Trying to get Gnome application fonts to be useable in KDE has been irksome. It was possible to get gnumeric's menu font large enough for use by prepending style "user-font" { font_name = "Bitstream Vera Sans 14" } widget_class "*" style "user-font" to ~/.gtkrc-2.0. However, the row numbers and column letters are still too small. Does anybody know how to specify their sizes so they'll be readable in KDE? Although I lean toward KDE, there are still a lot of great Gnome applications. However, ever since upgrading to 9.1, I have had so many problems trying to make Gnome application fonts useable that I have started switching to the (sometimes less mature) corresponding KDE applications, e.g., kspread. It's a bit odd that it has been a lot more challenging trying to use Gnome applications in KDE than using Windows applications in KDE via CrossOver Office (not that that's necessary very often). I would appreciate any suggestions on getting Gnome and KDE to cooperate. Thanks, -Robert Dick-
On Wed, Aug 11, 2004 at 08:53:19PM -0500, Robert Dick wrote:
Trying to get Gnome application fonts to be useable in KDE has been irksome. It was possible to get gnumeric's menu font large enough for use by prepending
style "user-font" { font_name = "Bitstream Vera Sans 14" } widget_class "*" style "user-font"
to ~/.gtkrc-2.0. However, the row numbers and column letters are still too small. Does anybody know how to specify their sizes so they'll be readable in KDE?
That works for gnumeric but on my 9.1 it has no effect on gnucash fonts, which are so small that they are unreadable. I can find no mention of this problem anywhere on the net including the gnucash homepage. Henry Harpending
In a previous message, Henry Harpending
On Wed, Aug 11, 2004 at 08:53:19PM -0500, Robert Dick wrote:
style "user-font" { font_name = "Bitstream Vera Sans 14" } widget_class "*" style "user-font"
to ~/.gtkrc-2.0.
That works for gnumeric but on my 9.1 it has no effect on gnucash fonts,
It wouldn't, because GnuCash is still on gtk1. To get GnuCash's fonts, you need to run gnomecc (the Gnome1 control center) and change the fonts in that. For some odd reason, this is in Utilities->Desktop in my KDE menu. HTH John -- John Pettigrew Headstrong Games john@headstrong-games.co.uk Fun : Strategy : Price http://www.headstrong-games.co.uk/ Board games that won't break the bank Valley of the Kings: ransack an ancient Egyptian tomb but beware of mummies!
On Wed, 11 Aug 2004 20:53:19 -0500, Robert Dick
Trying to get Gnome application fonts to be useable in KDE has been irksome.
i also had this problem but solved it by running gnome-settings-daemon after KDE starts (i put it in the kde Autostart folder). this is most likely not the best solution (at least i hope it isn't), but it will make your gtk fonts much more readable in KDE
On Thursday 12 August 2004 13:33, Davy Brion wrote:
i also had this problem but solved it by running gnome-settings-daemon after KDE starts (i put it in the kde Autostart folder).
this is most likely not the best solution (at least i hope it isn't), but it will make your gtk fonts much more readable in KDE
Beware that you must synchronize your KDE and GNOME setting, if you run gnome-settings-daemon. For instance, if you disable screensaver (or swap your mouse button) in KDE but forgot to disable it in gnome-settings-daemon, you'll probably be wondering why your KDE setting does not take effect.
On Thu, 12 Aug 2004 15:44:21 +0800, Cincai Patron
Beware that you must synchronize your KDE and GNOME setting, if you run gnome-settings-daemon. For instance, if you disable screensaver (or swap your mouse button) in KDE but forgot to disable it in gnome-settings-daemon, you'll probably be wondering why your KDE setting does not take effect.
yea i've had the screensaver problem... that's why i said i hoped it wasn't the best solution :)... but so far, it's the only one i've found regarding this situation.
In a previous message, Davy Brion
i also had this problem but solved it by running gnome-settings-daemon after KDE starts (i put it in the kde Autostart folder).
This will mess up all sorts of KDE settings, unfortunately. What is the best solution IME is to use the solution already offered in this thread to set the gtk2 font in use. This solves nearly all problems while not adding any new ones caused by gnome-settings-daemon. John -- John Pettigrew Headstrong Games john@headstrong-games.co.uk Fun : Strategy : Price http://www.headstrong-games.co.uk/ Board games that won't break the bank Valley of the Kings: ransack an ancient Egyptian tomb but beware of mummies!
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