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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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