On Tuesday 17 June 2003 02:44, jgamo@cantv.net wrote:
I'm using SUSE 8.2, I installed my true type fonts from windows, turn on the anti aliasing, but still I feel like the fonts should be better... I'm not sure if I doning something wrong, I'm kind of new to Linux, or if I need to do something special because I'm a laptop user, but you people tell me something, your fonts are as good as the one in windows?, or I'm asking too much? If yours are good enough, how did you get it to work. So far my tru types looks like blur on the edge, effect that make me have a headache after a couple of minutes reading emails or something. Can I do something to improve my fonts?
Other problem is, there are some program that seems not to use any of my selected fonts. I'm using yahoo messenegr, I know taht is an old version and maybe that's the problem, but that one and openoffice have a very poor fonts. I think I found the way of changing the font on openoffice, I have to try tonight, but there's anything I can do with the yahoo to take the fonts of the system?
Thanks in advance.
/Juan C. Gallardo ===============
Juan, Welcome to the world of SuSE! I think you will find everything to your liking, once you get the little niggling problems like this worked out. As the other guys have mentioned already, update your freetype2, which will help a lot. Also, a new QT3 would certainly go a long way to clear things up even more. You may want to hold off on that for a while until you get a better feel of things though. Since your yahoo messenger is a GTK/Gnome program, you might want to visit this site to pick up the new Bitstream Vera fonts. There is a script included with it with directions where to put it, so that Gnome uses the fonts automatically. The fonts provide a much nicer look for all programs and I even use them for KDE as well. Very nice fonts, these are a must have! Here is your site URL: http://www.gnome.org/fonts/ Also, to replace your yahoo messenger, use Gaim as Ben mentions. It covers all the different chat services available in one program and does it nicely. Kopete is also a good program for this, but not quite as polished as Gaim. Patrick -- --- KMail v1.5.2 --- SuSE Linux Pro v8.2 --- Registered Linux User #225206 On any other day, that might seem strange...