Re: Problem with certain fonts when printing from firefox
On Monday 15 June 2009 23:19:15 Matthias Apitz wrote:
> (II) LoadModule: "freetype"
> (WW) Warning, couldn't open module freetype
> (II) UnloadModule: "freetype"
> (EE) Failed to load module "freetype" (module does not exist, 0)
>
> and there are posts in Google that this is not needed anymore because it
> is now parts of libXfont -- what is true? If so someone should fix the
> postinstall messages...
Yep, but only if the right libXfont is installed. So this gets a bit messy,
but CC'ing flz@ with the fonts and maintainers on the hook:
% find /usr/ports/x11-fonts \( -name pkg-message -o -name pkg-message.in \) -
exec grep 'Load "freetype"' {} +
/usr/ports/x11-fonts/arkpandora/pkg-message:Load "freetype"
/usr/ports/x11-fonts/avifonts/files/pkg-message.in: Load "freetype"
/usr/ports/x11-fonts/bitstream-vera/pkg-message:Load "freetype"
/usr/ports/x11-fonts/code2000/files/pkg-message.in: Load "freetype"
/usr/ports/x11-fonts/dejavu/pkg-message:Load "freetype"
/usr/ports/x11-fonts/gentium/files/pkg-message.in: Load "freetype"
/usr/ports/x11-fonts/indic-ttf/files/pkg-message.in:Load "freetype"
/usr/ports/x11-fonts/liberation-fonts-ttf/files/pkg-message.in: Load
"freetype"
/usr/ports/x11-fonts/mgopen/files/pkg-message.in: Load "freetype"
/usr/ports/x11-fonts/stix-fonts/files/pkg-message.in: Load "freetype"
/usr/ports/x11-fonts/texcm-ttf/files/pkg-message.in:Load "freetype"
/usr/ports/x11-fonts/webfonts/files/pkg-message.in: Load "freetype"
% find /usr/ports/x11-fonts \( -name pkg-message -o -name pkg-message.in \) -
exec grep -l 'Load "freetype"' {} + |while read FILE; do dir=$(dirname
${FILE}); dir=${dir%/files}; make -C ${dir} -V MAINTAINER; done|sort -u
a...@freebsd.org
da...@freebsd.org
gn...@freebsd.org
jac...@gmail.com
kkons...@duth.gr
m.sea...@infracaninophile.co.uk
po...@freebsd.org
thie...@freebsd.org
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Re: Problem with certain fonts when printing from firefox
El día Monday, June 15, 2009 a las 01:06:37PM -0800, Mel Flynn escribió: > Yes: > portmaster /usr/ports/x11-fonts/webfonts or make -C /usr/ports/x11- > fonts/webfonts/ install > > Follow the instructions from the pkg-message (allthough I don't think they're > needed anymore with automatic configuration, but it don't hurt if you already > have an xorg.conf). > > Restart X for the fonts to be usable or you can use xset +fp > /usr/local/lib/X11/fonts/webfonts and restart the app you want to use the > fonts in. > > Easiest way to check if the fonts are enabled is to pull up any font selector > for an application and checking for "Andale Mono" and "Arial black" in the > list. Mel, The postinstall instructions of x11-fonts/webfonts say: ... Make sure that the freetype module is loaded. If it is not, add the following line to the "Modules" section of xorg.conf or XF86Config: Load "freetype" Add the following line to the "Files" section of xorg.conf or XF86Config: FontPath "/usr/local/lib/X11/fonts/webfonts/" ===> Registering installation for webfonts-0.30_6 but the module "freetype" does not exist: (II) LoadModule: "freetype" (WW) Warning, couldn't open module freetype (II) UnloadModule: "freetype" (EE) Failed to load module "freetype" (module does not exist, 0) and there are posts in Google that this is not needed anymore because it is now parts of libXfont -- what is true? If so someone should fix the postinstall messages... matthias -- Matthias Apitz t +49-89-61308 351 - f +49-89-61308 399 - m +49-170-4527211 e - w http://www.unixarea.de/ People who hate Microsoft Windows use Linux but people who love UNIX use FreeBSD. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
Re: Problem with certain fonts when printing from firefox
