Re: Font problem: Helvetica appears bitmapped
Hello
Leo Breebaart (<leo@lspace.org>) wrote:
> I am running a Debian/unstable system, usually to my full
> satisfaction, but there is *one* problem: the font 'Helvetica'
> often appears as an ugly bitmapped version of the font, typically
> on web pages (when "font-family: Helvetica" is explicitly
> specified in the style sheet), but e.g. also as the menu font for
> Konqueror (note: I run Gnome, not KDE -- I was just using
> Konqueror to double-check).
>
> On the other hand, if I choose 'Helvetica' as a text font in
> OpenOffice there's no problem and I get the anti-aliased version
> just fine.
This could be a fontconfig problem. Try
dpkg-reconfigure fontconfig
and say no when you are asked for the bitmap fonts.
best regards
Andreas Janssen
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