
+		</prefer>
+	</alias>
+</fontconfig>
diff --git a/conf.d/60-fonts-persian.conf b/conf.d/65-fonts-persian.conf
similarity index 100%
rename from conf.d/60-fonts-persian.conf
rename to conf.d/65-fonts-persian.conf
diff --git a/conf.d/65-nonlatin.conf b/conf.d/65-nonlatin.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f8dbb64
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conf.d/65-nonlatin.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<!DOCTYPE fontconfig SYSTEM "fonts.dtd">
+<fontconfig>
+	<alias>
+		<family>serif</family>
+		<prefer>
+			<family>Frank Ruehl</family>
+			<family>MgOpen Canonica</family>
+			<family>Kochi Mincho</family>
+			<family>AR PL SungtiL GB</family>
+			<family>AR PL Mingti2L Big5</family>
+			<family>ＭＳ 明朝</family>
+			<family>Baekmuk Batang</family>
+		</prefer>
+	</alias>
+	<alias>
+		<family>sans-serif</family>
+		<prefer>
+			<family>Nachlieli</family>
+			<family>MgOpen Modata</family>
+			<family>Kochi Gothic</family>
+			<family>AR PL KaitiM GB</family>
+			<family>AR PL KaitiM Big5</family>
+			<family>ＭＳ ゴシック</family>
+			<family>Baekmuk Dotum</family>
+			<family>SimSun</family>
+		</prefer>
+	</alias>
+	<alias>
+		<family>monospace</family>
+		<prefer>
+			<family>Miriam Mono</family>
+			<family>Kochi Gothic</family>
+			<family>AR PL KaitiM GB</family>
+			<family>Baekmuk Dotum</family>
+		</prefer>
+	</alias>
+</fontconfig>
diff --git a/conf.d/69-unifont.conf b/conf.d/69-unifont.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a784af9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conf.d/69-unifont.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<!DOCTYPE fontconfig SYSTEM "fonts.dtd">
+<fontconfig>
+	<alias>
+		<family>serif</family>
+		<prefer>
+			<family>FreeSerif</family>
+			<family>Code2000</family>
+		</prefer>
+	</alias>
+	<alias>
+		<family>sans-serif</family>
+		<prefer>
+			<family>FreeSans</family>
+			<family>Arial Unicode MS</family>
+		</prefer>
+	</alias>
+	<alias>
+		<family>monospace</family>
+		<prefer>
+			<family>FreeMono</family>
+		</prefer>
+	</alias>
+</fontconfig>
diff --git a/conf.d/76-no-bitmaps.conf b/conf.d/70-no-bitmaps.conf
similarity index 100%
rename from conf.d/76-no-bitmaps.conf
rename to conf.d/70-no-bitmaps.conf
diff --git a/conf.d/76-yes-bitmaps.conf b/conf.d/70-yes-bitmaps.conf
similarity index 100%
rename from conf.d/76-yes-bitmaps.conf
rename to conf.d/70-yes-bitmaps.conf
diff --git a/conf.d/60-delicious.conf b/conf.d/80-delicious.conf
similarity index 100%
rename from conf.d/60-delicious.conf
rename to conf.d/80-delicious.conf
diff --git a/conf.d/90-synthetic.conf b/conf.d/90-synthetic.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..63d9b89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conf.d/90-synthetic.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<!DOCTYPE fontconfig SYSTEM "fonts.dtd">
+<fontconfig>
+<!-- 
+ Artificial oblique for fonts without an italic or oblique version
+ -->
+ 
+	<match target="font">
+		<!-- check to see if the font is roman -->
+		<test name="slant">
+			<const>roman</const>
+		</test>
+		<!-- check to see if the pattern requested non-roman -->
+		<test target="pattern" name="slant" compare="not_eq">
+			<const>roman</const>
+		</test>
+		<!-- multiply the matrix to slant the font -->
+		<edit name="matrix" mode="assign">
+			<times>
+				<name>matrix</name>
+				<matrix><double>1</double><double>0.2</double>
+					<double>0</double><double>1</double>
+				</matrix>
+			</times>
+		</edit>
+		<!-- pretend the font is oblique now -->
+		<edit name="slant" mode="assign">
+			<const>oblique</const>
+		</edit>
+                <!-- and disable embedded bitmaps for artificial oblique -->
+                <edit name="embeddedbitmap" mode="assign">
+                        <bool>false</bool>
+                </edit>
+	</match>
+
+<!--
+ Synthetic emboldening for fonts that do not have bold face available
+ -->
+
+	<match target="font">
+		<!-- check to see if the font is just regular -->
+		<test name="weight" compare="less_eq">
+			<const>medium</const>
+		</test>
+		<!-- check to see if the pattern requests bold -->
+		<test target="pattern" name="weight" compare="more">
+			<const>medium</const>
+		</test>
+		<!--
+		  set the embolden flag
+		  needed for applications using cairo, e.g. gucharmap, gedit, ...
+		-->
+		<edit name="embolden" mode="assign">
+			<bool>true</bool>
+		</edit>
+		<!--
+		 set weight to bold
+		 needed for applications using Xft directly, e.g. Firefox, ...
+		-->
+		<edit name="weight" mode="assign">
+			<const>bold</const>
+		</edit>
+	</match>
+</fontconfig>
diff --git a/conf.d/Makefile.am b/conf.d/Makefile.am
index 6c9f4e1..cdb3519 100644
--- a/conf.d/Makefile.am
+++ b/conf.d/Makefile.am
@@ -22,35 +22,48 @@
 #  PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
 
