Re: font problem in xterm
On Tue, Apr 01, 2003 at 11:33:37AM -0500, Bob Paige wrote:
> Ever since I installed truetype fonts, I've had the odd problem with xterm.
> Sometimes when I open an xterm, the characters are double-spaced
> horizontally (like this:
> b o b c o m : ~ $ _
>
> and sometimes the are not:
> bobcom:~$_
>
> I have not been able to discern a pattern of when it works and when it
> doesn't.
My fonts are always messed up like that, except when I choose certain
fonts. This is in Konsole that I am writing of.
> Interestingly, if I start some app that runs in a console (I'm using
> KDE2) it always looks fine. Also, if I start konsole, it also works fine
> always (and uses the ttf).
I just know that the problem you are describing is manifesting itself in
various ways on a lot of people's systems, and IMHO KDE is particularly
vulnerable.
Good Luck,
Soren A.
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