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ne0_2k
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 Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2006 12:17 pm Post subject: gaim fonts problem |
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Hi ,
all the messages i get/send in gaim are with an incredibly small font. barely readable. and the bar when i write a message that actually has buttons on it to increase font size etc. is disabled.
can anyone help ? |
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PaulBredbury
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| Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2006 2:03 pm Post subject: |
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| Try changing the font - it's done from the button with "ab" on it, shown when typing a message. If that button is disabled also, then - do you have any truetype fonts installed and recognized by xorg? |
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ne0_2k
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| Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2006 4:02 pm Post subject: |
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| PaulBredbury wrote: | | do you have any truetype fonts installed and recognized by xorg? |
not sure.. how can i check ? |
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PaulBredbury
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| Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2006 4:05 pm Post subject: |
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| One way is: open whatever graphical text editor or word processor software you have installed (or even a decent spreadsheet), and try to select a different font in it. |
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ne0_2k
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| Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2006 4:13 pm Post subject: |
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| yes i have other fonts. |
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mikegpitt
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| Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2006 6:53 pm Post subject: |
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| Is this true for all gtk apps or just gaim? What are your use flags set to? |
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ne0_2k
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| Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2006 9:09 am Post subject: |
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get small fonts in firefox too but i can increase their size..
these are the flags i used for gaim :
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[ebuild R ] net-im/gaim-1.5.0 -cjk -debug +eds -gnutls -krb4 -nas +nls +perl -silc +spell +tcltk* 0 kB
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mikegpitt
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| Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2006 8:28 pm Post subject: |
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| Those look like the same use flags I used on gaim... can you post your system use flags? Also, have you emerged any of the font packs, like corefonts or sharefonts? |
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ne0_2k
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| Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2006 5:49 pm Post subject: |
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this is whats in my make.conf :
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USE="-qt -kde alsa -arts -ipv6 mmx 3dnow win32codecs 3dnowext mmxext"
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and i emerged corefonts . but after gaim if it matters. |
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mikegpitt
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| Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2006 6:00 am Post subject: |
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| ne0_2k wrote: | this is whats in my make.conf :
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USE="-qt -kde alsa -arts -ipv6 mmx 3dnow win32codecs 3dnowext mmxext"
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and i emerged corefonts . but after gaim if it matters. |
Emerge corefonts, sharefonts, and freefonts, and see if the problem goes away. |
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ne0_2k
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| Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2006 3:52 pm Post subject: |
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| mikegpitt wrote: |
Emerge corefonts, sharefonts, and freefonts, and see if the problem goes away. |
nope. didn't help |
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PaulBredbury
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| Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2006 4:00 pm Post subject: |
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| I'd suggest searching this forum for "small fonts dpi" - there's loads of links - here's a start. |
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ne0_2k
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| Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2006 8:29 pm Post subject: |
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i tried messing with it but i don't think thats the problem.
the font bar in gaim is 'grayed out'. just can't touch it. |
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