This made me think back...

Sorry for the strange behavior it caused...it's been a while since I used LXDE, and I remembered that when I did, I used a different font configuration file for it. I finally found it, and it's almost identical to the top half of the one I posted. Perhaps that second half of the file acts differently on LXDE as opposed to Openbox...not sure why though. It doesn't have the effects you've described on Openbox.

So, after comparing the two files, you can remove everything between </match> and </fontconfig> so that you're left with...

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!DOCTYPE fontconfig SYSTEM "fonts.dtd">
<fontconfig>
    <match target="font">
        <edit mode="assign" name="hinting" >
            <bool>true</bool>
        </edit>
        <edit mode="assign" name="autohint" >
            <bool>true</bool>
        </edit>
        <edit mode="assign" name="hintstyle" >
            <const>hintslight</const>
        </edit>
        <edit mode="assign" name="rgba" >
            <const>rgb</const>
        </edit>
        <edit mode="assign" name="antialias" >
            <bool>true</bool>
        </edit>
        <edit mode="assign" name="lcdfilter">
            <const>lcddefault</const>
        </edit>
    </match>
</fontconfig>

After saving it, you might want to check in your Home folder's ~/.config/fontconfig folder to see if a copy of that original local.conf was automatically saved there. If so, replace it with the new one. You'll need to either logout and back in or restart your computer.

Here's a copy of the file that I used on LXDE if you want to peruse it...it's the same but doesn't have the autohint option...

<?xml version='1.0'?>
<!DOCTYPE fontconfig SYSTEM 'fonts.dtd'>
<fontconfig>
 <match target="font">
  <edit mode="assign" name="rgba">
   <const>rgb</const>
  </edit>
 </match>
 <match target="font">
  <edit mode="assign" name="hinting">
   <bool>true</bool>
  </edit>
 </match>
 <match target="font">
  <edit mode="assign" name="hintstyle">
   <const>hintslight</const>
  </edit>
 </match>
 <match target="font">
  <edit mode="assign" name="antialias">
   <bool>true</bool>
  </edit>
 </match>
  <match target="font">
    <edit mode="assign" name="lcdfilter">
      <const>lcddefault</const>
    </edit>
  </match>
</fontconfig>

Hi Geoff 42. Font rendering is one of my pet peeves.

I'm not sure if I understand correctly, but it sounds as though the only font rendering problem you are experiencing is with LibreOffice? If that's the case, I'm not sure if this will help...but it won't hurt to try if you're willing.

Following is the font configuration file that I use in Openbox...it does wonders at making the fonts look really nice system-wide. It also worked on my past Arch Openbox installs without having to download and install a bunch of packages that Arch and its users recommend to help with font rendering (if you're familiar with that).  It may be worth a try to see if it "might" help. Also, don't let the font names that are in the file worry you...it works with all fonts.

I will assume your file manager is PCManFM since you're using LXDE, so these instructions are applicable to that.

1. Open your file manager as root and go to /etc/fonts
2. In that open folder, right click and create a new empty file
3. Name the file local.conf
4. Copy and paste the code below into the empty file and save it.

It's been a while, so I can't remember if just logging out and back in will cause it to take effect...or if a computer restart is necessary. Sorry.

Here it is...good luck.

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!DOCTYPE fontconfig SYSTEM "fonts.dtd">
<fontconfig>
    <match target="font">
        <edit mode="assign" name="hinting" >
            <bool>true</bool>
        </edit>
        <edit mode="assign" name="autohint" >
            <bool>true</bool>
        </edit>
        <edit mode="assign" name="hintstyle" >
            <const>hintslight</const>
        </edit>
        <edit mode="assign" name="rgba" >
            <const>rgb</const>
        </edit>
        <edit mode="assign" name="antialias" >
            <bool>true</bool>
        </edit>
        <edit mode="assign" name="lcdfilter">
            <const>lcddefault</const>
        </edit>
    </match>

<!-- Set preferred serif, sans serif, and monospace fonts. -->
    <alias>
        <family>serif</family>
        <prefer>
            <family>Droid Serif</family>
        </prefer>
    </alias>
    <alias>
        <family>sans-serif</family>
        <prefer>
            <family>Droid Sans</family>
        </prefer>
    </alias>
    <alias>
        <family>sans</family>
        <prefer>
            <family>Droid Sans</family>
        </prefer>
    </alias>
    <alias>
        <family>monospace</family>
        <prefer>
            <family>Droid Sans Mono</family>
        </prefer>
    </alias>
    <alias>
        <family>mono</family>
        <prefer>
            <family>Droid Sans Mono</family>
        </prefer>
    </alias>

</fontconfig>

Thank you for pointing this potential problem out nixer. I have made the appropriate posts on the MiyoLinux Wiki due to your input.

Hi nixer.

Please read all of this post before making any changes, and make your decision based on the post as a whole.

You can change those lines as follows...

Line 42 will be...

check = "/usr/bin/apt-get -s upgrade | /bin/grep -c '^Inst '",

Line 48 will be...

gui = "/usr/bin/gksu '/usr/sbin/synaptic --upgrade-mode true --non-interactive'",

Edited to add: I then rebooted the computer just to make sure the changes took place.

Now, I've never attempted changing those before. So this was just an experiment. I did this on a fresh install of Miyo, and it works fine.

HOWEVER, it also wanted to upgrade Firefox-ESR...which caused me some concern. Normally, from my experience with Debian, an upgrade of Firefox ESR required a dist-upgrade. I can't say for sure that it works the same in Devuan.

So...

After allowing the updater to show me the updates in Synaptic, I canceled it. Then I tried running updates through the terminal with just the apt-get update and apt-get upgrade commands. It showed the same 6 upgrades as the updater showed in Synaptic...INCLUDING Firefox-ESR. Normally, (and you're probably well aware of this) if there's...let's say 1 item requiring a dist-upgrade, it will show as --> 1 not upgraded. So, I was assured that everything was fine as far as what was a regular upgrade.

I then canceled that upgrade, and ran apt-get dist-upgrade. It showed the same 6 upgrades again.

So, it appears that the upgrade of the latest Firefox ESR is included as a regular upgrade as opposed to a dist-upgrade.

It also appears that changing those lines will change the script to run an upgrade instead of a dist-upgrade.

Be aware though...

If you do change those lines, you should still check periodically (via the terminal) for a dist-upgrade; otherwise, you may miss out on some important updates that are needed.

Hope that helped.

Hi nixer.

I used the PointLinux update notifier. Depending on your existing install, it will pull in very few dependencies or none at all. I used the .deb file located here...

http://www.mirrorservice.org/sites/poin … -notifier/

After it's installed, you will need to go into your file manager as root and change the file path to the icon used (as I outlined above). You can change the icon to any that you'd like to use...just make sure to put the correct path to the icon.

Then, restart your computer for the update notifier to start working.

If you'd like to use the icon that I use in Miyo, you can download it from my pCloud here...

https://my.pcloud.com/publink/show?code … 1z345uGcAX

Below is a screenshot of what you'll see...a desktop notification and a notification in the panel's system tray. To install updates, click the icon in the system tray. Enter your password, and Synaptic will open and display the available updates. When you "Mark" them for installation, they will immediately be installed.

Hope that helps.

Just wanted to quickly say that I did a test install this morning, and the Ext 2 file system is highlighted by default on MiyoLinux.