DejaVu fonts for Fedora Core 6 feedback call

[Tom Brinkman]

On 07 5:37:S, Rahul wrote:
> Tom Brinkman wrote:

> >    As I said, other distros solved the qt? / gtk? / dpi font
> > disparities quite a while ago.  Seems just borrowing their
> > (Mdv) 'fixes' would be better than reinventing the wheel.
> >
> >    Since switchin to FC, I jus figured FC hasn't done it since
> > KDE seems to be treated like a junk yard dog in Fedora. Still a
> > lot of FC users use KDE, but like me, many Gnome apps too. An
> > it seems to me this is more important that searchin for a
> > default font.
>
> Its not searching for a default font. Its considering switching
> to a new one. If you think there are other things more important,
> contribute. You arent being particularly helpful calling KDE a
> junk yard.
>
> Rahul

   Somethin must of got lost in translation Rahul. 'treated like a 
junk yard dog' means 'like a step child', or at best 'put on a back 
burner'... IE, sort'a ignored, left alone. Which is my perception 
of FC attitude towards KDE. YMMV

   Fact remains that if a user chooses to use KDE with FC, the fonts 
in KDE are easily configured. Not so for Gnome (gtk) apps the KDE 
user might also choose to run.  Runnin g-f-p (in a term right after 
boot), with g-f-p already configured from the default 96 dpi (87 
for my monitor), fonts an their pt sizes already chosen, pixel 
smoothin choices configured... will make Gnome apps under KDE (the 
apps defaults like menu, tool bar, task bar, etc.) comparable to 
KDE choices. Any font. Rather than tiny to the point of being 
unreadable for old folks with poor eyes like me. Specially with 
bigger high res monitors.

   The solution is to run g-f-p as stated above. Which fixes it for 
that session. Problem is it won't survive a logout. A bit of an 
annoyance that has been solved in other distros for well over a 
year. An the 'survives a logout' is the only issue I responded to.

   I could care little what 'new font' is chosen, as like me, most 
users choose their own.  It would be nice tho if g-f-p choices 
would survive logouts.  NBFD, but it'd make me happier ;)

   OTOH, I've seen some weird numbers for dots per inch in this 
thread.  Arkansas method is to physically measure the viewable 
width of the screen an divide that into the horz resolution. EG, 
for my 19.3 viewable monitor it's  1280/14.8" = 87dpi  I believe 
the same info can be discerned from the monitors EDID. Bottom line 
is KDE uses X info, Gnome uses a 96dpi default which is rarely 
correct.

   That's what's important to me. If it's not to others, then NBFD, 
I'll just keep runnin g-f-p on login to fix things up. As the OP I 
responded to noticed.
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    Tom Brinkman                   Corpus Christi, Texas