close 236585 3.4.2-1 thanks issue has been addressed somewhere between kde 3.3 and 3.4 packaging, I can't remember
On Sun, Mar 07, 2004 at 10:51:17AM +0100, Andreas Mohr wrote: > Package: kdm > Version: 4:3.2.1-1 > > /etc/kde3/kdm/kdmrc defaults to using Helvetica fonts for some stu^Hrange > reason. > > a) Helvetica fonts are not Open Source > b) at least Debian (and Linux in general, it seems) is having two he**s of a > problem with proper Helvetica installation (see Google Groups for plenty of > evidence): > if you use AA, KDE (or to be exact: Qt) doesn't list the type1 Helvetica font, > resulting in choosing an EXTREMELY ugly font for kdm display (A.D. MONO). > People sometimes recommend configuring the system to use Arial for every > Helvetica font, since that one is more available (and actually available as a > TTF in msttcorefonts) > > So either kdm should get rid of the extremely problematic Helvetica (there > hopefully is a suitable replacement for this font, right?) or proper Helvetica > font replacement mapping should be configured in a DEFAULT Debian install > (I'd guess the latter, but that really needs to happen). > > I guess the kdm change would be an upstream issue, though. > > Thanks, > > Andreas Mohr > (who really learned to hate the fr**kin' font mess) > > -- ·O· Pierre Habouzit ··O [EMAIL PROTECTED] OOO http://www.madism.org
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