Woody Green wrote: > > I'll make this potentially simpler: > > edit /etc/X11/fs/config > (...) > > and delete the line: "/usr/share/abisuite/AbiSuite/fonts," > > You can simply reboot and be done with it, or do the following (...) Hello! When I installed LM8, I saw the fonts in abiword were horrible, and I uninstalled it. So I don't have the line "/usr/share/abisuite/AbiSuite/fonts," in my /etc/X11/fs/config. The problem happens *without* abisuite installed. I have another computer with LM 7.2 (the fonts looks fantastic!). In this computer, the file fs/config has these two lines changed: In LM8.0: - /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/mdk:unscaled, - /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/pcf_drakfont, In LM7.2: - /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/mdk, - /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/pcf_drakfont:unscaled, I changed It in LM8.0 and restart xfs and X, but the problem persist. (Can be I forgot something) Do you have LM8.0? See a web page in Konqueror, now zoom in serveral times. The fonts looks bad at some zoom levels (It's only a way for see the problem) Some idea? Do you need more information? Help. Thank you. Salu2, Oscar. > > issue the following (restarting the font server): > > /etc/init.d/xfs stop > /etc/init.d/xfs start > > Then logout of your X session. > > If you use gdm/xdm/kdm (graphical logins), you need to either > reboot or do: "init 3;init 5" from the console. > > It's the damn AbiSource fonts that look so horrible. Alternatively, > you could simply uninstall abisuite: rpm -e abisuite > > If you happen to be able to make sense of the fs/config, you can > play with it to see if you can create a default font load to suit > your tastes, but you have to restart the xfs server and pop out of > and back into X to make the changes take effect. Remember, make a > backup of anyfile you edit just in case... > > For a quick X font lesson, fonts are choosen for X and X apps mainly > in one of 3 ways: > > 1.) You specify the font in the application under the app's > preferences menu. > > 2.) The app looks for all "Times" (or other major font family) font > and grabs the first Times in the alaphabeticaly ordered list - > "Times (AbiSource)" comes before "Times (Adobe)". > > 3.) The apps pulls the first "Times" (or other major font family) > that it can find (the order that the fonts are listed in > /etc/X11/fs/config is important here.) This *supposedly* is > the default method if you haven't specified a font directly as > I understand it. > > So from here, you might have some leeway to play with the fonts to > suit your veiwing pleasure. > > Woody > > Oscar wrote: > > > Hi. > > I have problems with fonts in LM 8.0. It looks horrible. > > You can see the example I put at http://www.ua.es/personal/oscar/fuentes/ > > I'm following discussion about this problem at www.mandrakeforum.com and > > www.mandrakeuser.org > > This is my solution, but It's not complete, It's only "first aids": > > - Change the order of fonts in /etc/X11/fs/config, putting in first place > > 100dpi fonts. > > - Select lucidatypewriter in netscape, konqueror and kpanel. > > - Put the option -dpi 100 in /etc/X11/xdm/Xservers > > It solves the problem, but only in part and sometimes. > > ????? > > I presume the problem is in anti-aliasing (but It is OFF in KDE). I have an > > ATI Xpert XL. > > Excuse my english. > > Salu2, > > Oscar. > > > > -- > Woody ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > Gatewood Green Web Developer > http://www.linux.org/ The first stop for Linux info on the Net > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > --------------------------------------------------------------- > All opinions expressed by me are my own and not necessarily > endorsed by Linux Online, Inc. or Linux Headquarters, Inc.
