FAQ 4.2 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?
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 ;).
There is a user package available for arch linux that includes a patch for pango support: http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php...
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
Asked: 2012-07-01 16:42:20 +0000
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