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# XFT settings are like a red-headed stepchild that should be beaten severely.

! XFT settings are like a red-headed stepchild that should be beaten severely.

# These only affect legacy programs, and *parts* of some modern programs like

! These only affect legacy programs, and *parts* of some modern programs like

# google-chrome.  We only deal with these settings because we have to, otherwise

! google-chrome.  We only deal with these settings because we have to, otherwise

# crap will slip by.  I recommend using hintslight and autohint as the defaults

! crap will slip by.  I recommend using hintslight and autohint as the defaults

# normally in local.conf.  The reason hintfull and autohint:0 is needed here

! normally in local.conf.  The reason hintfull and autohint:0 is needed here

# because otherwise some programs will occassionally request slight hinting for

! because otherwise some programs will occassionally request slight hinting for

# a truetype font. When a program does this, Freetype automatically uses the

! a truetype font. When a program does this, Freetype automatically uses the

# autohinter, when you may actually want it to be rendered with the TT hinter,

! autohinter, when you may actually want it to be rendered with the TT hinter,

# (if specified in local.conf).  So setting this to hintfull guarantees that the

! (if specified in local.conf).  So setting this to hintfull guarantees that the

# TT font will be rendered with the TT hinter (assuming it is specified in

! TT font will be rendered with the TT hinter (assuming it is specified in

# /etc/fonts/local.conf to be rendered that way.)  For TT fonts that you want

! /etc/fonts/local.conf to be rendered that way.)  For TT fonts that you want

# rendered with autohint, specifiying that in the /etc/fonts/local.conf

! rendered with autohint, specifiying that in the /etc/fonts/local.conf

# should be enough.  But you might think that by setting this to hintfull

! should be enough.  But you might think that by setting this to hintfull

# that it's going to use Freetype's full autohinting (which we *completely*

! that it's going to use Freetype's full autohinting (which we *completely*

# avoid) for fonts you want autohinted.  This is where

! avoid) for fonts you want autohinted.  This is where

# INFINALITY_FT_AUTOFIT_FORCE_SLIGHT_HINTING comes in.  It tells freetype to

! INFINALITY_FT_AUTOFIT_FORCE_SLIGHT_HINTING comes in.  It tells freetype to

# use slight hinting on fonts set for autohinting, even if the program requests

! use slight hinting on fonts set for autohinting, even if the program requests

# full autohinting.  Freetype's full hinting only looks OK under certain

! full autohinting.  Freetype's full hinting only looks OK under certain

# circumstances.  The goal of infinality is to make infinality hinting look

! circumstances.  The goal of infinality is to make infinality hinting look

# good all the time.

! good all the time.