tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4591790640177236352.post6411027121425759490..comments2023-08-13T09:56:24.438-04:00Comments on OS Novice: Fonts are ugly in Ubuntu (gnome)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4591790640177236352.post-88800349561602368032010-03-24T10:55:37.288-04:002010-03-24T10:55:37.288-04:00That looks 1000x times better. Thank you!That looks 1000x times better. Thank you!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11916511052462075813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4591790640177236352.post-85350733001771288572010-02-20T12:04:35.283-04:002010-02-20T12:04:35.283-04:00Very Good Tip
Thanks a LotVery Good Tip<br /><br />Thanks a LotWandering Generalisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10583440389220843682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4591790640177236352.post-37552678665528707682009-02-16T08:15:00.000-04:002009-02-16T08:15:00.000-04:00although not perfect but better than before.thanks...although not perfect but better than before.thanks.Reza Ghaffaripourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12134305485848825486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4591790640177236352.post-15065314079904879842009-02-05T01:29:00.000-04:002009-02-05T01:29:00.000-04:00Thanks for the tip. The fonts on my Ubuntu (8.10) ...Thanks for the tip. The fonts on my Ubuntu (8.10) and Firefox (3.0.5) looks better than before.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4591790640177236352.post-86905228622569479502008-12-04T22:19:00.000-04:002008-12-04T22:19:00.000-04:00I thought this was a decent tip. Some things (Fire...I thought this was a decent tip. Some things (Firefox) looked much better. But some things looked a good bit worse. <BR/><BR/>Then I followed the link posted on July 5, 2007 and followed the advice there. That really set things to right. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for posting this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4591790640177236352.post-76012301574189086242008-04-25T09:19:00.000-04:002008-04-25T09:19:00.000-04:00Try Red Hat Liberation Fonts. They are top class. ...Try Red Hat Liberation Fonts. They are top class. In Ubuntu just search for it using Synaptic and a simple click to install.<BR/><BR/>https://www.redhat.com/promo/fonts/<BR/><BR/>Cheers,<BR/>SidAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4591790640177236352.post-47053462474788540232007-11-02T13:33:00.000-04:002007-11-02T13:33:00.000-04:00to reverse this open terminal and login as su and ...to reverse this open terminal and login as su and then cd to /etc/fonts and remove the fonts that were installed... which are four of them <BR/><BR/>rm -f alias.conf<BR/>rm -f local.conf<BR/>rm -f misc.conf<BR/>msfonts-rules.conf<BR/><BR/>and hit ctl+alt+backspace and all will be back to normal..Hesham Othmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05158302985861330208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4591790640177236352.post-72482097649293225982007-10-21T10:51:00.000-04:002007-10-21T10:51:00.000-04:00How do I reverse this? It got worse for me...How do I reverse this? It got worse for me...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4591790640177236352.post-12280317439648830612007-09-19T16:05:00.000-04:002007-09-19T16:05:00.000-04:00Thanks, I just can't get on with Cleartype or any ...Thanks, I just can't get on with Cleartype or any other anti-aliasing.<BR/><BR/>Any idea on how to tidy these remaining ugly fonts:<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://img115.imageshack.us/my.php?image=badfontsiy2.png" REL="nofollow"></A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4591790640177236352.post-70750367583916838662007-09-14T16:22:00.000-04:002007-09-14T16:22:00.000-04:00Just tried this on Xubuntu (XFCE, not Gnome) Feist...Just tried this on Xubuntu (XFCE, not Gnome) Feisty and it helped A LOT! Thanks much!Kritikalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05424931747282244379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4591790640177236352.post-79239708662281517082007-07-19T23:09:00.000-04:002007-07-19T23:09:00.000-04:00How can you turn it back to the default?How can you turn it back to the default?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4591790640177236352.post-34320410510544864652007-07-10T09:17:00.000-04:002007-07-10T09:17:00.000-04:00This made things even worse, for me.This made things even worse, for me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4591790640177236352.post-43495558110818669542007-07-06T03:53:00.000-04:002007-07-06T03:53:00.000-04:00please help me!after following your introduction a...please help me!<BR/>after following your introduction and full installation my BERYL system doesn't work correctly!<BR/>please help me to return setting...!<BR/><BR/><BR/>danielیک آشناhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06947802867940256013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4591790640177236352.post-31777899312505138322007-07-05T21:53:00.000-04:002007-07-05T21:53:00.000-04:00The screenshot in this article shows my desktop af...The screenshot in this article shows my desktop after these changes. It is not that thin. is it?"Knows how"https://www.blogger.com/profile/15384249846336159969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4591790640177236352.post-6624869092995849582007-07-05T13:38:00.000-04:002007-07-05T13:38:00.000-04:00IMO the fonts look worse than they did to start wi...IMO the fonts look worse than they did to start with, they all look scrunched up and really thin.Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04214690160157300763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4591790640177236352.post-21655548763788749922007-07-05T13:21:00.000-04:002007-07-05T13:21:00.000-04:00Thank you for the comment! I tried this method too...Thank you for the comment! I tried this method too. It makes it a little bit better. But still, fonts are not as delicate as what they look in XP. Again, it is a personal preference."Knows how"https://www.blogger.com/profile/15384249846336159969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4591790640177236352.post-24749682108483056702007-07-05T12:31:00.000-04:002007-07-05T12:31:00.000-04:00Hmm. When I tried that the fonts looked ugly. For ...Hmm. When I tried that the fonts looked ugly. For some reason the hinting was missing. The terminal font looked horrible. I'll have to play with it. I had to back it out with:<BR/><BR/>cd /etc/fonts && sudo rm msfonts-rules.conf misc.conf local.conf alias.conf<BR/><BR/>I actually have slightly different freetype libraries installed which enable much better hinting support and make the standard Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4591790640177236352.post-44101284799100480472007-07-05T10:50:00.000-04:002007-07-05T10:50:00.000-04:00very good tip!!and u have a superb blog which help...very good tip!!<BR/><BR/>and u have a superb blog which helps ppl like me who r learning ubuntu and linux<BR/><BR/>KEEP DOING THE GOOD WORK AND POST MANY MORE NICE ARTICLES !Prohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10335070882252846846noreply@blogger.com