My font config. I like DejaVu fonts

gistfile1.xml

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!DOCTYPE fontconfig SYSTEM "fonts.dtd">
<fontconfig>
	<match target="font" >
		<edit mode="assign" name="rgba" >
			<const>rgb</const>
		</edit>
	</match>
	<match target="font" >
		<edit mode="assign" name="hinting" >
			<bool>true</bool>
		</edit>
	</match>
	<match target="font" >
		<edit mode="assign" name="hintstyle" >
			<const>hintfull</const>
		</edit>
	</match>
	<match target="font" >
		<edit mode="assign" name="antialias" >
			<bool>true</bool>
		</edit>
	</match>

	<!-- sans-serif -->
	<match target="pattern">
		<test qual="any" name="family">
			<string>helvetica</string>
			<string>Helvetica</string>
			<string>Bitstream Charter</string>
			<string>Bitstream Vera Sans</string>
			<string>Arial</string>
			<string>arial</string>
			<string>clean</string>
			<string>DejaVu Sans Condensed</string>
			<string>FreeSans</string>
			<string>freesans</string>
			<string>Lucida</string>
			<string>LucidaBright</string>
			<string>Lucida Bright</string>
			<string>Lucida Grande</string>
			<string>Luxi Sans</string>
			<string>MgOpen Cosmetica</string>
			<string>MgOpen Modata</string>
			<string>MgOpen Moderna</string>
			<string>System</string>
			<string>URW Gothic L</string>
			<string>Verdana</string>
		</test>
		<edit name="family" mode="assign"> <string>DejaVu Sans Book</string> </edit>
	</match>

	<!-- serif -->
	<match target="pattern">
		<test qual="any" name="family">
			<string>Bitstream Vera Serif</string>
			<string>Georgia</string>
			<string>DejaVu Serif Condensed</string>
			<string>FreeSerif</string>
			<string>Luxi Serif</string>
			<string>MgOpen Canonica</string>
			<string>New Century Schoolbook</string>
			<string>New York</string>
			<string>Palatino</string>
			<string>Times</string>
			<string>Times New Roman</string>
			<string>URW Bookman L</string>
			<string>URW Palladio L</string>
		</test>
		<edit name="family" mode="assign">
			<string>DejaVu Serif</string>
		</edit>
	</match>

	<!--monospace-->
	<match target="pattern">
		<test qual="any" name="family">
			<string>Andale Mono</string>
			<string>Bitstream Vera Sans Mono</string>
			<string>Courier New</string>
			<string>Courier</string>
			<string>courier</string>
			<string>Fixedsys</string>
			<string>FreeMono</string>
			<string>LucidaTypewriter</string>
			<string>Lucida Typewriter</string>
			<string>Luxi Mono</string>
			<string>Monaco</string>
			<string>Terminal</string>
		</test>
		<edit name="family" mode="assign">
			<string>DejaVu Sans Mono</string>
		</edit>
	</match>

	<alias>
		<family>sans-serif</family>
		<prefer>
			<family>DejaVu Sans</family>
		</prefer>
	</alias>

	<alias>
		<family>serif</family>
		<prefer>
			<family>DejaVu Sans Serif</family>
		</prefer>
	</alias>

	<alias>
		<family>monospace</family>
		<prefer>
			<family>DejaVu Sans Mono</family>
		</prefer>
	</alias>

	<alias>
		<family>cursive</family>
		<prefer>
			<family>DejaVu Sans Mono</family>
		</prefer>
	</alias>

	<alias>
		<family>fantasy</family>
		<prefer>
			<family>DejaVu Sans Mono</family>
		</prefer>
	</alias>

</fontconfig>