Re: font troubles in sid

2002-05-20 Thread shamad
James, I had fonts which actually were looking like bar codes... I got the following advice and it worked: Add in the section Device of the /etc/X11/XF86Config file, the following: Option "NoAccel" It seems to be related to the xserver not properly managing the accelerated fonts You may want to giv

Re: text converted into bar codes - tough reading !!

2002-05-12 Thread shamad
h for your assistance! Serge - Original Message ----- From: "shamad" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Ian D. Stewart" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: Sent: Saturday, May 11, 2002 3:20 PM Subject: Re: text converted into bar codes - tough reading !! > Ian, > > I

Re: text converted into bar codes - tough reading !!

2002-05-11 Thread shamad
Ian, I've tried many of them (KDE, Gnome, icewm ...) same problem with all of them Anyway.. Thanks very much! It helped as I will try to figure out how to change those fonts Good lead! - Original Message - From: "Ian D. Stewart" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "sham

Re: text converted into bar codes - tough reading !!

2002-05-11 Thread shamad
Ian, thanks! Please bear with me but how can I cahnge the font in command line mode? I'm sure it is very basic but I am (unluckily) style a GUI type of guy.. Thanks - Serge - Original Message - From: "Ian D. Stewart" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "shamad" <[EMA

text converted into bar codes - tough reading !!

2002-05-11 Thread shamad
With SID some of the fonts look like bar codes not all As an eemple in the Gnome Control Center all text in the right window is readable, in the left window unreadable (bar codes) Interestingly, if open a window ( bash.. whatever else) and move it over the 'bar codes' suddenly they get converted i