So I decided to write a quick tutorial to get MUCH BETTER FONTS in Crossover
[b]Skill Level: Intermediate
For Non-Retina Display / I don't know about Non-Retina Displays[/b]
- Install App
INSTALL THE FOLLOWING INTO THE SAME BOTTLE AS YOUR APP! - Install MS Core Fonts
- Install Droid Fonts
- Install LUNA Theme
- Apply LUNA Theme from Wine Configuration (must be done before step 6)
a. This is a good time to adjust your DPI settings, if you like - Using the regedit command for your bottle Do the following (if you don't have a key go ahead and add a string value):
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\FontSubstitutes]
"Arial Baltic,186"="Droid Sans,186"
"Arial CE,238"="Droid Sans,238"
"Arial CYR,204"="Droid Sans,204"
"Arial Greek,161"="Droid Sans,161"
"Arial TUR,162"="Droid Sans,162"
"Courier New Baltic,186"="Droid Sans,186"
"Courier New CE,238"="Droid Sans,238"
"Courier New CYR,204"="Droid Sans,204"
"Courier New Greek,161"="Droid Sans,161"
"Courier New TUR,162"="Droid Sans,162"
"Helv"="Droid Serif"
"Helvetica"="Droid Sans"
"MS Shell Dlg"="Droid Sans"
"MS Shell Dlg 2"="Droid Sans"
"Segoe UI"="Droid Sans"
"Tahoma"="Droid Sans"
"Times"="Droid Sans"
"Times New Roman Baltic,186"="Droid Sans,186"
"Times New Roman CE,238"="Droid Sans,238"
"Times New Roman CYR,204"="Droid Sans,204"
"Times New Roman Greek,161"="Droid Sans,161"
"Times New Roman TUR,162"="Droid Sans,162"
"Tms Rmn"="Droid Sans"
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Wine\Fonts\Replacements]
"Arial"="Droid Sans"
"Lucida Console"="Droid Sans"
[b]Font Smoothing Activation
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop][/b]
"FontSmoothing"="2"
"FontSmoothingGamma"=dword:00000578
"FontSmoothingOrientation"=dword:00000001
"FontSmoothingType"=dword:00000002
Navigate to:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/Software/Microsoft/WindowsNT/CurrentVersion/Fonts]
A. Remove any mention of Tahoma or Tahoma Bold by changing the key value to a - (dash)
B. Do the same for any mentions of Segoe UI
-=[Optional for Menus]=-
- Open Wine Configuration
- Click the Desktop Integration Tab
- Select the following from the Item drop Down Box.
a. Active Title Text
i. Click Fonts
a. Droid Sans, Bold, 9pt.
b. Menu Text
i. Click Fonts
a.Droid Sans, Bold, 9 or 10 pt.
c. Message Box Text
i. Click Fonts
a. Droid Sans, Bold, 8 or 9pt.
d. Tooltip Text
i. Click Fonts
a. Droid Sans, Bold, 8 or 9pt.
PROFIT!
Not perfect but a BUNCH BETTER!