Actually, none of the above worked for me, but I did find a solution at: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=8195398
Specifically: sudo rm /etc/fonts/conf.d/10-hinting-slight.conf sudo ln -s /etc/fonts/conf.avail/10-hinting-full.conf /etc/fonts/conf.d/ -- [karmic] Firefox 3.5 and openoffice do not stick to antialiasing render settings https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/67226 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs