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[mgp-users 01436] Re: Debian package problem-- fonts

Hi,

just to confirm, in my case (Debian Sarge) I do indeed need the "-x m17n"
switch for fonts to work properly. But using this I don't have any problem
with mgp.

MB

>>> Yoshifumi Nishida said:
 >> Have you ever tried to run mgp with -x m17n?
 >> You might need to do it with devian package.
 >> 
 >> From: Keith Bates <kbates@pastors.com>
 >> Subject: [mgp-users 01431] Re: Debian package problem-- fonts
 >> Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2005 20:10:15 +1000
 >> Message-ID: <>
 >> 
 >>  > When using the .deb packages from the debian download sites, I had this
 >>  > problem that the fonts I specified were not being shown correctly. I
 >>  > had Xft2 libraries and every package I could find that might relate,
 >>  > including freetype packages. 
 >>  > 
 >>  > The font that I got was, I presume, the default X font-- it sort of
 >>  > looked like a "Times" font- was very jagged in appearance. Also, when I
 >>  > ran mgp -V, there was no mention of the font being used.
 >>  > 
 >>  > In the end, I uninstalled the .deb package and downloaded the tar.gz
 >>  > package from your site. Followed the instructions and everything is
 >>  > fine.
 >>  > 
 >>  > This has occurred on two separate machines running the debian "testing"
 >>  > packages.
 >>  > 
 >>  > I don't know how many other people have used the debian package, and
 >>  > how many have similar experience to mine. I'm just reporting my
 >>  > experience in case others encounter the same problem. 
 >>  > 
 >>  > Perhaps the person who maintains the debian package reads this list and
 >>  > might comment?
 >>  > 
 >>  > Keith
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