[arch-general] First Time Arch w/ Gnome Installed

[Damien Churchill]

2010/1/26 Carlos Williams <carloswill at gmail.com>:
> This is my 1st time ever installing Arch Linux with GDM / Gnome
> desktop environment. I did not install 'gnome-extra' package because I
> don't want all the useless applications. I prefer to only install what
> I need. I am have been using an Ubuntu 10.4 workstations and got
> everything working on my new Arch system. It is very fast even
> installed the latest nVidia drivers from their site. My only issue I
> have is the fonts look horrible. I did go to 'System > Preferences >
> Appearance > Fonts tab' and set the fonts to 'Sub Pixel Smoothing' for
> LCD's but I am missing the smoothness and glossiness (Anti Aliasing)
> that Ubuntu had. My Arch fonts still look very rough and 1993'ish. I
> don't know what I can do to make my Gnome / Desktop environment appear
> more polished and cleaner. Do you guys have any suggestions?
>
> Do I need a specific WM or special decorative package? I work a lot on
> my workstation and need it to be pleasing to the eyes. The fonts I
> have don't make my system look very appealing. I know it sounds stupid
> but I really like my DE to be pleasing on my eyes since I use if for
> hours at a time...
>
> Thanks for any help!
>

If you open the Fonts tab in the Appearance preferences, and click
Details, another window opens that allows you to set the font hinting.
Ubuntu has it set to Slight by default so changing this might help how
the fonts look. Worth a try at least!

Damien