Configuring font rendering on CentOS - exactly like in WinXP

Question

My goal is to configure Courier New font on CentOS7 to look like in Windows XP (XP just for example, not using it). Font configure file at ~/.config/fontconfig/fonts.conf:

<?xml version='1.0'?>
<!DOCTYPE fontconfig SYSTEM 'fonts.dtd'>
<fontconfig>

<alias>
    <family>monospace</family>
    <prefer><family>Courier New</family></prefer>
  </alias>

<match target="font">
<edit name="antialias" mode="assign">
<bool>false</bool>
</edit>
<edit name="autohint" mode="assign">
<bool>false</bool>
</edit>
<edit name="embeddedbitmap" mode="assign">
<bool>false</bool>
</edit>
<edit name="hinting" mode="assign">
<bool>true</bool>
</edit>
<edit name="hintstyle" mode="assign">
<const>hintslight</const>
</edit>
<edit name="lcdfilter" mode="assign">
<const>lcdlight</const>
</edit>
<edit name="rgba" mode="assign">
<const>rgb</const>
</edit>
</match>

</fontconfig>

Courier New fonts installed.

Bad result on CentOS:

Good result on Win10:

Tried with option:

<edit name="antialias" mode="assign">
<bool>true</bool>
</edit>

Even worse:

EDIT:

With ftview (thanks to @contemplator for good hint) I found the exact match, the problem now is how to convert those settings to xml:

EDIT 2:

It seems like FreeType is involved by setting:

export FREETYPE_PROPERTIES="truetype:interpreter-version=35"

Here is more related info:

Now trying to find how set the value.

Answer 1

Thanks to @contemplator for pointing to ftview, I found the solution:

<?xml version='1.0'?>
<!DOCTYPE fontconfig SYSTEM 'fonts.dtd'>
<fontconfig>

  <alias>
    <family>monospace</family>
    <prefer><family>Courier New</family></prefer>
  </alias>

  <match target="font">
      <edit name="antialias" mode="assign">
          <bool>false</bool>
      </edit>
      <edit name="hinting" mode="assign">
          <bool>true</bool>
      </edit>
      <edit name="autohint" mode="assign">
          <bool>false</bool>
      </edit>
      <edit name="hintstyle" mode="assign">
          <const>hintfull</const>
      </edit>
  </match>

</fontconfig>

Then create the file at /etc/profile.d/freetype2.sh:

# Subpixel hinting mode can be chosen by setting the right TrueType interpreter
# version. The available settings are:
#
#     truetype:interpreter-version=35  # Classic mode (default in 2.6)
#     truetype:interpreter-version=38  # Infinality mode
#     truetype:interpreter-version=40  # Minimal mode (default in 2.7)
#
# There are more properties that can be set, separated by whitespace. Please
# refer to the FreeType documentation for details.

# Uncomment and configure below
export FREETYPE_PROPERTIES="truetype:interpreter-version=35"

After re-login, bingo :) The text is now superb, clean and easy to read (using Eizo ColorEdge CG243W high-end graphic monitor):

Answer 2

Try this:

 <match target="font">
   <test name="family" qual="any">
     <string>Courier New</string>
   </test>
   <edit name="antialias" mode="assign">
     <bool>false</bool>
   </edit>
   <edit name="hinting" mode="assign">
     <bool>true</bool>
   </edit>
   <edit name="hintstyle" mode="assign">
     <const>hintfull</const>
   </edit>
 </match>

This is how it looks, seems identical to me: