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Subject:    Re: Using Arial font in KDE doesn't work properly...
From:       Moritz Moeller-Herrmann <mmh () gmx ! net>
Date:       1999-06-26 16:58:52
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On Sat, Jun 26, 1999 at 09:25:07AM +0300, Andrew Wood wrote:
> I have xfsft Truetype support installed along with several Truetype fonts,
> and have no problems selecting any of them - except for Arial in any KDE
> application.

> For example, in KDE Font Manager 0.3.1, if I select the Arial font in the
> Font Explorer tab, it tells me that the actual font used is Helvetica and it
> does display the bitmap Helvetica font.

> Now, if, in my Truetype directory's fonts.scale, I rename Arial fonts to
> something else such as 'Arial MS' (for example), then Font Manager uses the
> correct Arial Truetype font when I select 'Arial MS'!

> Why does KDE do this?

> None-KDE programs such as Netscape Navigator or xfontsel don't have this
> problem, but programs like KFM, Kwrite, Kmail, or the Desktop Settings
> dialog do!

> Can this be explained!?

This behavior is caused by a bug in QT. QT does not evaluate the foundry (?)
of the font (so you can't choose between an adobe and a truetype font for
example). Plu it makes assumptions about replacements (Arial -> Helvetica). I
think this will be fixed in the future.

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