Base configuration for hinting and antialiasing typography under Arch Linux

.Xresources

!~/.Xresources
Xft.autohint: 0
Xft.lcdfilter: lcddefault
Xft.hintstyle: hintsmedium
Xft.hinting: 1
Xft.antialias: 1
Xft.rgba: rgb

fonts.conf

<!-- ~/.config/fontconfig/fonts.conf -->
<?xml version='1.0'?>
<!DOCTYPE fontconfig SYSTEM 'fonts.dtd'>
<fontconfig>

  <dir>~/.fonts</dir>

  <!-- Anti-aliasing -->
  <match target="font">
    <edit name="antialias" mode="assign">
      <bool>true</bool>
    </edit>
  </match>

  <!-- Hinting -->
  <match target="font">
    <edit name="hinting" mode="assign">
      <bool>true</bool>
    </edit>
  </match>
  <match target="font">
    <edit name="hintstyle" mode="assign">
      <const>hintmedium</const>
    </edit>
  </match>

</fontconfig>