On Friday 02 March 2001 17:58, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Well it was totally unuseable for me until I tweaked the XftConfig file. I > also installed an extra font, monotype.ttf. I'm not sure if my XftConfig > will make things work now without that font; since I don't have an > AA-enabled konsole anymore I can't experiment with it :-) > > The problem is not specifically with konsole though, the Font settings > panel in the kontrol center has the same problem with it's fixed-width font > as konsole. So I think it's something in the way in which KDE or QT ask for > their fixed width fonts that make them not see all those Couriers and > others. > > Anyways, this is my XftConfig file, cobbled together from bits, not that I > really understand what it exactly means :-) I'm curious if any of those > settings will cure the problems with konsole without having the > monotype.ttf font present. But to try it, I'd have to interrupt this e-mail > and log out <grin> > > Remove fontdirs that don't apply to your setup. Much luck with it! > > --Tim > > #$XFree86$ > > dir "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1" > dir "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/TrueType" > dir "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/freefont" > dir "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/sharefont" > dir "/opt/Office51/fonts/type1/" > dir "/usr/share/abisuite/fonts/" > dir "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/tt_win" > > #alias 'fixed' for 'mono' > > match any family == "fixed" edit family =+ "mono"; > > #Some own experiments with aliasing font families... > match any family == "mono" edit family =+ "fixed"; > match any family == "Courier New" edit family =+ "fixed"; > match any family == "Courier New" edit family =+ "mono"; > > match any family == "fixed" edit family =+ "Courier New"; > match any family == "mono" edit family =+ "Courier New"; > match any family == "fixed" edit family =+ "LuciduxMono"; > > # Copied from XftConfig found on Keith Packard's website: > # > # Substitute TrueType fonts for Type1 versions > # > match any family == "Times" edit family += "Times New Roman"; > match any family == "Helvetica" edit family += "Verdana"; > match any family == "Courier" edit family += "Courier New"; > > # > # Use TrueType fonts for defaults > # > match any family == "serif" edit family += "Times New Roman"; > match any family == "sans" edit family += "Verdana"; > > # > # Use monotype.com (andale) face where possible > # > match > any family == "mono" > all slant == roman > all weight < bold > edit > family += "monotype.com"; > # > # otherwise, use courier > # > match any family == "mono" edit family += "Courier New"; > > # End of copied stuff > > #Check users config file > > includeif "~/.xftconfig" > > > #Use Lucidux fonts for default faces > > match any family == "serif" edit family += "LuciduxSerif"; > match any family == "sans" edit family += "LuciduxSans"; > match any family == "mono" edit family += "LuciduxMono"; > > > #Alias between XLFD families and font file family name, prefer local > #fonts > > match any family == "charter" edit family += "bitstream charter"; > match any family == "bitstream charter" edit family =+ "charter"; > > match any family == "Lucidux Serif" edit family += "LuciduxSerif"; > match any family == "LuciduxSerif" edit family =+ "Lucidux Serif"; > > match any family == "Lucidux Sans" edit family += "LuciduxSans"; > match any family == "LuciduxSans" edit family =+ "Lucidux Sans"; > > match any family == "Lucidux Mono" edit family += "LuciduxMono"; > match any family == "LuciduxMono" edit family =+ "Lucidux Mono";
Upon adding these lines, my KDE default install was usable with AA fonts. Very nice. Thanks for the clarifying post:) Scott
