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List:       kmail-devel
Subject:    Re: Bug?: Giant font used for some messages
From:       Vadim Plessky <lucy-ples () mtu-net ! ru>
Date:       2001-03-06 9:23:52
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On Monday 05 March 2001 10:36, Bastian Voigt wrote:
|   On Tuesday 06 March 2001 00:28, Vadim Plessky wrote:
|   > Can you tell what Country&Language->Charset you are using, and what
|
|   Country: Default
|   Language: English US
|
ok.

|   > Encoding you use by default in KMail? Auto?
|
|   Auto.
ok.
|
|   > try
|   > #xlsfonts | grep <myfont>
|   > where <myfont> is your default font for KMail
|   > Check what encodings are available for your default font.
|
|   -jis-fixed-medium-r-normal--16-110-100-100-c-160-jisx0208.1983-0
|   -jis-fixed-medium-r-normal--16-150-75-75-c-160-jisx0208.1983-0
|   -jis-fixed-medium-r-normal--24-170-100-100-c-240-jisx0208.1983-0
|   -jis-fixed-medium-r-normal--24-230-75-75-c-240-jisx0208.1983-0
|
wow!
AFAIK  jisx is Japaneese (or some other Asian language)

|   I still don't understand what exactly is the problem.

Ok, let me explain.

