You can set the font using -font-family on the command line. Also, I wouldn’t take that approach as Pd packages on Linux distros *should* have DejaVu Sans Mono as a dependency. If they don’t, the problem lies with the packaging and not with Pd.
enohp ym morf tnes ----------- Dan Wilcox danomatika.com robotcowboy.com > On Jan 28, 2022, at 3:04 PM, Pierre Alexandre Tremblay <tremb...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > Oh this is good - now I presume many other patches one someone’s machine > will look awful if their Linux doesn’t find the font, so I shouldn’t feel too > bad. I’ll make sure they look decent with what I can expect from v0.48 > > Thanks! > >> On 28 Jan 2022, at 13:32, Dan Wilcox <danomat...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Check the actual font used by setting Log level 4 All and compare "detected >> font" with "using font." On Linux, Pd doesn't include the font itself, so it >> relies on DVSM being installed to the system and Tk finding it when the GUI >> opens. If it can't find DVSM, it reverts to a series of backup fonts >> starting with the old default of Courier. >> >>>> On Jan 28, 2022, at 1:11 PM, Pierre Alexandre Tremblay >>>> <tremb...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> The result is that if you make a patch on one system with the standard >>>> font and open it on another with the same or ver similar (macOS)-sized >>>> font, the rendering should be very close. >>> >>> It was close enough indeed, except on Ubuntu 18 which makes a complete >>> mess. It might be on my side too. >> >> -------- >> Dan Wilcox >> @danomatika >> danomatika.com >> robotcowboy.com >> >> >> > _______________________________________________ Pd-list@lists.iem.at mailing list UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management -> https://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list
