Re: X default fonts
On Wed, Jun 28, 2006 at 11:50:00AM -0600, Cameron Matheson wrote: This is a really un-optimal solution, but if you edit your /etc/fonts/fonts.conf, you can change the order that fonts are preferred (just search for the prefer tags). Move the fonts that are more readable nearer to the top. Unfortunately, fonts.conf is a file that shouldn't be changed... it would be better to edit local.conf, but I don't know enough about how fontconfig works to do that. I'll give this a shot... thanks. I'm still kind of wondering why such a crappy font gets chosen as the default though. Thin (cursive) script fonts being chosen as the default should never happen... FWIW, this is an automated install where all packages are configured non-interactively. Given that I will need to change this on a whole bunch of machines, I'd really prefer a solution that fixes it in the install process, rather than having to manually edit files on a large number of machines... If there's a better place to ask this kind of question, please let me know. -- Derek D. Martin http://www.pizzashack.org/ GPG Key ID: 0x81CFE75D pgpKaakaQcJvg.pgp Description: PGP signature
X default fonts
Hi Folks, What I did: I'm using the debian installer to do an automated install of a bunch of workstations. We have various users who speak non-English languages, so I installed every font package I could. Problem: I myself speak Korean (albeit badly). After installing all the fonts, two undesirable effects have occured: 1. When I bring up Gnome's font configuration dialog, the fonts that are displayed in it are some kind of cursive script font. 2. Whenever I view Korean characters, the Korean font which is chosen to display the fonts is also some kind of hand-written script. These hand-written fonts are really hard to read, except at fairly large sizes. When I read English texts, the fonts that are displayed are not what I would prefer, but they're perfectly suitable. In the font configurator, I've left the fonts configured as the defaults, Sans, Serif, and Monospace. So the questions are, why does Debian choose these horrible fonts as the defaults, and how do I change it? I'll be more than happy to provide other information about my install, if it will help. Thanks! -- Derek D. Martin http://www.pizzashack.org/ GPG Key ID: 0x81CFE75D pgpvlaSNnlkoq.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: X default fonts
Hi, On Wed, Jun 28, 2006 at 01:46:45PM -0400, Derek Martin wrote: I'm using the debian installer to do an automated install of a bunch of workstations. We have various users who speak non-English languages, so I installed every font package I could. Problem: I myself speak Korean (albeit badly). After installing all the fonts, two undesirable effects have occured: 1. When I bring up Gnome's font configuration dialog, the fonts that are displayed in it are some kind of cursive script font. 2. Whenever I view Korean characters, the Korean font which is chosen to display the fonts is also some kind of hand-written script. These hand-written fonts are really hard to read, except at fairly large sizes. When I read English texts, the fonts that are displayed are not what I would prefer, but they're perfectly suitable. In the font configurator, I've left the fonts configured as the defaults, Sans, Serif, and Monospace. So the questions are, why does Debian choose these horrible fonts as the defaults, and how do I change it? This is a really un-optimal solution, but if you edit your /etc/fonts/fonts.conf, you can change the order that fonts are preferred (just search for the prefer tags). Move the fonts that are more readable nearer to the top. Unfortunately, fonts.conf is a file that shouldn't be changed... it would be better to edit local.conf, but I don't know enough about how fontconfig works to do that. Good luck, Cam -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