On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 01:06:37PM -0800, Mel Flynn wrote: > > > > > > On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 09:07:05PM +0200, Alexander Best wrote: > > > > > > > hi there, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > when i try printing certain website the font looks very pixelated > > > > > > > and i can't read anything. the same happens if i tell firefox to > > > > > > > redirect the print output to a pdf or ps file so it's probably > > > > > > > not a printer issue. the website that causes problems has this in > > > > > > > css: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > font-size: 20px; > > > > > > > font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; > > > > > > > > > > > > On a hunch, is x11-fonts/webfonts installed? > > > > > > > > In Firefox or in X? > > > > How do I tell?I don't see anything that looks like > > > > those names in X.../fonts directory > > > > > > % grep ' ORIGIN:' /var/db/pkg/webfonts-0.30_6/+CONTENTS > > > @comment ORIGIN:x11-fonts/webfonts > > > > I don't seem to have any 'webfonts...' directory in /var/db/pkg/ > > I guess that means nothing was every installed. Should I now? > > Yes: > portmaster /usr/ports/x11-fonts/webfonts or make -C /usr/ports/x11- > fonts/webfonts/ install > > Follow the instructions from the pkg-message (allthough I don't think they're > needed anymore with automatic configuration, but it don't hurt if you already > have an xorg.conf). > > Restart X for the fonts to be usable or you can use xset +fp > /usr/local/lib/X11/fonts/webfonts and restart the app you want to use the > fonts in. OK. Thank you very much.That seems to have fixed my problem - at least for a couple of sites I could remember that printed poorly since the upgrade. jerry > > Easiest way to check if the fonts are enabled is to pull up any font selector > for an application and checking for "Andale Mono" and "Arial black" in the > list. > -- > Mel ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
Re: Problem with certain fonts when printing from firefox
thx a bunch. installing webfonts completely solved the issue. :-) Mel Flynn schrieb am 2009-06-15: > On Monday 15 June 2009 11:18:42 Jerry McAllister wrote: > > On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 09:07:05PM +0200, Alexander Best wrote: > > > hi there, > > > when i try printing certain website the font looks very pixelated > > > and i > > > can't read anything. the same happens if i tell firefox to > > > redirect the > > > print output to a pdf or ps file so it's probably not a printer > > > issue. > > > the website that causes problems has this in css: > > > font-size: 20px; > > > font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; > > > i'm running firefox 2.5b99, but i've had this problem with > > > firefox 2 > > > already. apart from certain webpages pinting works without any > > > problem. > > > might this be a font issue? or a firefox bug? > > I have something that sounds the same in Firefox 3 on FreeBSD. > > I just assumed I did something wrong with fonts - about which > > I know little.But, if someone has some helpful information > > I would be glad to know about it too. > On a hunch, is x11-fonts/webfonts installed? ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
Re: Problem with certain fonts when printing from firefox
On Monday 15 June 2009 12:56:29 Jerry McAllister wrote: > On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 12:34:19PM -0800, Mel Flynn wrote: > > On Monday 15 June 2009 12:00:52 Jerry McAllister wrote: > > > On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 11:41:14AM -0800, Mel Flynn wrote: > > > > On Monday 15 June 2009 11:18:42 Jerry McAllister wrote: > > > > > On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 09:07:05PM +0200, Alexander Best wrote: > > > > > > hi there, > > > > > > > > > > > > when i try printing certain website the font looks very pixelated > > > > > > and i can't read anything. the same happens if i tell firefox to > > > > > > redirect the print output to a pdf or ps file so it's probably > > > > > > not a printer issue. the website that causes problems has this in > > > > > > css: > > > > > > > > > > > > font-size: 20px; > > > > > > font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; > > > > > > > > > > > > i'm running firefox 2.5b99, but i've had this problem with > > > > > > firefox 2 already. apart from certain webpages pinting works > > > > > > without any problem. > > > > > > > > > > > > might this be a font issue? or a firefox bug? > > > > > > > > > > I have something that sounds the same in Firefox 3 on FreeBSD. > > > > > I just assumed I did something wrong with fonts - about which > > > > > I know little.But, if someone has some helpful information > > > > > I would be glad to know about it too. > > > > > > > > On a hunch, is x11-fonts/webfonts installed? > > > > > > In Firefox or in X? > > > How do I tell?I don't see anything that looks like > > > those names