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giaur - 16.03.2007, 20:20 Uhr
Titel: Ugly fonts
Hello,
I have Kanotix 2006 installed. I want to have fonts on web pages like in Windows, but I have no idea how to do this.
This doesn't work for me: http://kanotix.com/PNphpBB2-viewtopic-t ... ecode.html
TTF fonts always look terrible. What else can I do?
Daddy-G - 16.03.2007, 20:43 Uhr
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I don' t know.
But I have tried to improve my Kanotix-installation
I have installed the actuell 2.6.20- kernels and kanotix is better and better. With Kano's scripts I have installed the drivers on Lap and Desktop (fglrx, nvidia) and the fonts are fine.
There is no more advantage of M$.
Bill - 16.03.2007, 20:57 Uhr
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Copy windows fonts you want to directory. Example : /usr/share/fonts/msttf and install fonts with
KDE control panel.
Deppsche - 17.03.2007, 06:33 Uhr
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for me works
su
apt-get update
apt-get install msttcorefonts
fix-fonts
giaur - 17.03.2007, 15:04 Uhr
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Still doesn't work ! I have nvidia drivers installed, libfreetype recompiled, I've tried fix-fonts and installing native windows font and packages you are suggest... still no result and I'm very confused 
Screenshoot:
http://www.mediamax.com/em_soft/Hosted/scr.png
Seems like bytecode interpreter is disabled, but shouldn't be, because I'm sure that I have compiled libfreetype with this option enabled
Any ideas?
Kano - 17.03.2007, 15:31 Uhr
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dpkg-reconfigure fontconfig-config
and tune your settings.
giaur - 17.03.2007, 17:09 Uhr
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Still no changes.
This is what I did:
- copy Windows/Fonts folder contents to /usr/share/Fonts/ttfWin
- run fix fix-fonts
- install fonts from /usr/share/Fonts/ttfWin using KDE control panel (as admin)
- run dpkg-reconfigure fontconfig-config (Native->Automatic->No)
- disable font anitaliasing
- restart X
After this, all fonts looks terrible, even if I select native windows fonts (Arial, Times New Roman etc). kFont preview (after click on any ttf font file) is ok, but only there.
What have I ommited?
drb - 17.03.2007, 19:46 Uhr
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I have anti-aliasing checked excluding 8 to 10 pt. I generally use Sans Serif throughout and the fonts look great.
drb
Bill - 18.03.2007, 02:41 Uhr
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Have you set the desktop, etc... To use the fonts you desire? In Firefox you also can set the fonts you desire and in openoffice you generally have to install the fonts you want and you might have to force dots per inch but that only generally only effects size.
Bill
giaur - 18.03.2007, 12:18 Uhr
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Problem is that it doesn't matter what I do - ttf fonts always look like on the following screenshoot:
http://www.mediamax.com/em_soft/Hosted/scr2.png
I doesn't matter what or where I configure, if I set to use bitmap fonts or not, it doesn't matter if I run fix-fonts or not and what dpi I set (currently - 96 dpi) - still no changes
This really makes me crazy 
Is this some kind of fatum or what? 
Bill - 18.03.2007, 18:13 Uhr
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That sucks my fonts look better than they do in Windows.
giaur - 18.03.2007, 19:14 Uhr
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I have another idea, but I'n not sure if I should do this.
Assuming, that this situation is because of libfreetype, can I safely force uninstall it and then install from source? I said "force", because I mean removing libfreetype only and don't removing its dependencies. But I'm not sure if this is good idea - I don't want to broken depndency tree as a result.
Or maybe is there any way to determine if bytecode interpreter is enabled? If so, I can be sure that I should looking for solution somewhere else
giaur - 19.03.2007, 00:01 Uhr
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Ok, so I assume that Kanotix can't use ttf fonts.........thanks for your responses, anyway.
I should start looking for other distro to solve my problem.
drb - 19.03.2007, 10:58 Uhr
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No problems with ttf fonts and Kanotix at all. I could never use Windows again!
drb
giaur - 19.03.2007, 13:14 Uhr
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Zitat:
No problems with ttf fonts and Kanotix at all
..but not for me 
Can you tell me exactly, in order what did you do to enable ttf fonts?
Maybe my installation is broken?
giaur - 19.03.2007, 18:38 Uhr
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Ok... I have tried everything nad more than everything... so please don't tell me that ttf fonts are suppoerted.
There are two options: ttf not supperted in my installation, or I am very stupid
end of topic I think... but if you are some ideas, you are really welcome
drb - 19.03.2007, 19:49 Uhr
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There is a lot on the subject in the forum. Check the thread at :
http://www.kanotix.com/index.php?name=PNphpBB2&file=viewtopic&t=18830&highlight=
drb
giaur - 19.03.2007, 20:21 Uhr
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Zitat:
drb: Look at the my first post on this thread...
Crest - 20.03.2007, 04:29 Uhr
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The following code helped also here to make the fonts look better, especially after a fresh installation (taken from a german Open Office thread). It helps to have the msttcorefonts installed (also useful when you want to use wine).
Code:
CTRL+ALT+F1
root
[Passwort]
init 3
apt-get update
rm -rf /etc/fonts
apt-get install --reinstall --yes -o DPkg::Options::=--force-confmiss -o DPkg::Options::=--force-confnew fontconfig fontconfig-config
apt-get install msttcorefonts
fix-fonts -e
dpkg-reconfigure fontconfig-config
init 5
For apt-get update + apt-get install to work you must have a working internet connection. The mostly right answers for 'dpkg-reconfigure fontconfig-config' is native - always - yes (no only when not mainly using ttf fonts). Some fine tuning can be done in the KDE control center to make the desktop fonts look sharper. Also with other distributions it's often some work to get good looking fonts, atleast from my friend with Ubuntu I know that he had to fight a bit until the fonts were OK.
giaur - 20.03.2007, 16:58 Uhr
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Problem solved! Now my fonts looks like in Windows or better - Crest, you are great.
mikekgr - 21.03.2007, 07:51 Uhr
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Dear Crest,
your tips help me too.
Many many thanks.
Best Regards,
Mike Kranidis
Crest - 21.03.2007, 15:04 Uhr
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Thanks, but copy 'n paste just from another forum thread doesn't makes a great out of me 
giaur - 21.03.2007, 21:58 Uhr
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I suggest to add this as sticky howto, it can be very useful
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