> > On 21 Feb 2013, at 20:33, edgar wrote: > >=20 > > I installed the packages above as mentioned. One note according to = > Ubuntu support: libglut3-dev has been replaced. This package has been = > replaced by ``freeglut3-dev''. Could this be affecting the fonts? > > No, that would only affect use of GL and GLUT, not regular font = > handling... > > > > Does the build require flags before running the configure script? > > Not on a "normal" system... might need that if your set up is odd in = > some way, but any stock distro would be fine as is. > > > > So fltk runs and I can compile the programs but unfortunately it still = > does not change the labelsize or labelfont. Do I need to include extra = > libraries in the compiler statement? > > Yes, from what you have, I'd say you are missing a good few things... > > > > Here is how I am compiling: > >=20 > > g++ -Wall hellofltk.cxx -I/usr/local/include -L/usr/local/lib -o = > hellofltk -lfltk lXext -lX11 -lm > > > OK, first off, you need to read up on fltk-config, there's a HowTo here: > > http://www.fltk.org/articles.php?L599 > > > But in summary, if you are compiling a single file, don't do it = > yourself, > let fltk-config figure it out for you: > > > fltk-config --compile my_file.cxx > > That way, the "right" libs should get pulled in... > > To find out what the "right" libs are, try: > > fltk-config --ldstaticflags > > And see what gets listed. I'd guess something like... > > > /path/to/libfltk.a -lXext -lXft -lfontconfig -lXinerama -lpthread -ldl = > -lm -lX11 > > > The kickers there, at least in terms of font handling, are Xft and = > fontconfig. > > Xinerama probably won't matter much, and pthreads and dl you will need = > once your > code becomes more complex, though probably not for the sample code you = > are testing > right now! > > Thanks so much Ian! I will read up and let you know how it goes. BTW, I am hoping to write music applications. Does fltk have any music fonts or libraries dealing with music notation? Best, Edgar
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