I know this is replying to myself but just in case anybody is
interested:
I fixed this problem with info from here:
http://www.openoffice.org/FAQs/fontguide.html
and I used this section to fix it.
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Changing the user interface font
There is no dedicated option to just change the font in the User
Interface in OpenOffice.org versions that are based on the 641 builds
(including OpenOffice 1.0). Nevertheless it is possible to change the
font by the general font replacement mechanism. Select
Tools -> Options -> OpenOffice.org -> Font Replacement
from the menu. Check the "Apply Replacement Table" check box. Replace
the font
Andale Sans UI
with the desired font. You probably will not find "Andale Sans UI"
stated in the font list box of the font to be replaced but you have to
write it manually into the "Font" field. Please choose one of the fonts
from the dropdown list box for the "Replace with" entry. The settings
apply immediately after pressing the "OK" button.
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Sorry Mike but that stuff with xfs did not make the slightest bit of
difference to OpenOffice. However font handling is a little less of a
mystery to me now (thank you)
On Fri, 2002-06-07 at 15:39, Zane Gilmore wrote:
> This is a weird one.
> I have just installed Redhat 7.3 and since doing that my installation of
> OpenOffice 1.0 has ben all but unusable.
> The fonts for the menus and dialog boxes and buttons etc are this
> extremely weird looking font. I have had a bit of a look around the
> menus to try to find where this might be changed but I can't find
> anything (the almost unreadable menus don't help).
>
> Has anybody else had this problem?
>
> --
> Zane Gilmore, Analyst / Programmer
> Information Services Section, Information Technology Dept, University of
> Canterbury
> Private Bag 4800
> Christchurch New Zealand
> phone +64-3-364 2987 extn 7895 Fax 3642222
>
--
Zane Gilmore, Analyst / Programmer
Information Services Section, Information Technology Dept, University of
Canterbury
Private Bag 4800
Christchurch New Zealand
phone +64-3-364 2987 extn 7895 Fax 3642222
