Put the following in ~/.fonts.conf (for yourself) or /etc/fonts/local.conf
(for the whole system):
--- cut here ---
<fontconfig>
<match target="pattern">
<test qual="any" name="size" compare="less_eq"><int>12</int></test>
<edit name="antialias" mode="assign"><bool>false</bool></edit>
</match>
</fontconfig>
--- cut here ---
If you already have such a file, cut out just the <match>...</match>
part and put it between the existing <fontconfig> tags (obviously).
Change the number 12 to suit your taste. In general fontconfig has
a (perhaps too) sophisticated system for tweaking the fonts applications
use based on all sorts of rules and calculations. See "man fontconfig"
for the full guts; search for the "CONFIGURATION FILE FORMAT" section.
Note there isn't a lot of "user level" documentation; it's all pretty
developer oriented at the moment. I tried to add this answer to the FAQ
on the Wiki but I can't get it to accept my login.
Maybe something like this should be the default, since freetype's
antialiased rendering really sucks at small pixel sizes?
Dan
