phayz,phayz wrote:Ultimately (read "when I can find time between about 100 others To Do items: ) I plan to propose a patch to the applicable package so that everyone can enjoy clearer fonts. If the experience of others is different then the proposal may be rejected. It's worth trying anyway.
As a very last try I used you hack of overwriting salix files with frugalware ones; freetype2 did the trick (so I confirm that that version is patched for subpixel hinting) and Thunar fonts were perfect! But it didn't affect firefox
I also tried overwriting cairo, libxft and fontconfig: no way.
It's a pity because I really like Salix but font quality is a must for my eyes (I'm astigmatic)...
Thank you for your help, anyway