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Install TTF fonts in Xorg
I need to install some truetype fonts on my system, in order to make them available to some old style app (tgif).
I created a new dir in /usr/share/fonts/truetype/mynewfont, copied my TTF files ...
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Lubuntu font too small to read
My Lubuntu font size suddenly turned extremely tiny (upper case characters are 4 pixels high) for some reason. The only possible change I can think of is I turned on desktop sharing (vino) in the ...
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How to find what particular fonts are used for the system GTK theme in XUbuntu?
Some non-native applications (say IntelliJ Idea) use ugly fonts instead of those the whole system does. I'd like to configure them manually but I don't know what particular font (there are so many...) ...
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GNU Emacs can't work on X11 and crashes with a message "Font `Ubuntu Mono 13'
I got an GNU Emacs' problem, it can't work on X11 and crashes with a message "Font `Ubuntu Mono 13' is not defined" but it works fine without X, more Xemacs can run without problem, GNU Emacs is a ...
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How to install xorg-x11-fonts
I need to install xorg-x11-fonts. I was searching in Google how to install them but couldn't really find anything. I need it for Ubuntu 11.04.
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Are x11 bitmapped fonts necessary?
Are the x11 100 and 75 dpi fonts absolutely necessary?
If Ubuntu has TrueType support, (as well as OpenType) why do I need all those bit-mapped fonts hanging around?
Can I delete them? (and/or ...
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Barcode font doesn't render properly [closed]
I use a barcode font that came with my POS software for printing labels and price tags. I have a database set up in LibreOffice that prints a report with the barcodes. However, not all of the glyphs ...
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the font of gnome suddenly became weird
I'm using ubuntu 10.04. The font of gnome became very weird when I surfed the Internet.
I have used it for several months since the 10.04 is released. And I always install all the updates. It's the ...
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Upgrading to 10.10 has made the terminal go crazy
I asked this question on the unix/linux SE and someone suggested I try my luck here.
The problem is this: since upgrading to 10.10, the terminal has gone a little funny. Here's a picture of the ...
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What fonts are absolutely required? [closed]
Is it possible, to wipe all fonts other than TrueType fonts? If so, how?
What fonts are absolutely needed/necessary in a working X environment?