Another comment from Werner, forgot to include it in the original post:
"
I guess there are special rules of FontConfig setup files in recent
GNU/Linux distributions that enforce v40 hinting or auto-hinting for
LiberationMono (and maybe all other TrueType fonts). Apparently
`xfontsel` can only render in monochrome mode; maybe it is possible to
adjust the X font setup for `xfontsel` and friends to enforce v35
hinting?
GNU/Linux distributions that enforce v40 hinting or auto-hinting for
LiberationMono (and maybe all other TrueType fonts). Apparently
`xfontsel` can only render in monochrome mode; maybe it is possible to
adjust the X font setup for `xfontsel` and friends to enforce v35
hinting?
"
Cheers,
Ben
