-_Description: With what method should fonts be hinted?
- The FreeType font library can adjust glyph outlines to accomodate the pixel
- grid for improved legibility. This process is called "hinting".
- FreeType can either use the hints built-in to each font or it can use a
- format-indepedent Autohinter. For most font formats, using the
- format-specific hints generates better results. However, many
- freely available TrueType format fonts don't include any hints at all.
- When loading such a font, unless you specifically ask to use the
- Autohinter, these fonts will end up unhinted, which will make them appear
- fuzzy on the screen.
- .
- If the TrueType fonts you use most include hints, then the Native hinter
- gives better results. However, if the fonts you use most do not include
- such hints, then the Autohinter will work better. Yes, FreeType should do
- this automatically.
- .
- You can also select None to disable all hinting, causing all text
- to look fuzzy on even the sharpest monitors.
- .
+_Description: How should fonts be tuned for the screen?
+ Select Native if you mostly use Bitstream Vera (the default in Debian) or
+ any of the Microsoft fonts. Select Autohinter if you mostly use other
+ TrueType fonts. Select None if you want blurry text.