one ugly font - gdm font

Alex_K · n00b Joined: 12 Aug 2002 Posts: 57

i'm using gnome2 with AA fonts, nearly everything looks fine, only one font is very ugly.
i dont now the name of the font, but it is (also) used for the gdm login screen.
because i don't now how to make a screenshot of the login screen, here is a shot of a other app with the same font:
[img:899f613cde]http://www.keusch.at/Screenshot.png[/img:899f613cde]

how can i change this font ??

/edit: i found out how to make a screenshot of gdm, and changed it ...

timmfin · Posted: Fri Jan 17, 2003 6:59 pm Post subject:

Ok, the only way I know how to fix the fonts is to manually edit the theme config files. Goto /usr/share/gdm/themes/. Go into the directory of the theme you are trying to change, it seems like you are using the gentoo-emergence one. Open the .xml file with you favorite text editior. Search for "font". Just change the name to the font you want to use. I bet the ugly font causing the problem is Sans, so just search for all instances of Sans and replace it with Verdana, Arial, or whatever.

IntergalacticWalrus · Posted: Fri Jan 17, 2003 11:19 pm Post subject: xft2?

I have this sucky font in gdm too, but I noticed it's only since I emerged xft2 (about 2 weeks ago, when it became unmasked). Before that, it was a sweet AA serif font instead (xfree86's standard times font, I think). Sounds like an xft2 problem. Also, the defuault GTK2 font has become horrible too (small, hard to read AA font).

zepar · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 28 Jul 2002 Posts: 107

Look at JohnY post in the end, maybe it will solve your prob:
(see my screenshots too to see the result)

http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?t=20833&start=75