25 09 2012
Better font rendering in PHPstorm on Linux
If you use phpstorm on linux you probably have noticed the font rendering leaves a lot to be desired. This is a java problem not a phpstorm issue.
You can fix this problem by modifying the font you want to use with the fontforge package on debian/ubuntu.
Use fontforge open the font and then clear hints and instructions using Hints -> Clear Hints and then Hints -> Clear Instructions and then generate a new font file in the File menu. I called my font MonacoJava.
Install this font in ~/.fonts and then clear your font cache with
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sudo fc-cache -vf |
Here is a screenshot of my PHPstorm using the modified monaco font on linux
and here is what it looked like before:
“Cant connect to:v:a” error from memcache.php monitoring script Invalidating the Result Cache in Doctrine & Symfony2
Those fonts still look pretty bad — has there been no progress at all on switching away from the Swing framework and heading towards AWT?