Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2002 13:45:03 -0400 From: Steve Wingate <s.wingate@cox.net> To: Adam Weinberger <adamw@FreeBSD.ORG>, Joe Marcus Clarke <marcus@marcuscom.com> Cc: Ollivier Robert <roberto@keltia.freenix.fr>, "FreeBSD Current Users' list" <freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG>, "FreeBSD's ports list" <ports@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Re: mozilla-devel problems Message-ID: <20021024174503.PEJZ25985.fed1mtao02.cox.net@smtp.west.cox.net>
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> > >> (10.24.2002 @ 0903 PST): Joe Marcus Clarke said, in 1.6K: << > > With XFree86 4.2.1 running on an ATI Radeon with radeon.ko loaded, and > > DDR enabled. Screen depth is 1280x1024 with 24-bit color. I have been > > told Matrox cards have a problem with XFree86 and anti-aliased fonts. > > I'm running the same thing as you are, and I got the same > messed-up-edness. Except, I'm running -STABLE. This problem is *not* a > - -STABLE/-CURRENT problem. > > > I also noticed some strange font issues when I first started > > mozilla-devel. They weren't nearly as strange as what you're seeing, > > but after I tweaked my fonts to what you see in the screenshot, > > everything looked pretty good. Does the problem persist if you build > > defining WITHOUT_XFT? > > No, the problem disappears if Xft support does. I've been trying to > track down what exactly isn't loading right (either it can't find a font > or it's horribly miscomputing metrics), but I have an icky exam due > tonight. So I'm slow about it ::P > > > > > Okay, my -CURRENT machine is fine. As for the fonts, this is most > > > > likely due to the new Xft support. My fonts look pretty good. You > > > > might try installing the x11-fonts/webfonts port, then stick this file > > > > in /usr/X11R6/lib/X11, and see if things improve. Else, rebuild > > > > mozilla-devel with -DWITHOUT_XFT. > > I've kindof wondered what you refer to above when you say to install the > webfonts port, and stick "this file" in /usr/X11R6/lib/X11. Webfonts > installs a bunch of TTF files, and places them in a dir in the normal > fonts location. When using apps that don't make font loading a royal > pain (KDE, I'm looking at you), I can load the webfonts fonts just fine. I have -STABLE running on a box with an ATI Radeon 8500. I have no idea what the radeon.ko is but if it is isn't loaded by default I don't have it loaded (don't care about 3D much). I'm building moz-dev on FreeBSD-stable & RH 8.0(at home but I'm at work) now with XFT support. I'll take a look at the results when I get home. How about installing the mozilla-fonts port and inserting those fonts into the moz-dev preferences. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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