Here is what I have:
[vadim@localhost vadim]$ xlsfonts | grep arial
-monotype-arial black-medium-i-normal--0-0-0-0-p-0-iso8859-1
-monotype-arial black-medium-i-normal--0-0-0-0-p-0-iso8859-15
-monotype-arial black-medium-i-normal--0-0-0-0-p-0-iso8859-9
-monotype-arial black-medium-r-normal--0-0-0-0-p-0-dosencoding-cp437
-monotype-arial black-medium-r-normal--0-0-0-0-p-0-dosencoding-cp850
-monotype-arial black-medium-r-normal--0-0-0-0-p-0-iso10646-1
-monotype-arial black-medium-r-normal--0-0-0-0-p-0-iso8859-1
-monotype-arial black-medium-r-normal--0-0-0-0-p-0-iso8859-10
-monotype-arial black-medium-r-normal--0-0-0-0-p-0-iso8859-13
-monotype-arial black-medium-r-normal--0-0-0-0-p-0-iso8859-14
-monotype-arial black-medium-r-normal--0-0-0-0-p-0-iso8859-15
-monotype-arial black-medium-r-normal--0-0-0-0-p-0-iso8859-2
-monotype-arial black-medium-r-normal--0-0-0-0-p-0-iso8859-3
-monotype-arial black-medium-r-normal--0-0-0-0-p-0-iso8859-4
-monotype-arial black-medium-r-normal--0-0-0-0-p-0-iso8859-5
-monotype-arial black-medium-r-normal--0-0-0-0-p-0-iso8859-7
-monotype-arial black-medium-r-normal--0-0-0-0-p-0-iso8859-9
-monotype-arial black-medium-r-normal--0-0-0-0-p-0-koi8-r
-monotype-arial black-medium-r-normal--0-0-0-0-p-0-koi8-u
-monotype-arial black-medium-r-normal--0-0-0-0-p-0-microsoft-cp1251
-monotype-arial narrow-bold-i-condensed--0-0-0-0-p-0-dosencoding-cp437
-monotype-arial narrow-bold-i-condensed--0-0-0-0-p-0-dosencoding-cp850
-monotype-arial narrow-bold-i-condensed--0-0-0-0-p-0-iso10646-1
-monotype-arial narrow-bold-i-condensed--0-0-0-0-p-0-iso8859-1
-monotype-arial narrow-bold-i-condensed--0-0-0-0-p-0-iso8859-10
-monotype-arial narrow-bold-i-condensed--0-0-0-0-p-0-iso8859-13
-monotype-arial narrow-bold-i-condensed--0-0-0-0-p-0-iso8859-14
-monotype-arial narrow-bold-i-condensed--0-0-0-0-p-0-iso8859-15
-monotype-arial narrow-bold-i-condensed--0-0-0-0-p-0-iso8859-2
-monotype-arial narrow-bold-i-condensed--0-0-0-0-p-0-iso8859-3
-monotype-arial narrow-bold-i-condensed--0-0-0-0-p-0-iso8859-4
-monotype-arial narrow-bold-i-condensed--0-0-0-0-p-0-iso8859-5
-monotype-arial narrow-bold-i-condensed--0-0-0-0-p-0-iso8859-7
-monotype-arial narrow-bold-i-condensed--0-0-0-0-p-0-iso8859-9
-monotype-arial narrow-bold-i-condensed--0-0-0-0-p-0-koi8-r
-monotype-arial narrow-bold-i-condensed--0-0-0-0-p-0-koi8-u
-monotype-arial narrow-bold-i-condensed--0-0-0-0-p-0-microsoft-cp1251
-monotype-arial narrow-bold-r-condensed--0-0-0-0-p-0-dosencoding-cp437
-monotype-arial narrow-bold-r-condensed--0-0-0-0-p-0-dosencoding-cp850
-monotype-arial narrow-bold-r-condensed--0-0-0-0-p-0-iso10646-1
-monotype-arial narrow-bold-r-condensed--0-0-0-0-p-0-iso8859-1
-monotype-arial narrow-bold-r-condensed--0-0-0-0-p-0-iso8859-10
-monotype-arial narrow-bold-r-condensed--0-0-0-0-p-0-iso8859-13
-monotype-arial narrow-bold-r-condensed--0-0-0-0-p-0-iso8859-14
-monotype-arial narrow-bold-r-condensed--0-0-0-0-p-0-iso8859-15
-monotype-arial narrow-bold-r-condensed--0-0-0-0-p-0-iso8859-2
-monotype-arial narrow-bold-r-condensed--0-0-0-0-p-0-iso8859-3
-monotype-arial narrow-bold-r-condensed--0-0-0-0-p-0-iso8859-4
-monotype-arial narrow-bold-r-condensed--0-0-0-0-p-0-iso8859-5
-monotype-arial narrow-bold-r-condensed--0-0-0-0-p-0-iso8859-7
-monotype-arial narrow-bold-r-condensed--0-0-0-0-p-0-iso8859-9
-monotype-arial narrow-bold-r-condensed--0-0-0-0-p-0-koi8-r
-monotype-arial narrow-bold-r-condensed--0-0-0-0-p-0-koi8-u
-monotype-arial narrow-bold-r-condensed--0-0-0-0-p-0-microsoft-cp1251
-monotype-arial narrow-medium-i-condensed--0-0-0-0-p-0-dosencoding-cp437
-monotype-arial narrow-medium-i-condensed--0-0-0-0-p-0-dosencoding-cp850
-monotype-arial narrow-medium-i-condensed--0-0-0-0-p-0-iso10646-1
-monotype-arial narrow-medium-i-condensed--0-0-0-0-p-0-iso8859-1
-monotype-arial narrow-medium-i-condensed--0-0-0-0-p-0-iso8859-10
-monotype-arial narrow-medium-i-condensed--0-0-0-0-p-0-iso8859-13
