On Thu, 2007-03-01 at 10:15 +0000, Liam O'Toole wrote:
> On Wed, 28 Feb 2007 22:12:10 -0500
> Matthew K Poer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > An odd situation: When I start Fluxbox (or any other WM) from GDM, I
> > get to use the font and cursor set by GDM.
> >
> > If I start fluxbox with 'startx' I am given another font and cursor.
> >
> > If I knew which font and cursor GDM was using, I would like to have
> > fluxbox use them, but I don't. And I can't find where GDM's setting is
> > that tells it which to use. /etc/gdm/gdm.conf doesn't mention much on
> > fonts or cursors. I've explored /etc/X11 and found nothing. Can anyone
> > point me in the right direction?
>
> First of all, do any of the files .xinitrc, .xserverrc, .Xsession,
> and .Xresources exist in your home directory? These customise your X
> session, but are not used consistently in the two scenarios you
> describe. If they exist, please show us the contents.
>
> GDM probably uses the Industrial icon theme. You can make this the
> default for all X sessions by executing (as root):
>
> --config x-cursor-theme
>
> As for the fonts, could it be that the fonts are the same but the
> resolution is very different in the two cases? Or are the fonts
> completely different? The output of the following commands in the two
> environments might be helpful:
>
> xdpyinfo | grep resol
> xrdb -q | grep dpi
>
> --
>
> Liam
# xdpyinfo | grep resol
resolution: 75x75 dots per inch
# xrdb -q | grep dpi
{no results}
# cat .xsession
startfluxbox
# cat .xinitrc
startfluxbox
# cat .xserverrc
cat: .xserverrc: No such file or directory
# cat .Xresources
cat: .Xresources: No such file or directory
I saw the that Industrial is set as the default cursor theme in
update-alternatives. I'm actually not so much concerned with the cursor
as the font. Here's some more info on it:
Fonts in Fluxbox are set by my theme. It covers title bars and menus.
I've attached it for reference, in case I overlooked something.
It seems that when I use GDM, other fonts are defined for my GDM
session(?). Fonts for Evolution and Epiphany, etc are smaller and (i
think) more smooth-looking in GDM session.
I've attached screenshots of GDM and non-GDM fluxbox sessions. Perhaps
they can help? Clearly the fonts used within the programs are different
sizes, though closely comparing, they me be the same font.
Attached files didn't send. They are here:
http://matthewpoer.freehostia.com/deb/fontsGDMattach/
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