Hi, I have a very strange problem with XF86 and Netscape. I upgraded both on my SuSE 7.1 system (Netscape 4.77 and XF 4.1.0) and now all the menus, bookmark editor and button bars show rectangles ([])instead of text. It seems that the default font used by Netscape is missing from my system. Has anyone else seen this problem? Thanks, Avi -- Avi Schwartz Get a Life, avi@CFFtechnologies.com Get Linux!
Works fine here (4.1.0-6 and 4.77) Perhaps you forgot to install one of the font packages?! Regards Anders On Saturday 23 June 2001 03:36, Avi Schwartz wrote:
Hi,
I have a very strange problem with XF86 and Netscape. I upgraded both on my SuSE 7.1 system (Netscape 4.77 and XF 4.1.0) and now all the menus, bookmark editor and button bars show rectangles ([])instead of text. It seems that the default font used by Netscape is missing from my system.
Has anyone else seen this problem?
Thanks, Avi
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I just verified that I downloaded all packages and installed them all, but
the version I downloaded couple of days ago is version 4.1.0-0. Right now
I am downloading the latest version from ftp.suse.com dated from today
(4.1.0-6) to see if this helps.
Avi
--On Saturday, June 23, 2001 03:48:07 +0200 Anders Johansson
Works fine here (4.1.0-6 and 4.77)
Perhaps you forgot to install one of the font packages?!
Regards Anders
On Saturday 23 June 2001 03:36, Avi Schwartz wrote:
Hi,
I have a very strange problem with XF86 and Netscape. I upgraded both on my SuSE 7.1 system (Netscape 4.77 and XF 4.1.0) and now all the menus, bookmark editor and button bars show rectangles ([])instead of text. It seems that the default font used by Netscape is missing from my system.
Has anyone else seen this problem?
Thanks, Avi
-- Suche Nullen! Götzen-Dämmerung - oder wie man mit dem Pingvin philosophirt
-- Avi Schwartz Get a Life, avi@CFFtechnologies.com Get Linux!
* Avi Schwartz (avi@CFFtechnologies.com) [010622 21:08]: ->I just verified that I downloaded all packages and installed them all, but ->the version I downloaded couple of days ago is version 4.1.0-0. Right now ->I am downloading the latest version from ftp.suse.com dated from today ->(4.1.0-6) to see if this helps. -> I have the same problem with Acrobat. If you find a solution .. let me know. I guess I can putz with it tomorrow. It's the only app that has done this so far. -- Ben Rosenberg mailto:ben@whack.org ----- "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety." -Benjamin Franklin
->->I just verified that I downloaded all packages and installed them all, but ->->the version I downloaded couple of days ago is version 4.1.0-0. Right now ->->I am downloading the latest version from ftp.suse.com dated from today ->->(4.1.0-6) to see if this helps. I just opened Netscape and the fonts are messed up just as they are in Acrobat. I reinstalled the RPM's from the ftp site with the -6 on them. This did nothing. I would have to conclude they are broken. *sigh* The attention to detail lately is not encouraging when it comes to the update RPM's for KDE2 or XFree..missing files and fonts are uncool. At least Mozilla is still happy. It looks like it just effects Motif based apps such as Netscape and Acrobat. It would be really cool if someone at SuSE looked into this. And yes, I reran SuSEConfig after reinstalling the font RPM's. -- Ben Rosenberg mailto:ben@whack.org ----- "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety." -Benjamin Franklin
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Saturday 23 June 2001 00:40, you wrote: Am I the only one running x 4.1 without too much trouble? (Diamond Viper 770 w/32MB Nvidia TNT2)
->->I just verified that I downloaded all packages and installed them all, but ->->the version I downloaded couple of days ago is version 4.1.0-0. Right now ->->I am downloading the latest version from ftp.suse.com dated from today ->->(4.1.0-6) to see if this helps.
I just opened Netscape and the fonts are messed up just as they are in Acrobat. I reinstalled the RPM's from the ftp site with the -6 on them. This did nothing. I would have to conclude they are broken.
*sigh* The attention to detail lately is not encouraging when it comes to the update RPM's for KDE2 or XFree..missing files and fonts are uncool. At least Mozilla is still happy. It looks like it just effects Motif based apps such as Netscape and Acrobat.
It would be really cool if someone at SuSE looked into this.
And yes, I reran SuSEConfig after reinstalling the font RPM's.
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-> ->Am I the only one running x 4.1 without too much trouble? ->(Diamond Viper 770 w/32MB Nvidia TNT2) I guess so...and I have the same video card that you do. Video cards are not the issue here. It's a fonts issue...as in for some reason they aren't there..or something like this. Did you install 4.1.0 w/ the -6 release or are the RPM's from the directory w/ the .old extention? -- Ben Rosenberg mailto:ben@whack.org ----- "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety." -Benjamin Franklin
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Saturday 23 June 2001 02:04, you wrote: I opened my big mouth too soon. After updating to /mantel/next 2.4.5 and trying to run x I get errors. SO I fugred I'd just re-install the ndivida drivers... nope! a depmod while booted into 2.4.5 give me unresolved sysmbols .../kernel/drivers/nand/nand.o and /kernel/drivers/video/hgafb.o Pardon me for being a moron but WTF is that? the files EXIST. BTW 2.4.5 runs smoother on this system than 2.4.2 did. If posible I'd like to resolve this so x runs in 3d... Can someone just point me in the right direction?? If it wasn't for the performance increase I'd just go back to 2.4.2 (I tarballed the boot, src, and modules dirs) freakin out in North Dakota Ambrosius
-> ->Am I the only one running x 4.1 without too much trouble? ->(Diamond Viper 770 w/32MB Nvidia TNT2)
I guess so...and I have the same video card that you do. Video cards are not the issue here. It's a fonts issue...as in for some reason they aren't there..or something like this.
