Re: [Cooker] [openoffice] GUI fonts invisibles
> francesco.melo wrote: > > > this works for me now > > try > > maybe can help you > > regards francesco > > That worked. Perhaps FONT_SCALING needs to be on as well. In any case, I > have found out a little bit more on this topic. > > This is documented on the Xft hack page posted earlier, but he describes > how to do it through the UI. He says you can use any other scalable font > (Verdana, Arial, Helvetica) and it will replace the default font which > is Andale Sans UI. The problem is that if the default UI font is > monochrome then it will not display at all. Anyway, I like this > ft-smooth patch and think it should be included as a Patch in the > freetype2 RPM. > I also have the same problem, all font in openoffice disappeared. But I miss the old post, and can't find the archive of cooker mailing list. Can you tell me what patch/fix should I apply?
Re: [Cooker] [openoffice] GUI fonts invisibles
On Friday 13 December 2002 22:50, David Walluck wrote: > This is documented on the Xft hack page posted earlier, but he describes > how to do it through the UI. He says you can use any other scalable font > (Verdana, Arial, Helvetica) and it will replace the default font which > is Andale Sans UI. The problem is that if the default UI font is > monochrome then it will not display at all. Anyway, I like this > ft-smooth patch and think it should be included as a Patch in the > freetype2 RPM. I also tried the solution from ft-smooth's README, it works, but when I select page zoom too small, say 50%, all fonts <12pt disappear again. Print preview is empty too. It seems that OO switches antialiasing off for small fonts and 'options/view/antialiasing-from N pixels' setting doesn't help. I ended up compiling libfreetype-2.0.9 with hinting and LD_PRELOAD it in the 'ooffice' script. Version 2.0.9 is the best for OO 1.0.1. Ural.
Re: [Cooker] [openoffice] GUI fonts invisibles
francesco.melo wrote: this works for me now try maybe can help you regards francesco That worked. Perhaps FONT_SCALING needs to be on as well. In any case, I have found out a little bit more on this topic. This is documented on the Xft hack page posted earlier, but he describes how to do it through the UI. He says you can use any other scalable font (Verdana, Arial, Helvetica) and it will replace the default font which is Andale Sans UI. The problem is that if the default UI font is monochrome then it will not display at all. Anyway, I like this ft-smooth patch and think it should be included as a Patch in the freetype2 RPM. Thanks. -- Sincerely, David Walluck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> msg83797/pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [Cooker] [openoffice] GUI fonts invisibles
David Walluck wrote: francesco.melo wrote: Pascal Terjan wrote: nDiScReEt wrote: Change the font for OOo or for the system? If it is for OOo, how would that be achieved if nothing can be read? vim /etc/openoffice/openoffice.conf replace AUTO by the name of the font thanks :) now it works ! . Not for me. I still can't see any of the menu/dialog fonts, no matter what name I put there. ### Define font to use for user interface (default: AUTO). # If set to "AUTO", ooffice will choose the UI font according to the # current UI language, the first time you start in that # language. Otherwise, this shall match the actual font name. UI_FONT="helvetica" ### Define font scaling (default: not set). # If set to "AUTO", font scaling is set based on the current display # resolution of first screen. Otherwise, this shall be a valid number. FONT_SCALING="AUTO" ### Define paper size for documents without printer configured (default: AUTO). # If set to "AUTO", paper size for new documents is set based on the # current locale. Otherwise, this shall match a valid paper size. PAPER_SIZE="AUTO" # # NOTE: The $HOME/.openoffice/user/psprint/psprint.conf file is # automatically regenerated whenever you start ooffice with a valid # value for PAPER_SIZE, and system psprint.conf is actually # newer. Therefore, undefine this variable if you have genuine changes # done in the user psprint.conf. # # Possible values: A0, A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6, B4, B5, B6, Legal, # Letter, Executive, Statement, Tabloid, Ledger, AnsiC, AnsiD, ARCHA, # ARCHB, ARCHC, ARCHD, ARCHE, EnvMonarch, EnvC4, EnvC5, EnvC6, Env10, # EnvC65, Folio. this works for me now try maybe can help you regards francesco
