Does LyX explicitly compile a dependency against freetype 2.1.x? Does it map fonts against fonts.conf where it looks up your user defined font references/family names, so on and so forth or does it compile with a dependency against type1 fonts via X11?
- Marc Andreas Neudecker wrote: >Package: lyx >Version: 1.3.4-2 >Severity: normal > > > >Hi. > > >I was just checking out lyx again after a long time. >When I found the setting for the temp folder to point to /tmp I changed it to >/home/<username>/.tmp, my default folder for temp stuff. > >When I saved this, the text in my test document had suddenly and inexplicably >changed from Times to some weird italics font. So I exited lyx and deleted the >whole ~/.lyx folder and tried again. I found, that starting from scratch >changing (and saving) the setting of the temp folder causes the >~/.lyx/preferences file to be written -- with the weird font set as screen >default for roman and sans fonts: > >---8<------------------------------------------ ># ># SCREEN & FONTS SECTION ############################ ># > >\screen_font_roman "Abberancy" >\screen_font_sans "Abberancy" >\screen_font_typewriter "Courier" > >---8<------------------------------------------ > > >This is certainly not good: an unexpected configuration change that badly >affects readability on the screen. "Abberancy" happens to be the first font in >the alphabetical list of installed fonts, while Courier apparently is the first >monospace font in the list. > >After my opinion the default fonts should not be changed unless the user >explicitly requires it. And the default fonts should be a reasonable choice. >In >fact, I could not find the fonts that were originally used -- which ones are >they? > > >Kind regards > > >Andreas > > >-- System Information: >Debian Release: 3.1 >Architecture: i386 (i686) >Kernel: Linux 2.6.7-1-386 >Locale: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] (charmap=ISO-8859-15) > >Versions of packages lyx depends on: >ii debconf 1.4.30.13 Debian configuration management sy >ii groff 1.18.1.1-7 GNU troff text-formatting system >ii imagemagick 6:6.0.6.2-2.4 Image manipulation programs >ii libtiff-tools 3.7.2-3 TIFF manipulation and conversion t >ii lyx-common 1.3.4-2 High Level Word Processor - common >ii lyx-qt 1.3.4-2 High Level Word Processor - Qt fro >ii mime-support 3.28-1 MIME files 'mime.types' & 'mailcap >ii preview-latex-style 0.9.1-1 LaTeX style files for editor embed >ii tetex-bin 2.0.2-30 The teTeX binary files >ii tetex-extra 2.0.2c-8 Additional library files of teTeX > >-- debconf information: > lyx/upgrade-notice: > > > > -- Marc J. Driftmeyer Email :: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Web :: http://www.reanimality.com Cell :: (509) 435-5212
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