diff --git a/Xdefaults b/Xdefaults
index 88fab5d..ad634f7 100644
--- a/Xdefaults
+++ b/Xdefaults
@@ -81,3 +81,9 @@ xterm*color13: #AD8FA8
 ! bright-cyan + bright-white
 xterm*color14: cyan
 xterm*color15: #EEEEEC
+
+!xft settings
+Xft.antialias: true
+Xft.rgba: rgb
+Xft.hinting: true
+Xft.hintstyle: hintslight
diff --git a/fonts.conf b/fonts.conf
index 720f69f..c19772a 100644
--- a/fonts.conf
+++ b/fonts.conf
@@ -3,34 +3,32 @@
 <fontconfig>
 
   <!-- settings go here -->
-  <match target="font">
+  <match target="pattern">
     <edit name="antialias" mode="assign">
       <bool>true</bool>
     </edit>
-  </match>
 
-  <match target="font">
     <edit name="hinting" mode="assign">
       <bool>true</bool>
     </edit>
+
+    <edit name="hintstyle" mode="assign">
+      <const>hintslight</const>
+    </edit>
+
+    <edit name="rgba" mode="assign">
+      <const>rgb</const>
+    </edit>
+
+    <edit name="autohint" mode="assign">
+      <bool>true</bool>
+    </edit>
   </match>
 
-  <match target="font">
-    <edit name="hintstyle" mode="assign">
-      <const>hintslight</const>
-    </edit>
-  </match>
-
-  <match target="font">
-    <edit name="rgba" mode="assign">
-      <const>rgb</const>
-    </edit>
-  </match>
-
-  <match target="font">
+<!--  <match target="font">
     <edit name="lcdfilter" mode="assign">
       <const>lcddefault</const>
     </edit>
-  </match>
+  </match> -->
 
 </fontconfig>