Alright so you have to disable subpixel-rendering to get the fonts readable.
How are we supposed to know this?
--
qt-apps have unreadable fonts
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/371309
You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu
Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.
--
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 334657 ***
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/334657
** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 334657
Subpixel/Lcd mode with VRGB/VBGR makes qt4 applications on Jaunty unreadable
--
qt-apps have unreadable fonts
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/371309
