Re: Bug#164594: libzvt2.0-0: Breaks font selection broken in Gnome Terminal
ReRead below and see that you repeat two times the same thing.
Note that I am using gnome-terminal all the time and I have a custom
font. That said I believe that to be able to change the font from the
preferences dialog, you need a few stuff from gnome2 experimental, like
gconfd-2.
You can upgrade to gnome2 or get the version 1 gnome-terminal or use
another term like multi-gnome-terminal.
If there is a bug it is NOT at the font selection level but rather in
the fact that gnome2 is mostly stuck in experimental with a few apps in
unstable.
Christophe
On Mon, Oct 14, 2002 at 12:45:02PM -0400, Zephaniah E. Hull wrote:
> On Mon, Oct 14, 2002 at 09:09:06AM -0400, christophe barbe wrote:
> > On Mon, Oct 14, 2002 at 11:39:27AM +0200, Filip Van Raemdonck wrote:
> > > > > Recommend, yes. Require, no.
> > > > > Even without ttfs one must still be able to change the gnome-terminal
> > > > > font, everything else is a bug. It's not meant to work *only* with ttfs.
> >
> > Looks like you don't want to use gnome-termimal. What about xterm?
>
> No, I am sorry, but libzvt IS FUCKING BROKEN!
>
> It is not a matter of anti-aliasing, it is not a matter of a design
> choice, it is a matter OF A BUG.
>
> Get it through your skull, it is broken, the older version works.
>
> It is not 'rejecting' font decisions, it is IGNORING them.
>
> It will not accept ANY font choice, anti-aliasing font or no.
>
> > In gnome2 they have made a lot of design choice that for you can be
> > interpreted as bug. Because they want to provide a better usability
> ^^^^^^^^^
> > experience they are hidding a lot of option. You can rely on editing
> > yourself the gconf tree or use something else.
>
> No, wrong, in this case it is refusing to honor any fonts, it is
> presenting options that don't work, and even if you edit the config
> files it still refuses to allow you to change fonts.
>
> If you don't believe us, try it yourself, prove us wrong by giving us
> an example of a SINGLE font aside from the default it will allow you to
> select.
>
> Until then, stop arguing that there is no bug.
>
> Zephaniah E. Hull.
> >
> > Christophe
> >
> > > > Where are you seeing that gnome-terminal depends/requires ttf fonts ?
> > >
> > > I'm seeing that I can't select any other fonts. And I read your original
> > > comment that says that GNOME2 "is intended to work with ttf fonts".
> > >
> > > > BTW this bug as been solved in private.
> > >
> > > It's not resolved, non-tt fonts are still not usable with gnome-terminal.
> > > In fact, I just tried setting it to use FreeMono (from the ttf-freefonts
> > > package) and even that failed, so the problem is not just restricted to
> > > non ttf fonts.
> > >
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > >
> > > Filip
> > >
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