Re: [tlug] TTFs and RH7.3

[Jim Breen <jwb@example.com>]

>> From: mgushee@example.com
>> 
>> Interesting. I have two boxes running very similar (but not identical) 
>> Debian-Woody systems, and I have a similar spacing problem on *one* of 
>> them. But for me it's not TrueType fonts, it's X11 bitmap fonts; and rather 
>> than showing up in Netscape and Tk, it occurs in apps using Athena 
>> widgets or raw XLib (xlsfonts, bitmap, xdvi, etc.). So it could be something 
>> completely different ... but I'm inclined to suspect there's a common cause. 
>> I have a hunch the X server is getting confused about the encoding of the 
>> fonts, but I really haven't found any definite information.

Uh-oh.

>> From: Ulrich Plate <plate@example.com>

>> Let me add to the confusion: I get the same sort of weird behaviour for
>> the Arial Unicode TTF in applications ranging from Scribus to Sylpheed
>> (http://www2.gol.com/users/plate/arialunicode_sylpheed.png), but not in
>> Pan. And I'm running neither RedHat nor Debian, this is a Gentoo
>> installation (Xfree 4.2.99). The whole KOffice range and KMail etc. use
>> this font without any complaints, but not all Qt-based applications are
>> immune, Nethack-Qt has the doublespaced TTF, too. I'm not sure, but I
>> think it already happened way back when I upgraded Xfree to 4.2.1.
>> Needless to say that I'm completely without clues how to fix this...

Groan.

And ISTR Chuck Muller mentioning he had a similar problem.

Sounds like X gets into深い糞 from time to time.

Jim

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