As another Linux-using refugee from OS X, I use GNOME's "Subpixel" setting (which as far as I can tell means "snap to nearest pixel vertically, subpixel smoothi

As another Linux-using refugee from OS X, I use GNOME's "Subpixel" setting (which as far as I can tell means "snap to nearest pixel vertically, subpixel smoothing horizontally") and I'm quite a fan. I must admit, some of my more conservative Linux-using friends use the old bitmap fonts like lucidasanstypewriter-9 and Helvetica, and those hand-pixelled fonts have a crispness and... professionalism that you just can't easily get from soft, comfortable hintless antialiasing. I'll grant that the "sharp fonts" screenshot posted up-thread is pretty horrible, though.