Turn on ClearType like Smooth Text in Ubuntu Linux
ADVERTISEMENTSTurning on ClearType mode if you’re using an LCD monitor helps a lot in improving readability. Ubuntu, by default, doesn’t have ClearType turned on. However, you could achieve really nice font smoothing by just choosing an option in the settings.
In order to turn text smoothing on in Ubuntu, do the following:
- Go to System > Preferences > Appearance
- Go to the Fonts tab
- Under rendering, select Subpixel Smoothing (LCDs)
- Click Close
I’m sure you have noticed the ClearType-like font smoothing on your screen now, haven’t you?
April 14th, 2008 at 8:37 am
Shankar,
I Love the ClearType on Windows.
I’m waiting for the Ubuntu 8.04.
Once installed, this is gonna’ be the first few tweaks i’m gonna’ apply…
thanks…
April 25th, 2008 at 7:28 pm
Thanks very much for this tip!
I’m on 8.04 right now and this was the first thing I wondered about. Googled and came across this page.
Thanks!
April 27th, 2008 at 4:41 pm
I have do the setting but it still haven’t font smoothing effect. Should I need to set any other setting?
May 11th, 2008 at 1:21 pm
Thanks,
but it still seems to me that it’s not as perfect as windows cleartype smoothing, specially in smaller sizes, am I doing anything wrong?
May 11th, 2008 at 3:11 pm
This way indeed improved the font display effect. But the font render engine is not cleartype