-monotype-arial narrow-medium-i-condensed--0-0-0-0-p-0-iso8859-14
-monotype-arial narrow-medium-i-condensed--0-0-0-0-p-0-iso8859-15
-monotype-arial narrow-medium-i-condensed--0-0-0-0-p-0-iso8859-2
-monotype-arial narrow-medium-i-condensed--0-0-0-0-p-0-iso8859-3
-monotype-arial narrow-medium-i-condensed--0-0-0-0-p-0-iso8859-4
-monotype-arial narrow-medium-i-condensed--0-0-0-0-p-0-iso8859-5
-monotype-arial narrow-medium-i-condensed--0-0-0-0-p-0-iso8859-7
-monotype-arial narrow-medium-i-condensed--0-0-0-0-p-0-iso8859-9
-monotype-arial narrow-medium-i-condensed--0-0-0-0-p-0-koi8-r
-monotype-arial narrow-medium-i-condensed--0-0-0-0-p-0-koi8-u
-monotype-arial narrow-medium-i-condensed--0-0-0-0-p-0-microsoft-cp1251
-monotype-arial narrow-medium-r-condensed--0-0-0-0-p-0-dosencoding-cp437
-monotype-arial narrow-medium-r-condensed--0-0-0-0-p-0-dosencoding-cp850
-monotype-arial narrow-medium-r-condensed--0-0-0-0-p-0-iso10646-1
-monotype-arial narrow-medium-r-condensed--0-0-0-0-p-0-iso8859-1
-monotype-arial narrow-medium-r-condensed--0-0-0-0-p-0-iso8859-10
-monotype-arial narrow-medium-r-condensed--0-0-0-0-p-0-iso8859-13
-monotype-arial narrow-medium-r-condensed--0-0-0-0-p-0-iso8859-14
-monotype-arial narrow-medium-r-condensed--0-0-0-0-p-0-iso8859-15
-monotype-arial narrow-medium-r-condensed--0-0-0-0-p-0-iso8859-2
-monotype-arial narrow-medium-r-condensed--0-0-0-0-p-0-iso8859-3
-monotype-arial narrow-medium-r-condensed--0-0-0-0-p-0-iso8859-4
-monotype-arial narrow-medium-r-condensed--0-0-0-0-p-0-iso8859-5
-monotype-arial narrow-medium-r-condensed--0-0-0-0-p-0-iso8859-7
-monotype-arial narrow-medium-r-condensed--0-0-0-0-p-0-iso8859-9
-monotype-arial narrow-medium-r-condensed--0-0-0-0-p-0-koi8-r
-monotype-arial narrow-medium-r-condensed--0-0-0-0-p-0-koi8-u
-monotype-arial narrow-medium-r-condensed--0-0-0-0-p-0-microsoft-cp1251
-monotype-arial rounded mt bold-bold-r-normal--0-0-0-0-p-0-iso8859-1
-monotype-arial rounded mt bold-bold-r-normal--0-0-0-0-p-0-iso8859-15
-monotype-arial-bold-i-normal--0-0-0-0-p-0-dosencoding-cp437
-monotype-arial-bold-i-normal--0-0-0-0-p-0-dosencoding-cp850
-monotype-arial-bold-i-normal--0-0-0-0-p-0-iso10646-1
-monotype-arial-bold-i-normal--0-0-0-0-p-0-iso8859-1
-monotype-arial-bold-i-normal--0-0-0-0-p-0-iso8859-10
-monotype-arial-bold-i-normal--0-0-0-0-p-0-iso8859-13
-monotype-arial-bold-i-normal--0-0-0-0-p-0-iso8859-14
-monotype-arial-bold-i-normal--0-0-0-0-p-0-iso8859-15
-monotype-arial-bold-i-normal--0-0-0-0-p-0-iso8859-2
-monotype-arial-bold-i-normal--0-0-0-0-p-0-iso8859-3
-monotype-arial-bold-i-normal--0-0-0-0-p-0-iso8859-4
-monotype-arial-bold-i-normal--0-0-0-0-p-0-iso8859-5
-monotype-arial-bold-i-normal--0-0-0-0-p-0-iso8859-7
-monotype-arial-bold-i-normal--0-0-0-0-p-0-iso8859-8
-monotype-arial-bold-i-normal--0-0-0-0-p-0-iso8859-9
-monotype-arial-bold-i-normal--0-0-0-0-p-0-iso8859-9e
-monotype-arial-bold-i-normal--0-0-0-0-p-0-koi8-r
-monotype-arial-bold-i-normal--0-0-0-0-p-0-koi8-u
-monotype-arial-bold-i-normal--0-0-0-0-p-0-microsoft-cp1251
-monotype-arial-bold-i-normal--0-0-0-0-p-0-microsoft-cp1255
-monotype-arial-bold-i-normal--0-0-0-0-p-0-tcvn-5712
-monotype-arial-bold-i-normal--0-0-0-0-p-0-viscii1.1-1
-monotype-arial-bold-r-normal--0-0-0-0-p-0-dosencoding-cp437
-monotype-arial-bold-r-normal--0-0-0-0-p-0-dosencoding-cp850
-monotype-arial-bold-r-normal--0-0-0-0-p-0-iso10646-1
-monotype-arial-bold-r-normal--0-0-0-0-p-0-iso8859-1
-monotype-arial-bold-r-normal--0-0-0-0-p-0-iso8859-10
-monotype-arial-bold-r-normal--0-0-0-0-p-0-iso8859-13
-monotype-arial-bold-r-normal--0-0-0-0-p-0-iso8859-14
-monotype-arial-bold-r-normal--0-0-0-0-p-0-iso8859-15
-monotype-arial-bold-r-normal--0-0-0-0-p-0-iso8859-2
-monotype-arial-bold-r-normal--0-0-0-0-p-0-iso8859-3
-monotype-arial-bold-r-normal--0-0-0-0-p-0-iso8859-4
-monotype-arial-bold-r-normal--0-0-0-0-p-0-iso8859-5
-monotype-arial-bold-r-normal--0-0-0-0-p-0-iso8859-6
-monotype-arial-bold-r-normal--0-0-0-0-p-0-iso8859-7
