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List:       gentoo-desktop
Subject:    Re: [gentoo-desktop] Gnome-terminal and installed fonts
From:       Karan <karan () ihug ! co ! nz>
Date:       2002-09-24 9:34:12
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* Spider (spider@gentoo.org) wrote:
> begin  quote
> On Tue, 24 Sep 2002 09:15:09 +0200
> Jozsa Kristof <dyn@ond.vein.hu> wrote:
> 
> > Hoi,
> > 
> > I wonder why gnome-terminal cant see the fonts *properly* installed.
> > I've pulled up lfp-fixed and none of the fonts appear at
> > gnome-terminal's font choose dialog box. Anyone can explain this?
> > (Yep, I've included the new fonts dir into XF86Config and even
> > regenerated the fonts.dir+fonts.scale file for those dirs..
> 
> 
> Gnome Terminal only shows monospaced fonts.. you know, terminal ones. 
> Dont ask me why really *G*
> 
> 
> 
> theres a hack around this that I found after some googling:
> 
> <quote
> source="http://lists.debian.org/debian-gtk-gnome/2002/debian-gtk-gnome-
> 200206/msg00337.html">
> 
> This is a known bug in gnome-terminal2.  To fix it, open up gconf-editor
> and alter /apps/gnome-terminal/profile/Default/x_font to the X font name
> you want.  Havoc knows what the problem is and will fix it soon, in
> theory.  =)
> 
> WARNING: DO NOT TOUCH THE FONT SETTING AFTER DOING THIS!  Even just
> clicking on the control in the preferences dialog will throw away your
> settings.  
> </quote>
> 
> 
> > tia,
> > Christopher
> > 
> > ps. btw, which package includes gfontsel? Or it's not ported to gnome2
> > yet?-- 
> Not ported yet.
> 
> //Spider
> 
> 
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well afaik, the gnome terminal requires you use a font that has no
variable widths, if you DO use one, then they spaces appear skewed and
so do the fonts !

generally, fixed width fonts are *.pcf.gz etc etc, ie nexus.pcf
bright.pcf 



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