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toon
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 Posted: Tue Feb 25, 2003 11:12 pm Post subject: (after emerge world) Where is my fixed font??? |
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Hi,
Last weekend I decided to put those spare CPU cycles to work
and do an emerge sync ; emerge world. (Ha! I'm a dare devil!) javascript:emoticon(' ')
This resulted (among other things) in an upgrade to Gnome 2.2.
That's okay, I expected that. But now my cherished fixed font is gone!
I regard this as the only acceptable font for xterms.
In the gnome terminal it doesn't show up in the pick list anymore.
The fonts are still there, in /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/.
Why doesn't the gnome terminal see them any longer?
I saw a lot of discussion about problems with truetype fonts
and about problems with anti-aliasing, but those advanced topics
don't have anything in common with my ordinary fixed fonts.
Or do they? javascript:emoticon(' ')
Thanks in advance for any help.
Regards,
Toon. |
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BillyD
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| Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2003 1:35 am Post subject: |
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Do you know if Xft was upgraded when you updated? I think it should have been configured automagically, but you could try running fc-cache to tell xft about your fonts. You need to make sure the path to your fonts is also specified in /etc/fonts/fonts.conf. Hope that helps.
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toon
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| Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2003 8:56 pm Post subject: |
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Hi, thanks for your reply!
To answer your question: I checked out /var/log/emerge.log,
and I did NOT upgrade Xft since I first installed gentoo.
In the mean time I tried your advice:
- I made sure that /etc/fonts/fonts.conf knows about the
font directories. (I synced them with /etc/X11/XF86Config)
- I executed fc-cache (it sees the /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/ directory).
It didn't help. No fixed fonts.
Then I re-emerged Xft. (this is version 2.0.1)
Still no luck. I'm thinking about my next move. Any hints?
By the way: gnome-terminal doesn't work well either.
Version 2.0.2 worked fine, but version 2.2.1 is a disaster.
It is slow as hell, and my joe editor gets confused. (vim works fine)
And it doesn't find the fixed fonts, of course. 
Oh, and here is the output of the command `fc-cache -fv':
# fc-cache -fv
fc-cache: "/usr/share/fonts": caching, 0 fonts, 1 dirs
fc-cache: "/usr/share/fonts/afms": caching, 0 fonts, 1 dirs
fc-cache: "/usr/share/fonts/afms/adobe": caching, 0 fonts, 0 dirs
fc-cache: "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts": caching, 0 fonts, 14 dirs
fc-cache: "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/local": caching, 0 fonts, 0 dirs
fc-cache: "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/encodings": caching, 0 fonts, 1 dirs
fc-cache: "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/encodings/large": caching, 0 fonts, 0 dirs
fc-cache: "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/util": caching, 0 fonts, 0 dirs
fc-cache: "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc": caching, 0 fonts, 0 dirs
fc-cache: "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi": caching, 0 fonts, 0 dirs
fc-cache: "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi": caching, 0 fonts, 0 dirs
fc-cache: "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic": caching, 0 fonts, 0 dirs
fc-cache: "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo": caching, 0 fonts, 0 dirs
fc-cache: "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1": caching, 29 fonts, 0 dirs
fc-cache: "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/CID": caching, 0 fonts, 0 dirs
fc-cache: "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/TTF": caching, 12 fonts, 0 dirs
fc-cache: "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/truetype": caching, 30 fonts, 0 dirs
fc-cache: "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/freefont": caching, 78 fonts, 0 dirs
fc-cache: "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/sharefont": caching, 21 fonts, 0 dirs
fc-cache: "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/": caching, 0 fonts, 0 dirs
fc-cache: "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo/": caching, 0 fonts, 0 dirs
fc-cache: "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/": caching, 29 fonts, 0 dirs
fc-cache: "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/CID/": caching, 0 fonts, 0 dirs
fc-cache: "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/": caching, 0 fonts, 0 dirs
fc-cache: "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/": caching, 0 fonts, 0 dirs
fc-cache: "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/TTF/": caching, 12 fonts, 0 dirs
fc-cache: "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic/": caching, 0 fonts, 0 dirs
fc-cache: "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/freefont/": caching, 78 fonts, 0 dirs
fc-cache: "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/sharefont/": caching, 21 fonts, 0 dirs
fc-cache: "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/truetype/": caching, 30 fonts, 0 dirs
fc-cache: "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/util/": caching, 0 fonts, 0 dirs
fc-cache: "/opt/ttfonts/": caching, 10 fonts, 0 dirs
fc-cache: "/root/.fonts": no such directory, skipping
fc-cache: succeeded
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BillyD
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| Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2003 10:37 pm Post subject: |
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Hmm, sorry that didn't work out for you - it always seems to solve my font problems. Have you tried running ttmkfdir and mkfntcfg (not sure about the mkfntcfg - very similar if that is not the name)? I think they are only for configuring tt fonts though...
