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+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<!DOCTYPE fontconfig SYSTEM "fonts.dtd">
+<fontconfig>
+
+  <!-- settings go here -->
+  <match target="pattern">
+    <edit name="antialias" mode="assign">
+      <bool>true</bool>
+    </edit>
+
+    <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="lcdfilter" mode="assign">
+      <const>lcddefault</const>
+    </edit>
+  </match>
+
+</fontconfig>