Re: [Cooker] [openoffice] GUI fonts invisibles
francesco.melo wrote: Pascal Terjan wrote: nDiScReEt wrote: Change the font for OOo or for the system? If it is for OOo, how would that be achieved if nothing can be read? vim /etc/openoffice/openoffice.conf replace AUTO by the name of the font thanks :) now it works ! . Not for me. I still can't see any of the menu/dialog fonts, no matter what name I put there. -- Sincerely, David Walluck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> msg83794/pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature
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-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 francesco.melo wrote: Pascal Terjan wrote: nDiScReEt wrote: Change the font for OOo or for the system? If it is for OOo, how would that be achieved if nothing can be read? vim /etc/openoffice/openoffice.conf replace AUTO by the name of the font thanks :) now it works ! Having: UI_FONT="helvetica" and FONT_SCALING="AUTO" Just gives a more soft and clean look. Im a very low sighted person with 1/10 both eyes (normal sight field though). That's why I pay so much attention to font and colour choices for any GUIs. Hav to do balanced choices between font size and usability. Large fonts = easy read = much less information per screen = bloated UI small fonts = more workspace per screen = well balanced UI = eye stress I just keep using clear design san serif fonts like "clean, helvetica..." as 12pt (72 DPI screen) I read that on a 21" screen at a distance of 5" (4" from a 17" screen). This means 1024x768 for the max everyday resolution. Hope this might help Mandrake consider visualy impaired persons in teir own developments and built'in ready to use config designs. Regards, - -- Léa Gris () Campagne du ruban texte brut contre les courriels en HTML, /\ contre les pièces jointes Microsoft. -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQE9+d5piNTO/wgn58kRAr+LAKC8eNkTtJhg55bsmXKoysYERTXIbgCbBGiD 3myBxVIrgHLHWaZSpP8tY/8= =bXYp -END PGP SIGNATURE-
Re: [Cooker] [openoffice] GUI fonts invisibles
Pascal Terjan wrote: nDiScReEt wrote: Change the font for OOo or for the system? If it is for OOo, how would that be achieved if nothing can be read? vim /etc/openoffice/openoffice.conf replace AUTO by the name of the font thanks :) now it works !
Re: [Cooker] [openoffice] GUI fonts invisibles
Pascal Terjan wrote: nDiScReEt wrote: Change the font for OOo or for the system? If it is for OOo, how would that be achieved if nothing can be read? vim /etc/openoffice/openoffice.conf replace AUTO by the name of the font And then run, for instance, oowriter (I translate from the french version I have so the labels may be different) Menu Tools/Options/OpenOffice.org/Font substitution Unselect it Got much more beautiful :-)
Re: [Cooker] [openoffice] GUI fonts invisibles
nDiScReEt wrote: Change the font for OOo or for the system? If it is for OOo, how would that be achieved if nothing can be read? vim /etc/openoffice/openoffice.conf replace AUTO by the name of the font
Re: [Cooker] [openoffice] GUI fonts invisibles
On Thu, 2002-12-12 at 14:58, nDiScReEt wrote: > Change the font for OOo or for the system? If it is for OOo, how would that be > achieved if nothing can be read? You gots to have skills to run cooker. Use the force. ;-) Austin -- Austin Acton Hon.B.Sc. Synthetic Organic Chemist, Teaching Assistant Department of Chemistry, York University, Toronto MandrakeClub Volunteer (www.mandrakeclub.com) homepage: www.groundstate.ca
Re: [Cooker] [openoffice] GUI fonts invisibles
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Thursday 12 December 2002 9:43 am, Austin Acton wrote: > Change your UI font to Lucida. It works. > Austin > > On Thu, 2002-12-12 at 04:49, Lea Gris wrote: > > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > > Hash: SHA1 > > > > OpenOffice GUI fonts are invisible (printed same color as background or > > not printed at all). > > > > Documents fonts are all ok. > > > > I searched cooker archive and found it was already reported but didn't > > find much more about it. > > > > Anyone has a fix yet for this ? > > Is it realy a bug or me mangling some config ? > > Someone's already cooking a fix ? > > > > regards, Change the font for OOo or for the system? If it is for OOo, how would that be achieved if nothing can be read? - Altoine B Maximum Time Unlimited Chicago Based and Operated http://pgp.mit.edu - I should have been a country-western singer. After all, I'm older than most western countries. -- George Burns - 2.4.20-1mdkcustom Mandrake Linux release 9.1 (Cooker) for i586 - -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE9+OpXxjybQmhmUgYRAm7mAJ9bkQ6pBGKQ7e7J2gCaLzIiOK06xgCfasag Krv1uU/oNrM7+UmPKBUlMEo= =QWUI -END PGP SIGNATURE-
