Bug#392976: kdebase: font mess-up after update
Package: kdebase
Version: 4:3.5.5a-1
Severity: normal
After running a regular dist-upgrade, some important fonts do not
work. When using these fonts spaces are displayed instead of the
right symbols in the majority of cases. I have not been able to
find any error messages though.
"xset q" shows:
Font Path:
/usr/share/fonts/X11/misc,
/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi/:unscaled,
/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi/:unscaled,
/usr/share/fonts/X11/Type1,
/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi,
/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi,
/home/USER/.fonts
The problem affects at least the following programs:
kdm_greet (says: kdm_greet[2921]: Can't open default user face)
kwrite
konsole
I could not get kdm_greet to display anything useful by changing the
fonts in the KDE control center at all.
For kwrite and konsole examples of the fonts not working are:
Console
Charter
Clean
ClearlyU
Fixed [Misc]
Fixed [Sony]
Hevetica
Lucida
Lucida Bright
Lucida Typewriter
New Century Schoolbook
Terminal [Bitstreem]
Terminal [DEC]
courier
As the fonts seem to be still there, the problem might be related to font
rendering. Sometimes the first characters are shown correcly but disappear
after more characters are typed.
'xlsfonts | grep sony', for example, shows:
-sony-fixed-medium-r-normal--0-0-100-100-c-0-iso8859-1
-sony-fixed-medium-r-normal--0-0-100-100-c-0-jisx0201.1976-0
-sony-fixed-medium-r-normal--16-120-100-100-c-80-iso8859-1
-sony-fixed-medium-r-normal--16-120-100-100-c-80-jisx0201.1976-0
-sony-fixed-medium-r-normal--16-150-75-75-c-80-iso8859-1
-sony-fixed-medium-r-normal--16-150-75-75-c-80-jisx0201.1976-0
-sony-fixed-medium-r-normal--24-170-100-100-c-120-iso8859-1
-sony-fixed-medium-r-normal--24-170-100-100-c-120-jisx0201.1976-0
-sony-fixed-medium-r-normal--24-230-75-75-c-120-iso8859-1
-sony-fixed-medium-r-normal--24-230-75-75-c-120-jisx0201.1976-0
-- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968)
Versions of packages kdebase depends on:
ii hal 0.5.8.1-1 Hardware Abstraction Layer
ii kappfinder 4:3.5.5a-1 non-KDE application finder for KDE
ii kate 4:3.5.5a-1 advanced text editor for KDE
ii kcontrol 4:3.5.5a-1 control center for KDE
ii kdebase-bin 4:3.5.5a-1 core binaries for the KDE base mod
ii kdebase-data 4:3.5.5a-1 shared data files for the KDE base
ii kdebase-kio-plugins 4:3.5.5a-1 core I/O slaves for KDE
ii kdepasswd 4:3.5.5a-1 password changer for KDE
ii kdeprint 4:3.5.5a-1 print system for KDE
ii kdesktop 4:3.5.5a-1 miscellaneous binaries and files f
ii kfind 4:3.5.5a-1 file-find utility for KDE
ii khelpcenter 4:3.5.5a-1 help center for KDE
ii kicker 4:3.5.5a-1 desktop panel for KDE
ii klipper 4:3.5.5a-1 clipboard utility for KDE
ii kmenuedit 4:3.5.5a-1 menu editor for KDE
ii konqueror 4:3.5.5a-1 KDE's advanced file manager, web b
ii konqueror-nsplugins 4:3.5.5a-1 Netscape plugin support for Konque
ii konsole 4:3.5.5a-1 X terminal emulator for KDE
ii kpager 4:3.5.5a-1 desktop pager for KDE
ii kpersonalizer 4:3.5.5a-1 installation personalizer for KDE
ii ksmserver 4:3.5.5a-1 session manager for KDE
ii ksplash 4:3.5.5a-1 the KDE splash screen
ii ksysguard 4:3.5.5a-1 system guard for KDE
ii ktip 4:3.5.5a-1 useful tips for KDE
ii kwin 4:3.5.5a-1 the KDE window manager
ii libkonq4 4:3.5.5a-1 core libraries for Konqueror
Versions of packages kdebase recommends:
ii kdm 4:3.5.5a-1 X display manager for KDE
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