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https://github.com/renkun-ken/mactype.source

A MacType profile using Microsoft YaHei UI, and Source Family fonts
https://github.com/renkun-ken/mactype.source

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A MacType profile using Microsoft YaHei UI, and Source Family fonts

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# MacType.Source

MacType.Source is a MacType profile that provides decent solutions to font rendering and font substitutions for Windows operating systems.

The profile uses the following fonts:

| Environment | Font |
|-------------|-----------------------------------|
| Windows UI | Microsoft YaHei UI |
| Firefox | Source Han Sans CN |

The choice of fonts is for maximal compatibility and best performance and effect.

## Installation

1. Make sure you have installed the recommended fonts used by this profile.
2. Install [MacType](https://code.google.com/p/mactype/).
3. Download this repository and extract the ini files to ini folder of where you installed MacType.
4. Start configuration and choose the proper file in your need.

## Recommended configurations

### Firefox

The profile has been tuning not only for the operating system but also for Firefox. Please use the following fonts in Firefox Font settings to optimize the effects.

1. [Source Serif Pro](https://github.com/adobe-fonts/source-serif-pro/tree/release)
2. [Source Sans Pro](https://github.com/adobe-fonts/source-sans-pro/tree/release)
3. [Source Code Pro](https://github.com/adobe-fonts/source-code-pro/tree/release)
4. [Source Han Sans](http://sourceforge.net/projects/source-han-sans.adobe/files/SourceHanSansCN-1.000.zip/download)

Enter `about:config` and change the following configurations:

| Key | Value |
|----------------------------------------------------------|-------|
| gfx.direct2d.disabled | true |
| gfx.font_loader.delay | -1 |
| gfx.font_rendering.cleartype.always_use_for_content | true |
| gfx.font_rendering.cleartype_params.cleartype_level | 100 |
| gfx.font_rendering.cleartype_params.enhanced_contrast | 100 |
| gfx.font_rendering.cleartype_params.gamma | 1400 |
| gfx.font_rendering.cleartype_params.pixel_structure | 1 |
| gfx.font_rendering.cleartype_params.rendering_mode | 5 |
| gfx.font_rendering.fallback.always_use_cmaps | true |
| gfx.use_text_smoothing_setting | true |

## License

This project is under [MIT License](http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT).