Font rendering in Ubuntu

You can change the way fonts appear on your screen by modifyng the font rendering settings. Simply right-click on your desktop and select “Change Desktop Background”.

Then select the “Fonts ” tab inside “Appearance Preferences”.

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From here you can change the font rendering. Personally I prefer “Subpixel smoothing.” You can try the different options available and see which one you like most.

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2 Responses to “Font rendering in Ubuntu”

  1. DrKay Says:
    April 16, 2009 at 10:18 am

    Fantastic tip! I was getting very annoyed with the look of fonts on ubuntu on my LCD. I wonder why this isn’t turned on by default.

  2. DrKay Says:
    April 16, 2009 at 10:19 am

    Clarification: I wonder why subpixel smoothing isn’t turned on by default in Ubuntu for LCD displays.

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