thanks for responses. my system already has TT fonts (copied over from my
Windows installation). I swicthed on TT support in
/usr/lib/mozilla/defaults/pref/unix.js. When I fire up Moz, it takes its
time installing the new fonts, until an error occurs:
<snip>
font /usr/share/fonts/msfonts/zorque.tt 226 glyphs (2 invalid)
font /usr/share/fonts/msfonts/zrnic___.tt 527 glyphs (351 invalid)
font /usr/share/fonts/msfonts/fonts.cache-1 FreeType failed to open,
error=0
Moz starts up anyway; but when I go Preferences->Appearances->Fonts, it
crashes.
The above behavior is reproducible.
ls -l of /usr/share/fonts/ :
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Jul 16 16:54 vera
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Jul 17 00:31 type1
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 12288 Jul 17 00:31 msfonts
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 52 Jul 20 23:33 fonts.cache-1
cat fonts.cache-1:
"vera" 0 ".dir"
"msfonts" 0 ".dir"
"type1" 0 ".dir"
there is a similar fonts.cache-1 inside msfonts. Apparently Moz does not
like these files.
Help?
-keith
From: Michael Perry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: Mozilla fonts
Date: Sun, 20 Jul 2003 18:07:34 -0700
On Sun, Jul 20, 2003 at 07:47:45PM -0500, CRH wrote:
> On Sun, 20 Jul 2003 22:17:41 +0000, Keith Furman Combobulated:
>
> > Hi list,
> >
> > I removed my Mozilla 1.4 (apt-get installed from Debian unstable) due
to a
> > problem with deletion of bookmarks and installed the latest nightly
build
> > 20030720) from mozilla.org. Bookmark problem solved but I've a fresh
one:
> >
> > The fonts in Moz look butt-ugly now. The system installed fonts aren't
> > visible in Mozilla->Preferences->Fonts. The sub-pixel rendering for
LCDs in
> > GNOME2.2 does not seem to work with my new mozilla build.
> >
> > Any clues on how to fix this?
>
> AFAIK the mozilla.org builds are not TFT enabled. I you want TT fonts
you will
> have to build the beast yourself http://mozilla.org/source.html .
>
> --
> Ciao,
> CRH 8^)>
>
>
You can also switch on truetype fonts in
/usr/lib/mozilla/defaults/pref/unix.js by editing the file in the
downloaded build. I've done this with both Mozilla and a Firebird
nightly. When I compared the font display side by side, the mozilla.org
download did not have crisp and clear fonts to the level that the XFT
enabled Mozilla debian package has had. Here are a few references to
prettying up the fonts in Mozilla to consider:
http://www.mozilla.org/projects/fonts/unix/enabling_truetype.html
http://people.enginesofcreation.ie/mick/archives/000023.html
http://www.mahmood.tv/index.php/docs/125
Also note that when you make the changes that the adjusted font displays
show up somewhat differently in the font preferences in Mozilla.
There are a bunch more I have found
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