fonts.conf

<fontconfig>
	<!-- Replace Courier with a better-looking font -->
	<match target="pattern" name="family">
		<test name="family" qual="any">
			<string>Courier</string>
		</test>
		<edit name="family" mode="assign">
			<!-- Other choices - Courier New, Luxi Mono -->
			<string>Bitstream Vera Sans Mono</string>
		</edit>
	</match>
	<match target="font">
		<edit name="rgba" mode="assign">
			<const>rgb</const>
		</edit>
		<edit name="autohint" mode="assign">
			<bool>true</bool>
		</edit>
		<edit name="antialias" mode="assign">
			<bool>true</bool>
		</edit>
		<edit name="hinting" mode="assign">
			<bool>true</bool>
		</edit>
		<edit name="hintstyle" mode="assign">
			<const>hintmedium</const>
		</edit>
	</match>
	<!-- Disable autohint for bold fonts -->
	<match target="font">
		<test name="weight" compare="more">
			<const>medium</const>
		</test>
		<edit name="autohint" mode="assign">
			<bool>false</bool>
		</edit>
	</match>
	<!--
	Reject bitmap fonts in favour of Truetype, Postscript, etc. 
	-->
	<selectfont>
		<rejectfont>
			<pattern>
				<patelt name="scalable">
					<bool>false</bool>
				</patelt>
			</pattern>
		</rejectfont>
	</selectfont>
</fontconfig>