Debian (or linux in general) + fonts = mess--that's my conclusion. I haven't delved much in messing w/custom fonts in linux over the couple years of using linux--I'll admit. I think the reason I don't ...

Anti-aliasing should make them MORE blurry, not less. But to be constructive, try changing around your font-server and XFree configurations. If you're loading Xft as an XFree module, try going with ...