On Tue, Sep 02, 2003 at 02:47:28PM +1000, Russell Shaw wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >Hmmm... > > > >While I was considering editing the binary font file (helvB12.pcf.gz), > >I noticed a different font file in the same location: > > > > /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/helvB12-ISO8859-1.pcf.gz > > > >After some inspection, it would seem that many fonts default to > >iso10646, but also are available in a iso8859 versions. > > > >What is the "Debian way" to give preference to the iso8859 versions? > > > >I found that simply deleting the iso10646 version (helvB12.pcf.gz) > >and then doing a update-fonts-dir does work. > > > >BUT -- I think as soon as package xfonts-75dpi is upgraded, it will > >undo the fix... > > If i run xfontsel, i can pick "fmly"=helvetica, and "rgstry"=iso10646. > Can you?
With the font file deleted as described above, no... Does that break a lot of apps? I wish I could leave those fonts on the system and get iso8859-1 to be used when fonts ending in -*-* are requested. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