-monotype-arial-bold-r-normal--0-0-0-0-p-0-iso8859-8
-monotype-arial-bold-r-normal--0-0-0-0-p-0-iso8859-9
-monotype-arial-bold-r-normal--0-0-0-0-p-0-iso8859-9e
-monotype-arial-bold-r-normal--0-0-0-0-p-0-koi8-r
-monotype-arial-bold-r-normal--0-0-0-0-p-0-koi8-u
-monotype-arial-bold-r-normal--0-0-0-0-p-0-microsoft-cp1251
-monotype-arial-bold-r-normal--0-0-0-0-p-0-microsoft-cp1255
-monotype-arial-bold-r-normal--0-0-0-0-p-0-tcvn-5712
-monotype-arial-bold-r-normal--0-0-0-0-p-0-viscii1.1-1
-monotype-arial-medium-i-normal--0-0-0-0-p-0-dosencoding-cp437
-monotype-arial-medium-i-normal--0-0-0-0-p-0-dosencoding-cp850
-monotype-arial-medium-i-normal--0-0-0-0-p-0-iso10646-1
-monotype-arial-medium-i-normal--0-0-0-0-p-0-iso8859-1
-monotype-arial-medium-i-normal--0-0-0-0-p-0-iso8859-10
-monotype-arial-medium-i-normal--0-0-0-0-p-0-iso8859-13
-monotype-arial-medium-i-normal--0-0-0-0-p-0-iso8859-14
-monotype-arial-medium-i-normal--0-0-0-0-p-0-iso8859-15
-monotype-arial-medium-i-normal--0-0-0-0-p-0-iso8859-2
-monotype-arial-medium-i-normal--0-0-0-0-p-0-iso8859-3
-monotype-arial-medium-i-normal--0-0-0-0-p-0-iso8859-4
-monotype-arial-medium-i-normal--0-0-0-0-p-0-iso8859-5
-monotype-arial-medium-i-normal--0-0-0-0-p-0-iso8859-7
-monotype-arial-medium-i-normal--0-0-0-0-p-0-iso8859-8
-monotype-arial-medium-i-normal--0-0-0-0-p-0-iso8859-9
-monotype-arial-medium-i-normal--0-0-0-0-p-0-iso8859-9e
-monotype-arial-medium-i-normal--0-0-0-0-p-0-koi8-r
-monotype-arial-medium-i-normal--0-0-0-0-p-0-koi8-u
-monotype-arial-medium-i-normal--0-0-0-0-p-0-microsoft-cp1251
-monotype-arial-medium-i-normal--0-0-0-0-p-0-microsoft-cp1255
-monotype-arial-medium-i-normal--0-0-0-0-p-0-tcvn-5712
-monotype-arial-medium-i-normal--0-0-0-0-p-0-viscii1.1-1
-monotype-arial-medium-r-normal--0-0-0-0-p-0-dosencoding-cp437
-monotype-arial-medium-r-normal--0-0-0-0-p-0-dosencoding-cp850
-monotype-arial-medium-r-normal--0-0-0-0-p-0-iso10646-1
-monotype-arial-medium-r-normal--0-0-0-0-p-0-iso8859-1
-monotype-arial-medium-r-normal--0-0-0-0-p-0-iso8859-10
-monotype-arial-medium-r-normal--0-0-0-0-p-0-iso8859-13
-monotype-arial-medium-r-normal--0-0-0-0-p-0-iso8859-14
-monotype-arial-medium-r-normal--0-0-0-0-p-0-iso8859-15
-monotype-arial-medium-r-normal--0-0-0-0-p-0-iso8859-2
-monotype-arial-medium-r-normal--0-0-0-0-p-0-iso8859-3
-monotype-arial-medium-r-normal--0-0-0-0-p-0-iso8859-4
-monotype-arial-medium-r-normal--0-0-0-0-p-0-iso8859-5
-monotype-arial-medium-r-normal--0-0-0-0-p-0-iso8859-6
-monotype-arial-medium-r-normal--0-0-0-0-p-0-iso8859-7
-monotype-arial-medium-r-normal--0-0-0-0-p-0-iso8859-8
-monotype-arial-medium-r-normal--0-0-0-0-p-0-iso8859-9
-monotype-arial-medium-r-normal--0-0-0-0-p-0-iso8859-9e
-monotype-arial-medium-r-normal--0-0-0-0-p-0-koi8-r
-monotype-arial-medium-r-normal--0-0-0-0-p-0-koi8-u
-monotype-arial-medium-r-normal--0-0-0-0-p-0-microsoft-cp1251
-monotype-arial-medium-r-normal--0-0-0-0-p-0-microsoft-cp1255
-monotype-arial-medium-r-normal--0-0-0-0-p-0-tcvn-5712
-monotype-arial-medium-r-normal--0-0-0-0-p-0-viscii1.1-1
[vadim@localhost vadim]$

(Arial is my default font for KDE and KMail)
For Latin character set (English language), you need either iso8859-1 or 
iso8859-15. iso8859-2 covers Latin-2 character set 9and has as subset Latin1) 
 
iso10646-1 is Unicode (UTF8) - if you have such font installed, you can view 
almost any language / mail.

My advise is to install TrueType fonts from Windows (Arial, Times New Roman) 
- then you will have wide selection of font encodings, and no problems with 
displaying/reding mails.

I have posted how-to on kde-general (kde-user ?) couple of months ago.
(October-November 2000)

Hope this helps. 
|
|   Bastian
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Vadim Plessky
http://kde2.newmail.ru  (English)
http://kde2.newmail.ru/index_rus.html  (Russian)
Do you have Arial font installed? Just test it!
http://kde2.newmail.ru/font_test_arial.html
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