Re: -misc-fixed is strange lookin'

[Steve H. <dig...@mi...>]

From: dabugas, Sep 30, 2003 11:51 AM
> 
> This is the wrong forum to post a question such as this, as it
> relates to gVim, but then again, it probably doesn't. You'll see
> what I mean. I'm on an unstable Debian system.
> 
> I like to use the -misc-fixed- font for terminal and editor work.
> All GTK 2.0 apps that I've installed had difficulty dealing with the
> font. For gnome-terminal I had to go through some configuration
> files (now lost in the mist of time) to change it. Recently I
> installed the new gVim, which uses GTK 2. Great, but I'm the Fixed
> font that appears in the font list is different from the ye oldie
> -misc-fixed- I'm used to.
> 
> Any idea on what's happening?
> 
> I'm not a newbie particularly, but I never did figure out the whole
> font business on GNU/Linux.

I don't understand fonts enough to help. I'm pretty sure terminal and
X/GNOME handling is now completely different so you might not
necessarily be able to use a font in both places any more.

Why not just find a great GUI font? I love Lucidatypewriter except
that UTF8 support is non-existant. Andale Mono is better, but only
Windows. Bitstream Vera has a monospaced that's pretty good, too.


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