One thing with Xft too - I noticed it yesterday when I upgraded Xfree - it mentions not to alter the fonts/font.conf file as it is created automatically, instead you need to change your /etc/fonts/local.conf file to point to any other directories you want to configure. Sorry for the bum steer .
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toon
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| Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2003 11:40 pm Post subject: |
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I executed the ttmkfdir program.
Didn't execute the second one (wasn't sure which one you meant).
It didn't make any difference.
I know about not editing font.conf, but well...
Thanks anyway.
To what version of Xfree did you upgrade, by the way? |
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Zippo
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| Posted: Thu Feb 27, 2003 10:14 pm Post subject: |
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A few of us here are having the same problem as toon after an 'emerge -e world' yesterday. I think my coworker is having the problem after a simple 'emerge -u world'.
Anyway, all the fonts seem to show up fine using xlsfonts, but not fc-cache (they're not FreeType fonts, I'd assume.. I'm not extremely wise in the ways of font prettiness and whatnot).
Still looking for an answer, as this "monospace" font is ugly. |
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BillyD
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| Posted: Fri Feb 28, 2003 12:05 am Post subject: |
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I went to the 4.2.99999999 or something very similar - wasn't really worthwhile for the couple of hours to compile it and seeings now that 4.3 has been released, but it works fine and I just wanted to fool around with the new cursors. I think 4.3 should be in portage soon.
The fixed width fonts are installed right? I was thinking about it, if they are installed correctly then it has got to be a path problem or something similar if you can't access them. I know that isn't much help, and you have probably followed the same train of thought, but maybe it will lead to somewhere.
Good luck
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Zippo
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| Posted: Fri Feb 28, 2003 12:13 am Post subject: |
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It's not that I can't access them, or that I can't use them at all.
xterm, Eterm, etc., can still use them. Like I said, they show up in 'xlsfonts'... example:
cz@lump:~% xlsfonts |grep clean
-schumacher-clean-bold-r-normal--0-0-75-75-c-0-iso646.1991-irv
-schumacher-clean-bold-r-normal--10-100-75-75-c-60-iso646.1991-irv
-schumacher-clean-bold-r-normal--10-100-75-75-c-80-iso646.1991-irv
-schumacher-clean-bold-r-normal--12-120-75-75-c-60-iso646.1991-irv
-schumacher-clean-bold-r-normal--12-120-75-75-c-80-iso646.1991-irv
-schumacher-clean-bold-r-normal--13-130-75-75-c-80-iso646.1991-irv
-schumacher-clean-bold-r-normal--14-140-75-75-c-80-iso646.1991-irv
-schumacher-clean-bold-r-normal--15-150-75-75-c-90-iso646.1991-irv
-schumacher-clean-bold-r-normal--16-160-75-75-c-80-iso646.1991-irv
-schumacher-clean-bold-r-normal--8-80-75-75-c-80-iso646.1991-irv
-schumacher-clean-medium-i-normal--0-0-75-75-c-0-iso646.1991-irv
-schumacher-clean-medium-i-normal--12-120-75-75-c-60-iso646.1991-irv
-schumacher-clean-medium-i-normal--8-80-75-75-c-80-iso646.1991-irv
-schumacher-clean-medium-r-normal--0-0-75-75-c-0-iso646.1991-irv
-schumacher-clean-medium-r-normal--10-100-75-75-c-50-iso646.1991-irv
-schumacher-clean-medium-r-normal--10-100-75-75-c-60-iso646.1991-irv
-schumacher-clean-medium-r-normal--10-100-75-75-c-70-iso646.1991-irv
-schumacher-clean-medium-r-normal--10-100-75-75-c-80-iso646.1991-irv
-schumacher-clean-medium-r-normal--12-120-75-75-c-60-iso646.1991-irv
-schumacher-clean-medium-r-normal--12-120-75-75-c-70-iso646.1991-irv
-schumacher-clean-medium-r-normal--12-120-75-75-c-80-iso646.1991-irv
-schumacher-clean-medium-r-normal--13-130-75-75-c-60-iso646.1991-irv
