I think I found a workaround (thus not a solution) for GNOME/OOO: System -> Preferences -> Font -> Subpixel Smoothing (LCDs)
or ... -> Font -> Details Smoothing: Subpixel (LCDs) Hinting: Full Subpixel Order: RGB (I'm using 98dpi at the moment). -- [Edgy] font hinting does not work with libfreetype6 v. 2.2.1 https://launchpad.net/bugs/54776 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs