* Pollywog ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [011126 21:19]: > On 2001.11.27 00:50 Jeffrey W. Baker wrote: > >On Mon, 2001-11-26 at 16:45, Marc Wilson wrote: > > > >> The font packages in X aren't broken and never have been... > > > >Er, what? I've installed several Debian unstable machines and every > >one of them has ended up with font problems. Usually X won't start, > >complaining about a missing 'fixed' font. > > > >As far as I can tell, the font packages in X are broken and always > >have been broken. > > The font packages in unstable are the ones that seem broken and have > been for at least two months. If I upgrade them, Gnome starts up but > instead of seeing alphanumeric characters on the panel (and also on > some apps), I see boxes that are made up of dots.
Again, they are *not* broken. Use some non-Gnome apps and see what happens. Try Netscape, for example, or xfontsel to see the same fonts appear in the 'preview' window that you think are broken. Hall