in X.../fonts directory > > > > % grep ' ORIGIN:' /var/db/pkg/webfonts-0.30_6/+CONTENTS > > @comment ORIGIN:x11-fonts/webfonts > > I don't seem to have any 'webfonts...' directory in /var/db/pkg/ > I guess that means nothing was every installed. Should I now? Yes: portmaster /usr/ports/x11-fonts/webfonts or make -C /usr/ports/x11- fonts/webfonts/ install Follow the instructions from the pkg-message (allthough I don't think they're needed anymore with automatic configuration, but it don't hurt if you already have an xorg.conf). Restart X for the fonts to be usable or you can use xset +fp /usr/local/lib/X11/fonts/webfonts and restart the app you want to use the fonts in. Easiest way to check if the fonts are enabled is to pull up any font selector for an application and checking for "Andale Mono" and "Arial black" in the list. -- Mel ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
Re: Problem with certain fonts when printing from firefox
On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 12:34:19PM -0800, Mel Flynn wrote: > On Monday 15 June 2009 12:00:52 Jerry McAllister wrote: > > On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 11:41:14AM -0800, Mel Flynn wrote: > > > On Monday 15 June 2009 11:18:42 Jerry McAllister wrote: > > > > On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 09:07:05PM +0200, Alexander Best wrote: > > > > > hi there, > > > > > > > > > > when i try printing certain website the font looks very pixelated and > > > > > i can't read anything. the same happens if i tell firefox to redirect > > > > > the print output to a pdf or ps file so it's probably not a printer > > > > > issue. the website that causes problems has this in css: > > > > > > > > > > font-size: 20px; > > > > > font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; > > > > > > > > > > i'm running firefox 2.5b99, but i've had this problem with firefox 2 > > > > > already. apart from certain webpages pinting works without any > > > > > problem. > > > > > > > > > > might this be a font issue? or a firefox bug? > > > > > > > > I have something that sounds the same in Firefox 3 on FreeBSD. > > > > I just assumed I did something wrong with fonts - about which > > > > I know little.But, if someone has some helpful information > > > > I would be glad to know about it too. > > > > > > On a hunch, is x11-fonts/webfonts installed? > > > > In Firefox or in X? > > How do I tell?I don't see anything that looks like > > those names in X.../fonts directory > > % grep ' ORIGIN:' /var/db/pkg/webfonts-0.30_6/+CONTENTS > @comment ORIGIN:x11-fonts/webfonts I don't seem to have any 'webfonts...' directory in /var/db/pkg/ I guess that means nothing was every installed. Should I now? > The reason I think it might be the issue, is that in your installations > 'verdana' is an aliased screen font, that doesn't print well. The Microsoft > variant installed via this port, has better printing characteristics. > > The Luxi/Luci fonts, are very pixelated. Bitstream-vera are of higher quality > as are these MS fonts. I have never played around with fonts - just took whatever was default so this is new and very hazy to me. jerry > -- > Mel ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
Re: Problem with certain fonts when printing from firefox
On Monday 15 June 2009 12:00:52 Jerry McAllister wrote: > On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 11:41:14AM -0800, Mel Flynn wrote: > > On Monday 15 June 2009 11:18:42 Jerry McAllister wrote: > > > On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 09:07:05PM +0200, Alexander Best wrote: > > > > hi there, > > > > > > > > when i try printing certain website the font looks very pixelated and > > > > i can't read anything. the same happens if i tell firefox to redirect > > > > the print output to a pdf or ps file so it's probably not a printer > > > > issue. the website that causes problems has this in css: > > > > > > > > font-size: 20px; > > > > font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; > > > > > > > > i'm running firefox 2.5b99, but i've had this problem with firefox 2 > > > > already. apart from certain webpages pinting works without any > > > > problem. > > > > > > > > might this be a font issue? or a firefox bug? > > > > > > I have something that sounds the same in Firefox 3 on FreeBSD. > > > I just assumed I did something wrong with fonts - about which > > > I know little.But, if someone has some helpful information > > > I would be glad to know about it too. > > > > On a hunch, is x11-fonts/webfonts installed? > > In Firefox or in X? > How do I tell?I don't see anything that looks like > those names in X.../fonts directory % grep ' ORIGIN:' /var/db/pkg/webfonts-0.30_6/+CONTENTS @comment ORIGIN:x11-fonts/webfonts The reason I think it might be the issue, is that in your installations 'verdana' is an aliased screen font, that doesn't print well. The Microsoft variant installed via this port, has better printing characteristics. The Luxi/Luci fonts, are very pixelated. Bitstream-vera are of higher quality as are these MS fonts. -- Mel ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
Re: Problem with certain fonts when printing from firefox
On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 11:41:14AM -0800, Mel Flynn wrote: > On Monday 15 June 2009 11:18:42 Jerry McAllister wrote: > > On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 09:07:05PM +0200, Alexander Best wrote: > > > hi there, > > > > > > when i try printing certain website the font looks very pixelated and i > > > can't read anything. the same happens if i tell firefox to redirect the > > > print output to a pdf or ps file so it's probably not a printer issue. > > > the website that causes problems has this in css: > > > > > > font-size: 20px; > > > font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; > > > > > > i'm running firefox 2.5b99, but i've had this problem with firefox 2 > > > already. apart from certain webpages pinting works without any problem. > > > > > > might this be a font issue? or a firefox bug? > > > > I have something that sounds the same in Firefox 3 on FreeBSD. > > I just assumed I did something wrong with fonts - about which > > I know little.But, if someone has some helpful information > > I would be glad to know about it too. > > On a hunch, is x11-fonts/webfonts installed? In Firefox or in X? How do I tell?I don't see anything that looks like those names in X.../fonts directory jerry > -- > Mel ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
Re: Problem with certain fonts when printing from firefox
On Monday 15 June 2009 11:18:42 Jerry McAllister wrote: > On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 09:07:05PM +0200, Alexander Best wrote: > > hi there, > > > > when i try printing certain website the font looks very pixelated and i > > can't read anything. the same happens if i tell firefox to redirect the > > print output to a pdf or ps file so it's probably not a printer issue. > > the website that causes problems has this in css: > > > > font-size: 20px; > > font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; > > > > i'm running firefox 2.5b99, but i've had this problem with firefox 2 > > already. apart from certain webpages pinting works without any problem. > > > > might this be a font issue? or a firefox bug? > > I have something that sounds the same in Firefox 3 on FreeBSD. > I just assumed I did something wrong with fonts - about which > I know little.But, if someone has some helpful information > I would be glad to know about it too. On a hunch, is x11-fonts/webfonts installed? -- Mel ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
Re: Problem with certain fonts when printing from firefox
On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 09:07:05PM +0200, Alexander Best wrote: > hi there, > > when i try printing certain website the font looks very pixelated and i can't > read anything. the same happens if i tell firefox to redirect the print output > to a pdf or ps file so it's probably not a printer issue. the website that > causes problems has this in css: > > font-size: 20px; > font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; > > i'm running firefox 2.5b99, but i've had this problem with firefox 2 already. > apart from certain webpages pinting works without any problem. > > might this be a font issue? or a firefox bug? I have something that sounds the same in Firefox 3 on FreeBSD. I just assumed I did something wrong with fonts - about which I know little.But, if someone has some helpful information I would be glad to know about it too. jerry > > cheers. > ___ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org" ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
