Ok, so I'm replying to myself again ;-)
The previous XftConfig was indeed making things worse, don't
use it. Here is a better one.
On Wed, 14 Mar 2001, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> I also have a XftConfig that should handle all situations of the
> font packages in cooker, but needs some testing to make sure it
> does not make things worse.
#
# XftConfig
#
# Use with Type1 and TrueType fonts
#
# Note that each application scans all these directories
# during startup, so you may want to disable some to
# get better speed.
# Standard XFree86 Type 1 fonts
dir "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1"
# Default location for Microsoft Web Fonts
dir "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/truetype"
# URW fonts
dir "/usr/share/fonts/default/Type1"
# Localized Truetype fonts
dir "/usr/share/fonts/ttf/armenian"
dir "/usr/share/fonts/ttf/big5"
dir "/usr/share/fonts/ttf/decoratives"
dir "/usr/share/fonts/ttf/gb2312"
dir "/usr/share/fonts/ttf/japanese"
dir "/usr/share/fonts/ttf/korean"
dir "/usr/share/fonts/ttf/western"
# Sun JDK fonts
dir "/usr/java/jdk1.3/jre/lib/fonts"
# Sun OpenOffice, location depends on install
dir "/usr/openoffice60/share/fonts/type1"
dir "/usr/local/openoffice60/share/fonts/type1"
dir "~/openoffice60/share/fonts/type1"
# OpenOffice fonts from ttfonts*rpm in RH7
dir "/usr/share/fonts/default/TrueType"
# AbiSuite comes with URW fonts as well
dir "/usr/share/abisuite/AbiSuite/fonts"
# User installed fonts
dir "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/drakfont"
#
# alias 'fixed' for 'mono'
#
match any family == "fixed" edit family =+ "mono";
#
# Check users config file
#
includeif "~/.xftconfig"
#
# Substitute TrueType fonts for Type1 versions
#
match any family == "Times" edit family += "Times New Roman";
match any family == "Helvetica" edit family += "Verdana";
match any family == "Courier" edit family += "Courier New";
#
# Use TrueType fonts for defaults
#
match any family == "serif" edit family += "Times New Roman";
match any family == "sans" edit family += "Verdana";
#
# Use monotype.com (andale) face where possible
#
match
any family == "mono"
all slant == roman
all weight < bold
edit
family += "monotype.com";
#
# otherwise, use courier
#
match any family == "mono" edit family += "Courier New";
match any family == "mono" edit family += "Courier";
#
# Alias between XLFD families and font file family name, prefer local fonts
#
match any family == "Charter" edit family += "Bitstream Charter";
match any family == "Bitstream Charter" edit family =+ "Charter";
match any family == "Lucidux Serif" edit family += "LuciduxSerif";
match any family == "LuciduxSerif" edit family =+ "Lucidux Serif";
match any family == "Lucidux Sans" edit family += "LuciduxSans";
match any family == "LuciduxSans" edit family =+ "Lucidux Sans";
match any family == "Lucidux Mono" edit family += "LuciduxMono";
match any family == "LuciduxMono" edit family =+ "Lucidux Mono";
#
# TrueType font aliases
#
match any family == "Comic Sans" edit family += "Comic Sans MS";
match any family == "Comic Sans MS" edit family =+ "Comic Sans";
match any family == "Trebuchet" edit family += "Trebuchet MS";
match any family == "Trebuchet MS" edit family =+ "Trebuchet";
match any family == "Monotype" edit family =+ "Monotype.com";
match any family == "Andale Mono" edit family += "Monotype.com";
match any family == "Monotype.com" edit family =+ "Andale Mono";
#
# If the Microsoft Web Fonts are not installed, we have to find a
# replacement
#
# these come with Sun JDK 1.3
match any family == "Verdana" edit family += "Lucida Sans";
match any family == "Times New Roman" edit family += "Lucida Bright";
match any family == "Courier New" edit family += "Lucida Sans Typewriter";
# OpenOffice 6
match any family == "Verdana" edit family += "Lucida Sans Tur";
match any family == "Times New Roman" edit family += "Lucida Bright Tur";
match any family == "Courier New" edit family += "Lucida Sans Typewriter Tur";
# ttfonts from RH7
match any family == "Verdana" edit family += "Helmet";
# URW fonts
match any family == "Verdana" edit family += "Nimbus Sans L";
match any family == "Times New Roman" edit family += "Nimbus Roman No9 L";
match any family == "Courier New" edit family += "Nimbus Mono L";
# western fonts
match any family == "Verdana" edit family += "Blue Highway";
# XFree86 default fonts
match any family == "Verdana" edit family += "LuciduxSans";
match any family == "Times New Roman" edit family += "LuciduxSerif";
