June 20, 2002 02:43 pm, Terry Sheltra wrote:
> Hi all .. I am having problems with these applications .. when I run
> either of these apps (and I'm assuming there are probably more, but
> don't know for certain), the text used for the menus ("file", "edit",
> etc.) shows up as a bunch of rectangles .. no letters whatsoever. I
> tried installing every font I could find on the CD, but to no avail.
> Anyone have any suggestions on how to fix this problem? I even tried
> wiping out the hard drive and reinstalling LM 8.2, and even that didn't
> help any.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Terry S.
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Terry, is that the only app you're trying to use that does this dirty trick?
I ask because Acrobat Reader is available for GNU/Linux. I installed it last
week (or maybe the week before) for a friend and it seems to work perfectly
well. Even the plug-ins worked in Mozilla and Konqueror.
Far as Win4Lin have you installed your Windows fonts in Mandrake or are you
just using them from Windows? Have a crack with drakfont and see; you may be
able to get them recognized (maybe)? Read the documents you should already
have on the hard drive for instructions on installing Windows fonts. The
relevant portion should be available through a browser starting at:
file:/usr/share/doc/mandrake/en/user.html/drakfont.html#drakfont-main
if you want to see it from "graphic mode" (desktop).
While I'm at it; the link I'm posting has a "mini-how-to" on installing
AcroReader, and a couple other links you may find useful.
http://www.linuxheadquarters.com/howto/apps/acrobat.shtml
HTH
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