Re: [Cooker] [openoffice] GUI fonts invisibles
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 David Walluck wrote: > Giuseppe Ghibr wrote: > >> The problem is caused by newer freetype2 2.1.3. I've a patch, so you have >> to wait next Gwenole OOo rebuilding. Yes, I would be prepared to build an host OO.o for cooker at http://ranger.dnsalias.com if someone can let me at the patch. I have build OO.o RPMs before ... > Is it possible to get this patch in the meantime? Even if it is not > ready for public consumption, you may email it or provide me a URL > directly. In a week I leave University for the holidays. If an OO.org > update does not happen within the next week, then I am stuck for about 5 > or 6 weeks with no office suite. > > On an only slightly related note, one other thing I have been hoping for > is a KDE with the slow debug feature turned off. With debug turned on > the speed is too slow, even on my 1 GHz machine. I guess someone would > need to volunteer to provide these. I am not expecting Mandrake to turn > debug off until the 3.1 release, or possibly Mandrake plans on leaving > it on in Cooker always, which I wouldn't be too happy about. > I think the only way you're going to get KDE without debugging (possibly) would be Mandrake 9.0 with KDE3.1 final, which wil pobably be after you're back ... unless someone volunteers to build ... and anyone finding bugs is preparted to revert to provide debugging ... Regards, Buchan - -- |--Another happy Mandrake Club member--| Buchan MilneMechanical Engineer, Network Manager Cellphone * Work+27 82 472 2231 * +27 21 8828820x121 Stellenbosch Automotive Engineering http://www.cae.co.za GPG Key http://ranger.dnsalias.com/bgmilne.asc 1024D/60D204A7 2919 E232 5610 A038 87B1 72D6 AC92 BA50 60D2 04A7 -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQE9+NfQrJK6UGDSBKcRAgZXAJ9gx4wMLZLU/VZCpQT+HqSzygDVWgCdG+9t 4ESE4kjX3deWK/xoh3xql24= =ho5N -END PGP SIGNATURE-
Re: [Cooker] [openoffice] GUI fonts invisibles
Giuseppe Ghibr wrote: The problem is caused by newer freetype2 2.1.3. I've a patch, so you have to wait next Gwenole OOo rebuilding. Bue. Giuseppe. Is it possible to get this patch in the meantime? Even if it is not ready for public consumption, you may email it or provide me a URL directly. In a week I leave University for the holidays. If an OO.org update does not happen within the next week, then I am stuck for about 5 or 6 weeks with no office suite. On an only slightly related note, one other thing I have been hoping for is a KDE with the slow debug feature turned off. With debug turned on the speed is too slow, even on my 1 GHz machine. I guess someone would need to volunteer to provide these. I am not expecting Mandrake to turn debug off until the 3.1 release, or possibly Mandrake plans on leaving it on in Cooker always, which I wouldn't be too happy about. -- Sincerely, David Walluck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> msg83705/pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [Cooker] [openoffice] GUI fonts invisibles
Change your UI font to Lucida. It works. Austin On Thu, 2002-12-12 at 04:49, Lea Gris wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > OpenOffice GUI fonts are invisible (printed same color as background or > not printed at all). > > Documents fonts are all ok. > > I searched cooker archive and found it was already reported but didn't > find much more about it. > > Anyone has a fix yet for this ? > Is it realy a bug or me mangling some config ? > Someone's already cooking a fix ? > > regards, > > - -- > ~ Léa Gris - http://www.noiraude.net/ > () Campagne du ruban texte brut contre les courriels en HTML, > /\ contre les pièces jointes Microsoft. > -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- > Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (GNU/Linux) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org > > iD8DBQE9+FvDiNTO/wgn58kRApcgAKDd/bLNUDuL1RYOQQo8URvRBnEEZgCeJrki > kGvG+UxCVaMaQl0Wt9JGKi4= > =7wpN > -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- Austin Acton Hon.B.Sc. Synthetic Organic Chemist, Teaching Assistant Department of Chemistry, York University, Toronto MandrakeClub Volunteer (www.mandrakeclub.com) homepage: www.groundstate.ca