 CONF_FILES = \
-	10-urw-aliases.conf \
-	15-amt-aliases.conf \
+	README \
+	10-autohint.conf \
+	10-no-sub-pixel.conf \
+	10-sub-pixel-bgr.conf \
+	10-sub-pixel-rgb.conf \
+	10-sub-pixel-vbgr.conf \
+	10-sub-pixel-vrgb.conf \
+	10-unhinted.conf \
 	20-fix-globaladvance.conf \
-	30-unhint-small-vera.conf \
+	20-lohit-gujarati.conf \
+	20-unhint-small-vera.conf \
+	30-amt-aliases.conf \
+	30-urw-aliases.conf \
+	40-generic.conf \
+	49-sansserif.conf \
 	50-user.conf \
 	51-local.conf \
-	60-LohitGujarati.conf \
-	60-delicious.conf \
-	60-fonts-persian.conf \
-	70-no-sub-pixel.conf \
-	70-sub-pixel-bgr.conf \
-	70-sub-pixel-rgb.conf \
-	70-sub-pixel-vbgr.conf \
-	70-sub-pixel-vrgb.conf \
-	73-autohint.conf \
-	73-unhinted.conf \
-	76-no-bitmaps.conf \
-	76-yes-bitmaps.conf
+	60-latin.conf \
+	65-fonts-persian.conf \
+	65-nonlatin.conf \
+	69-unifont.conf \
+	70-no-bitmaps.conf \
+	70-yes-bitmaps.conf \
+	80-delicious.conf \
+	90-synthetic.conf
 
 CONF_LINKS = \
-	10-urw-aliases.conf \
-	15-amt-aliases.conf \
 	20-fix-globaladvance.conf \
-	30-unhint-small-vera.conf \
+	20-lohit-gujarati.conf \
+	20-unhint-small-vera.conf \
+	30-amt-aliases.conf \
+	30-urw-aliases.conf \
+	40-generic.conf \
+	49-sansserif.conf \
 	50-user.conf \
 	51-local.conf \
-	60-LohitGujarati.conf \
-	60-delicious.conf \
-	60-fonts-persian.conf
+	60-latin.conf \
+	65-fonts-persian.conf \
+	65-nonlatin.conf \
+	69-unifont.conf \
+	80-delicious.conf \
+	90-synthetic.conf
 
 EXTRA_DIST = $(CONF_FILES)
 
diff --git a/conf.d/README b/conf.d/README
index 7e6cd2c..dbcfe21 100644
--- a/conf.d/README
+++ b/conf.d/README
@@ -1,8 +1,48 @@
 conf.d/README
 
 Each file in this directory is a fontconfig configuration file.  Fontconfig
-scans this directory, loading all files of the form [0-9][0-9]*, so if you
-want to use any of these options, link them to a name of that form.  E.g.
+scans this directory, loading all files of the form [0-9][0-9]*. These files
+are normally installed in ../conf.avail and then symlinked here, allowing
+them to be easily installed and then enabled/disabled by adjusting the
+symlinks.
 
