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List:       kde-linux
Subject:    Re: [kde-linux] font display problem
From:       James Richard Tyrer <tyrerj () acm ! org>
Date:       2002-12-22 23:32:41
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Navin Ariyaratna wrote:
> --- James Richard Tyrer <tyrerj@acm.org> wrote:
> 
>>Well, check to see that the font is listed in:
>>"xfontsel".  And if you have FontConfig installed 
>>run: fc-cache [as root] and check again.  If it is
>>listed in: "xfontsel" then I guess that this 
>>must be a bug.  Although, I can't understand why it
>>wouldn't work since KDE shouldn't care what 
>>font is being displayed -- to the applications, they
>>are just numbers till X displays them.
>>
>>--
>>JRT
>>
> 
> 
> xfontsel did not list the font. Thereafter, I
> reinstalled the font to a new location and ran
> "fc-cache" as suggested.
> This time xfontsel recognized it.
> 
> Though the font is now recognized by many more
> applications, it did not solve the problem; 
> Selecting a glyph image still produces a box
> character.
> 
> I downloaded a font(ISO-10646-1) available for the
> Malayalam language and added new glyphs using pfaedit.
> The new glyphs
> were assigned Sinhala Unicode numbers and it worked !!
> 
> Creating a new font or re-encoding an existing font
> for Sinhala, however, does not work. (Though it 
> works well with GNOME applications and Windows2000.)
> 
> My guess is that some feature or property in the font
> file is causing KDE\Qt applications to behave this
> way.
> 
> The problem is what? and how to create or obtain an
> ISO-10646 encoded font for Sinhala that works with KDE
> applications ?
> 
> Any ideas ? 

Unfortunately, you appear to have reached the point that you have demonstrated that it doesn't 
work.  You can try the <kde-devel> list and/or file a bug report.

--
JRT


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