Re: font problems
On Mon, 5 Feb 2007 00:17:36 -0500
"Mike Polyakov" <mike.polyakov@gmail.com> wrote:
[...]
> >Is this a bitmap font? Fontconfig (the font library used by GTK and
> >QT) ignores bitmap fonts by default. To change this, run
> >'dpkg-reconfigure fontconfig-config' as root and answer yes to the
> >question re. bitmap fonts. On sarge the command is 'dpkg-reconfigure
> >fontconfig'.
>
> Hi,
> This is a pcf font and I think it is a bitmapped font. I ran
> dpkg-reconfigure fontconfig-config and answered yes to using bitmapped
> fonts. However this did not solve my problem and I still can't choose
> to use that font inside GVIM's font selected dialog. Any other ideas?
> Thanks.
Is the font seen by fontconfig at all? Check the output of the 'fc-list'
command. If the font appears there then it should be available to
other applications such as gedit. This should at least help you to
narrow down where the problem is.
--
Liam
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