i3 FAQ - Individual question feedhttps://faq.i3wm.org/questions/Frequently asked questions and answers about the i3 window managerenCopyright i3, 2012Wed, 24 Oct 2012 13:09:55 +0000How to get i3wm font anti-aliasing?https://faq.i3wm.org/question/183/how-to-get-i3wm-font-anti-aliasing/[FAQ 4.2](http://i3wm.org/docs/userguide.html#_fonts) states "*i3 uses X core fonts (not Xft) for rendering window titles*". My research shows antialiasing (and other visually nifty stuff) can only be achieved by coding against Xft. Am I correct in understanding that i3wm would have to be refactored to get antialiased fonts?Sun, 01 Jul 2012 16:42:20 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/183/how-to-get-i3wm-font-anti-aliasing/Answer by Michael for <p><a href="http://i3wm.org/docs/userguide.html#_fonts">FAQ 4.2</a> states "<em>i3 uses X core fonts (not Xft) for rendering window titles</em>". My research shows antialiasing (and other visually nifty stuff) can only be achieved by coding against Xft. Am I correct in understanding that i3wm would have to be refactored to get antialiased fonts?</p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/183/how-to-get-i3wm-font-anti-aliasing/?answer=184#post-id-184There is preliminary support for Xft fonts in i3 and i3bar in form of a patch by fernandotcl. We will have a look at merging it into i3 in the next month or so, so stay tuned ;).Sun, 01 Jul 2012 17:06:04 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/183/how-to-get-i3wm-font-anti-aliasing/?answer=184#post-id-184Comment by Klaas for <p>There is preliminary support for Xft fonts in i3 and i3bar in form of a patch by fernandotcl. We will have a look at merging it into i3 in the next month or so, so stay tuned ;).</p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/183/how-to-get-i3wm-font-anti-aliasing/?comment=416#comment-416Just noticed that the patch made it into the next branch. Thanks, seems to work great so far.Thu, 30 Aug 2012 14:38:58 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/183/how-to-get-i3wm-font-anti-aliasing/?comment=416#comment-416Comment by lkraav for <p>There is preliminary support for Xft fonts in i3 and i3bar in form of a patch by fernandotcl. We will have a look at merging it into i3 in the next month or so, so stay tuned ;).</p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/183/how-to-get-i3wm-font-anti-aliasing/?comment=689#comment-689Yes, this is working great on 4.3.Wed, 24 Oct 2012 13:09:55 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/183/how-to-get-i3wm-font-anti-aliasing/?comment=689#comment-689Answer by Klaas for <p><a href="http://i3wm.org/docs/userguide.html#_fonts">FAQ 4.2</a> states "<em>i3 uses X core fonts (not Xft) for rendering window titles</em>". My research shows antialiasing (and other visually nifty stuff) can only be achieved by coding against Xft. Am I correct in understanding that i3wm would have to be refactored to get antialiased fonts?</p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/183/how-to-get-i3wm-font-anti-aliasing/?answer=194#post-id-194There is a user package available for arch linux that includes a patch for pango support: http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=59344 I previously extracted the patch by fernandotcl from the mailing list and patched it myself, but recently this package came along. I'm not sure whether that's the same patch. To use Xft you have to set the font in the i3 config like this: font xft:Droid Sans Mono 10 Mon, 02 Jul 2012 16:14:18 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/183/how-to-get-i3wm-font-anti-aliasing/?answer=194#post-id-194