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Prasad RD
Asked: 2012-07-30 06:33:08 +0800 CST

Fonts look ugly in Kubuntu 12.04 after setting resolution to 1440x900

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I'm currently using Kubuntu 12.04 and after installing nVidia drivers and Setting resolution up to 1440x900 limit, fonts look ugly,only browser content fonts work well, I tried fixing them using Fonts-KDE contol Module, but it didn't work, Please help here is a screenshot enter image description here

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  1. Best Answer

    1. Open KDE Settings Manager

    2. Then go to Application Appearence

    3. Select Fonts section

    4. change the Use anti-alialising option to Enabled

    5. Then click Configure button.

    6. In the new window, select Use subpixel-rendering and change the value to RGB

    7. Change the hinting style to Slight.

    8. Then remove the file .fonts.conf in your home folder. It is a hidden file. To see, that file in Kubuntu, Press Alt + . .

      Here is a screenshot of the settings window

      enter image description here

    9. Logout and Login again.

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  2. In your home folder, rename .fonts.conf to .fonts.conf.bak then log out. Log back in and the fonts in Firefox are good to go.

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