Did you install 4.1.0 w/ the -6 release or are the RPM's from the directory w/ the .old extention?
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Are you using KDE2? I started Netscape and Acrobat in Blackbox..they both display fine. It appears that something in KDE2 has frelled it up or is conflicting with the fonts. Damn. WTF is going, -- Ben Rosenberg mailto:ben@whack.org ----- "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety." -Benjamin Franklin
My setup works fine, as I thought I had mentioned. X 4.1.0-6 from the SuSE rpms, netscape 4.77 from the suse updates, kde2.2a2 from the suse rpms. Regards Anders On Saturday 23 June 2001 09:12, Ben Rosenberg wrote:
Are you using KDE2? I started Netscape and Acrobat in Blackbox..they both display fine. It appears that something in KDE2 has frelled it up or is conflicting with the fonts. Damn. WTF is going,
I removed the .kde2 directory and all is fine now. It's something wanky with the configs of 2.1.1 + XFree 4.1.0 .. I don't know what it is .. doesn't much matter now. It's working again. * Anders Johansson (andjoh@cicada.linux-site.net) [010623 00:26]: ->My setup works fine, as I thought I had mentioned. X 4.1.0-6 from the SuSE ->rpms, netscape 4.77 from the suse updates, kde2.2a2 from the suse rpms. -> ->Regards ->Anders -> ->On Saturday 23 June 2001 09:12, Ben Rosenberg wrote: ->> Are you using KDE2? I started Netscape and Acrobat in Blackbox..they ->> both display fine. It appears that something in KDE2 has frelled it up ->> or is conflicting with the fonts. Damn. WTF is going, -- Ben Rosenberg mailto:ben@whack.org ----- "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety." -Benjamin Franklin
OK, I have a solution to the problem.
First, a description of what I did:
* Installed XF86 4.1.0-6. Didn't help.
* Removed the .kde2 directory. This worked.
* Turned on AA fonts in KDE. This caused all fonts to default to Allegro
BT which looks terrible.
* Changed the fonts (Control Center/Look & Feel/Fonts to use Arial instead.
Restarted KDE2. Problem with Netscape/Acrobat came back.
Here is the secret on how to fix the problem: Go to Control Center/Look &
Feel/Style and uncheck "Apply fonts and colors to non-KDE apps". Restart
KDE2 and the non KDE apps fonts will be back to normal.
So the problem seems to be with KDE. Something was changed in the code
that breaks Motif applications.
Avi
--On Saturday, June 23, 2001 00:56:54 -0700 Ben Rosenberg
I removed the .kde2 directory and all is fine now. It's something wanky with the configs of 2.1.1 + XFree 4.1.0 .. I don't know what it is .. doesn't much matter now. It's working again.
* Anders Johansson (andjoh@cicada.linux-site.net) [010623 00:26]: ->My setup works fine, as I thought I had mentioned. X 4.1.0-6 from the SuSE ->rpms, netscape 4.77 from the suse updates, kde2.2a2 from the suse rpms. -> ->Regards ->Anders -> ->On Saturday 23 June 2001 09:12, Ben Rosenberg wrote: ->> Are you using KDE2? I started Netscape and Acrobat in Blackbox..they ->> both display fine. It appears that something in KDE2 has frelled it up ->> or is conflicting with the fonts. Damn. WTF is going,
-- Ben Rosenberg mailto:ben@whack.org ----- "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety." -Benjamin Franklin
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Ambrosius wrote:
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On Saturday 23 June 2001 00:40, you wrote:
Am I the only one running x 4.1 without too much trouble? (Diamond Viper 770 w/32MB Nvidia TNT2)
Nope. I've had no troubles with it. I've got the same card in 3 other machines also NO problem. -- Mark Hounschell dmarkh@cfl.rr.com
Question: I'm running 4.0.2, and I'm a llttle confused after reading the release note and the installation guide. So, do I need to install 4.0.3 before 4.1.0, and what's with the patches mentioned? Can I just install 4.1.0 over the 4.0.2 X-server? TIA, Curtis On Friday 22 June 2001 20:36, Avi Schwartz wrote:
Hi,
I have a very strange problem with XF86 and Netscape. I upgraded both on my SuSE 7.1 system (Netscape 4.77 and XF 4.1.0) and now all the menus, bookmark editor and button bars show rectangles ([])instead of text. It seems that the default font used by Netscape is missing from my system.
Has anyone else seen this problem?
Thanks, Avi
* Curtis Rey (crrey@home.com) [010623 19:19]: ->Question: I'm running 4.0.2, and I'm a llttle confused after reading the ->release note and the installation guide. So, do I need to install 4.0.3 ->before 4.1.0, and what's with the patches mentioned? Can I just install ->4.1.0 over the 4.0.2 X-server? You don't need to install 4.0.3 in order to install 4.1.0 .. just install the newer version. -- Ben Rosenberg mailto:ben@whack.org ----- "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety." -Benjamin Franklin
Yep, did that and it went fast and smooth. It just gets better and better! Cheers, Curtis :) On Saturday 23 June 2001 23:49, Ben Rosenberg wrote:
* Curtis Rey (crrey@home.com) [010623 19:19]: ->Question: I'm running 4.0.2, and I'm a llttle confused after reading the ->release note and the installation guide. So, do I need to install 4.0.3 ->before 4.1.0, and what's with the patches mentioned? Can I just install ->4.1.0 over the 4.0.2 X-server?
You don't need to install 4.0.3 in order to install 4.1.0 .. just install the newer version.
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