personal fontconfig settings for arch

fonts.conf

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE fontconfig SYSTEM "urn:fontconfig:fonts.dtd">
<fontconfig>
    <match target="font">
        <edit mode="assign" name="antialias">
            <bool>true</bool>
        </edit>
        <edit name="autohint" mode="assign">
            <bool>false</bool>
        </edit>
        <edit mode="assign" name="embeddedbitmap">
            <bool>false</bool>
        </edit>
        <edit name="prefer_outline">
            <bool>true</bool>
        </edit>
        <edit mode="assign" name="hinting">
            <bool>true</bool>
        </edit>
        <edit mode="assign" name="hintstyle">
            <const>hintslight</const>
        </edit>
        <edit name="lcdfilter" mode="assign">
            <const>lcddefault</const>
        </edit>
        <edit name="rgba" mode="assign">
            <const>rgb</const>
        </edit>
    </match>
    <alias binding="same">
        <family>Times</family>
        <accept>
            <family>Times New Roman</family>
        </accept>
    </alias>
    <alias binding="same">
        <family>Courier</family>
        <accept>
            <family>Courier New</family>
        </accept>
    </alias>
</fontconfig>

note: also install microsofts fonts from either copying them from your windows install or pirating legally obtaining them

note: if you want flatpak applications to work with your config:

1. Download flatseal
2. Under "All applications" go to the filesystem section
3. press the add folder button on the "Other files" setting
4. add xdg-config/fontconfig:ro to the textbox
5. Done