-	$ ln -s no-bitmaps.conf 10no-bitmaps.conf
+The files are loaded in numeric order, the structure of the configuration
+has led to the following conventions in usage:
 
+ Files begining with:	Contain:
+ 
+ 00 through 09		Font directories
+ 10 through 19		system rendering defaults (AA, etc)
+	10-autohint.conf
+	10-no-sub-pixel.conf
+ 	10-sub-pixel-bgr.conf
+ 	10-sub-pixel-rgb.conf
+ 	10-sub-pixel-vbgr.conf
+ 	10-sub-pixel-vrgb.conf
+	10-unhinted.conf
+ 20 through 29		font rendering options
+ 	20-fix-globaladvance.conf
+	20-lohit-gujarati.conf
+	20-unhint-small-vera.conf
+ 30 through 39		family substitution
+ 	30-urw-aliases.conf
+	30-amt-aliases.conf
+ 40 through 49		generic identification, map family->generic
+ 	40-generic-id.conf
+	49-sansserif.conf
+ 50 through 59		alternate config file loading
+ 	50-user.conf	Load ~/.fonts.conf
+	51-local.conf	Load local.conf
+ 60 through 69		generic aliases
+ 	60-latin.conf
+	65-fonts-persian.conf
+	65-nonlatin.conf
+	69-unifont.conf
+ 70 through 79		select font (adjust which fonts are available)
+ 	70-no-bitmaps.conf
+	70-yes-bitmaps.conf
+ 80 through 89		match target="scan" (modify scanned patterns)
+ 	80-delicious.conf
+ 90 through 98		font synthesis
+ 	90-synthetic.conf
+ 
diff --git a/fonts.conf.in b/fonts.conf.in
index d70800e..99f2ee5 100644
--- a/fonts.conf.in
+++ b/fonts.conf.in
@@ -68,218 +68,11 @@
 		</edit>
 	</match>
 
-<!--
-  Mark common families with their generics so we'll get
-  something reasonable
--->
-
-<!--
-  Serif faces
- -->
-	<alias>
-		<family>Bitstream Vera Serif</family>
-		<family>DejaVu Serif</family>
-		<family>Times New Roman</family>
-		<family>Thorndale AMT</family>
-		<family>Times</family>
-		<family>Nimbus Roman No9 L</family>
-		<family>Luxi Serif</family>
-		<family>Kochi Mincho</family>
-		<family>AR PL SungtiL GB</family>
-		<family>AR PL Mingti2L Big5</family>
-		<family>ＭＳ 明朝</family>
-		<family>Baekmuk Batang</family>
-		<family>FreeSerif</family>
-		<family>MgOpen Canonica</family>
-		<default><family>serif</family></default>
-	</alias>
-<!--
-  Sans-serif faces
- -->
-	<alias>
-		<family>Bitstream Vera Sans</family>
-		<family>DejaVu Sans</family>
-		<family>Helvetica</family>
-		<family>Arial</family>
-		<family>Verdana</family>
-		<family>Albany AMT</family>
-		<family>Nimbus Sans L</family>
-		<family>Luxi Sans</family>
-		<family>Kochi Gothic</family>
-		<family>AR PL KaitiM GB</family>
-		<family>AR PL KaitiM Big5</family>
-		<family>ＭＳ ゴシック</family>
-		<family>Baekmuk Dotum</family>
-		<family>SimSun</family>
-		<family>FreeSans</family>
-		<family>MgOpen Modata</family>
-		<default><family>sans-serif</family></default>
-	</alias>
-<!--
-  Monospace faces
- -->
- 	<alias>
-		<family>Bitstream Vera Sans Mono</family>
-		<family>DejaVu Sans Mono</family>
-		<family>Courier</family>
-		<family>Courier New</family>
-		<family>Andale Mono</family>
-		<family>Luxi Mono</family>
-		<family>Cumberland AMT</family>
-		<family>Nimbus Mono L</family>
-		<family>NSimSun</family>
-		<family>FreeMono</family>
-		<default><family>monospace</family></default>
-	</alias>
-<!--
-  If the font still has no generic name, add sans-serif
- -->
-	<match target="pattern">
-		<test qual="all" name="family" compare="not_eq">
-			<string>sans-serif</string>
-		</test>
-		<test qual="all" name="family" compare="not_eq">
-			<string>serif</string>
-		</test>
-		<test qual="all" name="family" compare="not_eq">
-			<string>monospace</string>
-		</test>
-		<edit name="family" mode="append_last">
-			<string>sans-serif</string>
-		</edit>
-	</match>
-
 <!--
   Load local system customization file
 -->
 	<include ignore_missing="yes">conf.d</include>
 
