Looks as though there is progress towards version 4 being released, see https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+source/scilab/+bug/58088
While we're still using the buggy version 3, I discovered that it's possible to run scilab in command line (as opposed to windowed) mode, using the command 'scilab -nw'. This appears to get round the font problem. Obviously it's not an ideal solution, but does allow scilab to be used without messing around with packages or compiling from source. -- scilab installer bad path and fonts https://launchpad.net/bugs/3496 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
