> > The optimal solution would seem to be to get anti-aliasable versions > > of Helvetica and Courier. Is this possible? > > Yes. Any Postscript Type 1 or TrueType fonts will work. Therefore, > you can buy fonts from a number of places, use fonts from (say) an old > version of Adobe Type Manager, download the MS Core Fonts[1] (see the > msttcorefonts for help), etc. I've done all of the above, though most > of my screen fonts are the MS TTFs. > > > Footnotes: > [1] See the msttcorefonts Debian package for some details.
I've tried msttcorefonts, but KDE doesn't appear to offer those fonts when in Anti-aliasing mode. This may or may not be related to the fact that msttcorefonts does not use defoma, so I'm not sure how well-installed they are (though they seem to show up in non-AA mode). -- Geoffrey M. Romer [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- "Never let your sense of morals prevent you from doing what is right" -Salvor Hardin "I can't leave you alone with this man! He might be a tenor!" -Fred Astaire