For Xft/fontconfig aware software, it's usually possible to tune what text looks like to some extent using a fonts.conf file. Fontconfig and Vermaden both have docs worth looking into.
In my experiences with X, some types of fonts just suck period.
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Thou shalt check the array bounds of all strings (indeed, all arrays), for surely where thou typest ``foo'' someone someday shall type ``supercalifragilisticexpialidocious''.
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