On Mon, 16 Oct 2006 18:52:59 +0200 Sjoerd Hiemstra <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi, > > Running Sarge. I'd like to use fonts like Helvetica and Lucida Sans > Typewriter as menu fonts, editor fonts and the like. > > However, I can only do so in gtk1 applications, such as the version of > Sylpheed that comes with Sarge. > > They do not show up in gtk2 and qt applications (except for OpenOffice > and Opera who appear to have a set of fonts of their own), nor can I > configure them in the Gnome font settings (e.g. by running > /usr/bin/gnome-font-properties). > > Yet, they do exist: in /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi and .../75dpi. > Is there a way to make them globally available? > > S.H. > > Yes. Bitmap fonts are disabled by fontconfig (the library used by GTK2 and QT) by default. To change this, run 'dpkg-reconfigure fontconfig' as root, and answer 'yes' to the question regarding bitmap fonts. -- Liam -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
