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Ugly kde fonts on archlinux?

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http://www.linuxquestions.org – i installed kde-base in my archlinux and immediately i noticed the fonts are just WRONG, they look horrible :(, i guess it's because i installed kde-base?, so what do i have to install? i've had kde installed in other distros and fonts always looked good by default... please help. :( :( i've tried to change them from system settings but still it doesn't look good. maybe you can tell me how your fonts are configured by default in your system... i leave a screenshot so you can see what i'm talking about. Attached Images snapshot3.png (76.7 KB) (HowTos)

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