[ale] how do you disable font smoothing in firefox in linux

[Boris Borisov]

If it works don't touch it :)

On 10/13/13, Ron Frazier (ALE) <atllinuxenthinfo at techstarship.com> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I found that the procedure from the top post here works:
>
> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1298180&page=2&s=08aa462edeb254668d4f3727221bc0b4
>
> Basically, it says:
>
> sudo rm /etc/fonts/conf.d/10*
> sudo dpkg-reconfigure fontconfig
>
> I actually moved the files rather than removing them.  Does anyone know
> if this has negative effects?  I'm now happy with the way Firefox looks.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Ron
>
>
> On 10/12/2013 11:38 PM, Ron Frazier (ALE) wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I just installed a new mint vm and I want to disable font smoothing in
>> firefox.  I absolutely despise this feature.  I realize this is highly
>> user dependent.  But, I want to see every little pixel in every letter
>> on the screen.  If it's a slanted line, like in the letter W, I want
>> to see every little jaggy.
>>
>> I can never remember how to disable it when I do a new install.  I've
>> already disabled it in the Mint appearance panel.  But, firefox has
>> it's own setting you have to tweak.  Anybody know the magic spell?
>>
>> Sincerely,
>>
>> Ron
>>
>>
>
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