-<!--
-  Provide required aliases for standard names
--->
-	<alias>
-		<family>serif</family>
-		<prefer>
-			<family>Bitstream Vera Serif</family>
-			<family>DejaVu Serif</family>
-			<family>Times New Roman</family>
-			<family>Thorndale AMT</family>
-			<family>Luxi Serif</family>
-			<family>Nimbus Roman No9 L</family>
-			<family>Times</family>
-			<family>Frank Ruehl</family>
-			<family>MgOpen Canonica</family>
-			<family>Kochi Mincho</family>
-			<family>AR PL SungtiL GB</family>
-			<family>AR PL Mingti2L Big5</family>
-			<family>ＭＳ 明朝</family>
-			<family>Baekmuk Batang</family>
-			<family>FreeSerif</family>
-		</prefer>
-	</alias>
-	<alias>
-		<family>sans-serif</family>
-		<prefer>
-			<family>Bitstream Vera Sans</family>
-			<family>DejaVu Sans</family>
-			<family>Verdana</family>
-			<family>Arial</family>
-			<family>Albany AMT</family>
-			<family>Luxi Sans</family>
-			<family>Nimbus Sans L</family>
-			<family>Helvetica</family>
-			<family>Nachlieli</family>
-			<family>MgOpen Modata</family>
-			<family>Kochi Gothic</family>
-			<family>AR PL KaitiM GB</family>
-			<family>AR PL KaitiM Big5</family>
-			<family>ＭＳ ゴシック</family>
-			<family>Baekmuk Dotum</family>
-			<family>SimSun</family>
-			<family>FreeSans</family>
-		</prefer>
-	</alias>
-	<alias>
-		<family>monospace</family>
-		<prefer>
-			<family>Bitstream Vera Sans Mono</family>
-			<family>DejaVu Sans Mono</family>
-			<family>Andale Mono</family>
-			<family>Courier New</family>
-			<family>Cumberland AMT</family>
-			<family>Luxi Mono</family>
-			<family>Nimbus Mono L</family>
-			<family>Courier</family>
-			<family>Miriam Mono</family>
-			<family>Kochi Gothic</family>
-			<family>AR PL KaitiM GB</family>
-			<family>Baekmuk Dotum</family>
-			<family>FreeMono</family>
-		</prefer>
-	</alias>
-
-<!-- 
- Artificial oblique for fonts without an italic or oblique version
- -->
- 
-	<match target="font">
-		<!-- check to see if the font is roman -->
-		<test name="slant">
-			<const>roman</const>
-		</test>
-		<!-- check to see if the pattern requested non-roman -->
-		<test target="pattern" name="slant" compare="not_eq">
-			<const>roman</const>
-		</test>
-		<!-- multiply the matrix to slant the font -->
-		<edit name="matrix" mode="assign">
-			<times>
-				<name>matrix</name>
-				<matrix><double>1</double><double>0.2</double>
-					<double>0</double><double>1</double>
-				</matrix>
-			</times>
-		</edit>
-		<!-- pretend the font is oblique now -->
-		<edit name="slant" mode="assign">
-			<const>oblique</const>
-		</edit>
-                <!-- and disable embedded bitmaps for artificial oblique -->
-                <edit name="embeddedbitmap" mode="assign">
-                        <bool>false</bool>
-                </edit>
-	</match>
-
-<!--
- Synthetic emboldening for fonts that do not have bold face available
- -->
-
-	<match target="font">
-		<!-- check to see if the font is just regular -->
-		<test name="weight" compare="less_eq">
-			<const>medium</const>
-		</test>
-		<!-- check to see if the pattern requests bold -->
-		<test target="pattern" name="weight" compare="more">
-			<const>medium</const>
-		</test>
-		<!--
-		  set the embolden flag
-		  needed for applications using cairo, e.g. gucharmap, gedit, ...
-		-->
-		<edit name="embolden" mode="assign">
-			<bool>true</bool>
-		</edit>
-		<!--
-		 set weight to bold
-		 needed for applications using Xft directly, e.g. Firefox, ...
-		-->
-		<edit name="weight" mode="assign">
-			<const>bold</const>
-		</edit>
-	</match>
-
-
 	<config>
 <!--
   These are the default Unicode chars that are expected to be blank