Re: [Cooker] [openoffice] GUI fonts invisibles
francesco.melo wrote: Pascal Terjan wrote: Buchan Milne wrote: It's probaby time to make a bugzilla entry for this, so that those who actually have working UI can document how others can do it ... Buchan (still running 643C so he can see the menus ...) It is working on my desktop computer but not on my brother's one neither on my laptop. The 3 machines are up to date cooker. I tryied over ssh, the 3 OOo work fine when displayed on my desktop computer, so I guess that's something in the X configuration. Since I moved last week th computer is not online currently but I can check it tonight. i have two version of oo in mty system. 1) 101 from openoffice .org 2) rpm from mandrake so the invisible font is from mandrake rpm version . but: open mdk verion ...invisible open oo version ...invisible open again oo version ... works so the first time after a mdk start also ooversion didn't work.. i have the lastest cooker .. i am not able to know when exctly it stopped to work francesco The problem is caused by newer freetype2 2.1.3. I've a patch, so you have to wait next Gwenole OOo rebuilding. Bue. Giuseppe.
Re: [Cooker] [openoffice] GUI fonts invisibles
Pascal Terjan wrote: Buchan Milne wrote: It's probaby time to make a bugzilla entry for this, so that those who actually have working UI can document how others can do it ... Buchan (still running 643C so he can see the menus ...) It is working on my desktop computer but not on my brother's one neither on my laptop. The 3 machines are up to date cooker. I tryied over ssh, the 3 OOo work fine when displayed on my desktop computer, so I guess that's something in the X configuration. Since I moved last week th computer is not online currently but I can check it tonight. i have two version of oo in mty system. 1) 101 from openoffice .org 2) rpm from mandrake so the invisible font is from mandrake rpm version . but: open mdk verion ...invisible open oo version ...invisible open again oo version ... works so the first time after a mdk start also ooversion didn't work.. i have the lastest cooker .. i am not able to know when exctly it stopped to work francesco
Re: [Cooker] [openoffice] GUI fonts invisibles
Buchan Milne wrote: It's probaby time to make a bugzilla entry for this, so that those who actually have working UI can document how others can do it ... Buchan (still running 643C so he can see the menus ...) It is working on my desktop computer but not on my brother's one neither on my laptop. The 3 machines are up to date cooker. I tryied over ssh, the 3 OOo work fine when displayed on my desktop computer, so I guess that's something in the X configuration. Since I moved last week th computer is not online currently but I can check it tonight.
Re: [Cooker] [openoffice] GUI fonts invisibles
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Lea Gris wrote: > OpenOffice GUI fonts are invisible (printed same color as background or > not printed at all). > > Documents fonts are all ok. > > I searched cooker archive and found it was already reported but didn't > find much more about it. > > Anyone has a fix yet for this ? > Is it realy a bug or me mangling some config ? Probably lack of support for Xft2/fontconfig in OO.o > Someone's already cooking a fix ? Gwenole? It's probaby time to make a bugzilla entry for this, so that those who actually have working UI can document how others can do it ... Buchan (still running 643C so he can see the menus ...) - -- |--Another happy Mandrake Club member--| Buchan MilneMechanical Engineer, Network Manager Cellphone * Work+27 82 472 2231 * +27 21 8828820x121 Stellenbosch Automotive Engineering http://www.cae.co.za GPG Key http://ranger.dnsalias.com/bgmilne.asc 1024D/60D204A7 2919 E232 5610 A038 87B1 72D6 AC92 BA50 60D2 04A7 -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQE9+GjnrJK6UGDSBKcRAtNaAJ4odL/95k7dkvJL74lhg2CROClWvACeK7zi vKubcX/7gzH8dZIV4QeqlGI= =u13J -END PGP SIGNATURE-
