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# Better fonts for Fedora
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`fontconfig-font-replacements` provides free substitutions for popular
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proprietary fonts from Microsoft and Apple operating systems.
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It makes your web browsing more aesthetically pleasing - you won't be seeing
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DejaVu Sans font on every damn webpage.
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#### Subpixel (rgb) antialiasing
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Default for Fedora are slight hinting and grayscale antialiasing.
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Some people find subpixel antialiasing to look better - others can't stand
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color fringing caused by it. If you want to try it for yourself install
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`fontconfig-enhanced-defaults` package. You can also enable it manually
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in `Gnome Tweaks` or by running following command in terminal:
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`dconf write /org/gnome/settings-daemon/plugins/xsettings/antialiasing "'rgba'"`
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to change back to grayscale (default) antialiasing:
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`dconf write /org/gnome/settings-daemon/plugins/xsettings/antialiasing "'grayscale'"`
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COPR repository: https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/coprs/dawid/better_fonts/
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## Installation instructons
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1. Enable COPR repository:
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`sudo dnf copr enable dawid/better_fonts -y`
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2. Install packages:
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`sudo dnf install fontconfig-font-replacements -y`
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3. (Optional) Enable subpixel (rgb) antialiasing:
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`sudo dnf install fontconfig-enhanced-defaults -y`
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4. Log out and log in again or restart computer to see the effect
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## Screenshots
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(probably outdated)
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Before | After
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[Default fonts before](http://i.imgur.com/KOP6CDf.png) | [Default fonts after](http://i.imgur.com/RZXwkar.png)
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[Facebook before](http://i.imgur.com/D5RJrvH.png) | [Facebook after](http://i.imgur.com/jmT0efu.png)
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[Flask before](http://i.imgur.com/nEgNh81.png) | [Flask after](http://i.imgur.com/zKfIUEr.png)
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[LWN.net before](http://i.imgur.com/eA9LMz1.png) | [LWN.net after](http://i.imgur.com/Yk6W1fa.png)
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[NY Times before](http://i.imgur.com/jK0NqA8.png) | [NY Times after](http://i.imgur.com/kAuUv34.png)
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[Reddit before](http://i.imgur.com/br7smlN.png) | [Reddit after](http://i.imgur.com/K23nauA.png)
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[Wikipedia before](http://i.imgur.com/GnDv0np.png) | [Wikipedia after](http://i.imgur.com/QFdNfhd.png)
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## Building locally
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Check [build_instructions](build_instructions.md)
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