-schumacher-clean-medium-r-normal--13-130-75-75-c-80-iso646.1991-irv
-schumacher-clean-medium-r-normal--14-140-75-75-c-70-iso646.1991-irv
-schumacher-clean-medium-r-normal--14-140-75-75-c-80-iso646.1991-irv
-schumacher-clean-medium-r-normal--15-150-75-75-c-90-iso646.1991-irv
-schumacher-clean-medium-r-normal--16-160-75-75-c-80-iso646.1991-irv
-schumacher-clean-medium-r-normal--6-60-75-75-c-40-iso646.1991-irv
-schumacher-clean-medium-r-normal--6-60-75-75-c-50-iso646.1991-irv
-schumacher-clean-medium-r-normal--6-60-75-75-c-60-iso646.1991-irv
-schumacher-clean-medium-r-normal--8-80-75-75-c-50-iso646.1991-irv
-schumacher-clean-medium-r-normal--8-80-75-75-c-60-iso646.1991-irv
-schumacher-clean-medium-r-normal--8-80-75-75-c-70-iso646.1991-irv
-schumacher-clean-medium-r-normal--8-80-75-75-c-80-iso646.1991-irv
That's the font that I used in gnome-terminal prior to this f-up.
It just appears as though I can't use any non-TT fonts in gnome-terminal (or anything gnome, apparently). |
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Zippo
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| Posted: Fri Feb 28, 2003 12:18 am Post subject: |
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| P.S. I cannot play nethack using Arial ... life-quality diminishing. |
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Zippo
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| Posted: Fri Feb 28, 2003 1:56 am Post subject: |
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In the meantime, I've written this perl script and named it /usr/bin/gnome-terminal
It covers all the options that I use (--geometry, --title, and -e)...
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#!/usr/bin/perl -w
use strict;
use Getopt::Long;
use vars qw($opt_geometry $opt_title $opt_e);
GetOptions( qw(geometry:s title:s e:s) );
my @args = qw(
xterm
+sb -sl 2048
-fn fixed
);
# -fn -schumacher-clean-medium-r-normal--13-130-75-75-c-60-iso646.1991-irv
push @args, '-geometry', $opt_geometry if $opt_geometry;
push @args, '-title', $opt_title if $opt_title;
my $i = 0;
push @args, '-e', map { $i++ > 0 ? "'$_'" : $_ } split /\s+/, $opt_e if $opt_e;
exec join ' ', @args;
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spinfire
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| Posted: Fri Feb 28, 2003 5:27 am Post subject: |
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I had this problem. My solution was to ditch gnome 2.2 and go back to plain sawfish+aterm...
Obviously this is not an acceptable solution for all, but I couldn't even get gnome-terminal to obey my request not to anti-alias. On my laptop LCD, the terminal screen was utterly unreadable. |
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toon
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| Posted: Fri Feb 28, 2003 5:43 pm Post subject: |
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OK, today I got so fed up with all the problems
regarding gnome-terminal-2.2.1, that I unmerged it
and re-emerged the old gnome-terminal-2.0.2.
That fixed everything for me:
- My fixed font is back. (Yai!)
- The sluggishness is gone. (it's much qucker)
All the sophisticated fonts are gone, bu I don't care.
Bells, wistles and beautifiers are nice, but not at the
cost of getting an unworkable gnome-terminal. |
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Zippo
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| Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2003 4:09 pm Post subject: |
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I like that solution better than using xterms instead. That worked fine. I never use any gnome-terminals/xterms/rxvts/Eterms/whatever with any font other than fixed (I thought I was using clean, but it turned out I was using fixed all along).
The *only* "bells and whistles" I like in my terminals are (1) no home on output, (2) right-click -> open Link, (3).. hmm I think that's it. I don't want menubars, scrollbars, transparency, or any of that other crap.
Anyway, I'm half-ass fixed now. |
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