linux-opera with anti-alias

[Peter Hollaubek]

On Sat, Mar 06, 2004 at 08:03:09PM -0500, Jud wrote:
> On Sat, 6 Mar 2004 14:40:17 +0100, Peter Hollaubek <fifteen at inext.hu>  
> wrote:
> 
> >Has anyone succeeded to use the linux-opera port with anti-aliased fonts?
> >During installation it says the WITH_XFT2 variable should be set to  
> >enable
> >aa fonts, and it does install the additional linux packages, though the
> >fonts are rendered as usual. I've also tried setting the QT_XFT variable  
> >with
> >no effect.
> 
> Opera uses an older method of anti-aliasing which involves use of an  
> XftConfig file.  Though the document at the URL below describes a NetBSD  
> setup, it will work on FreeBSD, and Linux-Opera will be able to display  
> anti-aliased fonts if they are selected in fonts preferences.  I find the  
> Bitstream Vera fonts give a very nice appearance.
> 
> <URL: http://mail-index.netbsd.org/tech-x11/2002/12/29/0000.html>
> 
> HTH,
> 
> Jud
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Thanks for the reply. Though the solution was not the one You've mentioned, 
I've found the real one on freebsdforums.org. Just for the archive: 

Fontconfig uses a configuration file named fonts.conf, xft loads fonts 
according to this file. Though the configuration was good for native 
application (for they have a differend version installed with the native 
port in /usr/X11R6/etc/fonts/fonts.conf), the emulated opera found another 
one like /usr/compat/etc/fonts/fonts.conf. You only have to symlink the native 
to the other one, and everything's OK. Maybe this should be done by the linux 
port automatically.

Peter