On Wed, 14 Jun 2000, Pavel Bibergal wrote:
> HI all.. I installed Mandrake7.1 (selected hebrew in installation)_
> and now i have various font problems
>
> 1. I am unable to change gtk font.. it change the name in gnomecc and
> save
> it to file.. but nothing happens to any gtk apps.. it still sits with
> defualt
> font that was selected at installation by mandrake company..
gtk authors chose helvetica. Mandrake actually did not change that:
/etc/gtk/gtkrc.he
> 2. The console is has evenbugger problems.. i tring to run mc.. and get
> everything damaged.. no pseudo-graphic asci lines, and no hebrew.. just
> an
> empty lines..
> when i do consolefont /usr/.../default8x16 then it work ok but i see an
> unknow charachters instead of hebrew month..
This is set somewere in the init scripts (before processing the runlevel
directory, IIRC).
Maybe try something like:
consolechars -f iso08.f16 -m iso08 -u iso08
> 3. How do i switch between hebrew and english keyboard? (I tried xmodmap
>
> /usr/.../xmodmap.il from gnome) it work but i need to hold down the
> right
> windows key while i typing..
Actually you don't need xmodmap here. By default an xkb "il" map is
loaded. In that settings you need to hold r-menu. I don't remeber what is
the mode-lock key, but pressing it will "lock" the keyboard to hebrew.
Note that that xkb map has one incorrect key. See:
http://www.linux.org.il/faq/cache/87.html
> 4. In console i can't see or type hebrew, i am also unable to use left
> alt..
> for example i can't do alt+p in mc
Yes. Actually now when I think of that - I have the same problem.
Anyway - the workaroung is o use Esc-<key> instead of alt+<key>
see above for console font
As for hebrew keyboard - here mode shift is right alt and mode lock is
right-alt+right-control (can this be changed?)
> 5. And now the most dangerous moment.. Mandrake stop responing when i
> pass throo hebrew only font.. (like aharony)..all i can do is: "Reset"
> button..
> this is really drives me crazy!!! If i wanted to play "Please reset me"
> game.. I was installing windows.. So i want it to work with no
> problems..
Ira mentioned that. He said that this only happens on gnome, for some
reason.
My guess is that at some point a problem of xfs (the fonts server) is
triggered.
If xfs gets stuck then X itself can get into troubles as well.
My suggestion is to remove the directory of fonts DrakFont has added, and
add something of your own with only a small subset of the fonts. I gave a
list of fonts that worked for me in a previous post.
>
> if anyone can help me with this problems.. please let me know
> thanx
> Pavel
>
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