Re: Fonts changed after X upgrade in unstable
On Thu, Apr 20, 2006 at 17:21:10 -0700, Nate Eldredge wrote:
> [Note: I would appreciate a personal CC on any replies since this will
> make it easier for me to find them. But don't bother if not convenient.]
>
> Hi folks,
>
> The other day I upgraded my unstable to get the new X.org packages. Most
> everything seems okay except that the fonts in many applications are
> different. Let's take gaim as an example. The font used throughout
> (buddy list, for example) is much smaller than the one I had before, and I
> don't like it.
Are you sure that it is really a different font, i.e. a different
typeface, or could it be the same font scaled down in size?
> Unfortunately I don't know exactly what font was being used before. I do
> have backups from a time when the "right" font was being used, but I don't
> know what I should look for as far as changes.
>
> I did have to re-run dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg to get an xorg.conf
> file that worked with the new version. However the old and new fonts
> sections of those files seem to be equivalent. Here they are:
>
> Old:
> Section "Files"
> FontPath "unix/:7100" # local font server
> # if the local font server has problems, we can fall back on these
> FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/misc"
> FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic"
> FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled"
> FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled"
> FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/Type1"
> FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo"
> FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi"
> FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi"
> EndSection
>
> New:
> Section "Files"
> FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/misc"
> FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/cyrillic"
> FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi/:unscaled"
> FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi/:unscaled"
> FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/Type1"
> FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi"
> FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi"
> # path to defoma fonts
> FontPath "/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType"
> EndSection
That looks like the normal transition of the font directories for Xorg
7.0. Seems OK to me.
[...]
> Any suggestions on how to investigate further? General tips or references
> about how fonts in Debian are managed would be helpful as well. I've
> always had the impression that this is a very complicated system which
> works in large part by black magic, so any enlightenment would be much
> appreciated.
Your problem might be due to changes in your X server's resolution
settings, which influence the size of the fonts on the screen. You can
check this from an X terminal with the command
xdpyinfo | grep resolution
Just post the output here if you can't judge yourself if the setting
makes sense. (I have a 15 inch screen and my resolution is set to 86x84
dots per inch.)
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Regards,
Florian
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