[mythtv-users] gutsy install GANT no text in menues

[John Brown]

Better solution:

After installing msttcorefonts, issue the following command:

sudo fc-cache-f -v

Once you've done that the MS Core Fonts will be accessible by 
OpenOffice, MythTv and whatever.

John




John Brown wrote:
> I solved this problem by creating a symbolic link 
> /usr/share/mythtv/Arial.ttf linked to 
> /usr/share/fonts/trutype/msttcorefonts/Arial.ttf
> 
> I assume there is a better solution though, because this does help me 
> get Arial etc. in OpenOffice.
> 
> John
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> John Brown wrote:
>> msttcorefonts MS is installed. I tried re-installing it but it made no 
>> difference. I likewise tried reinstalling defoma and x-ttcidfont-conf, 
>> with the same stunning lack of effect.
>>
>>
>> I then noticed that I can't see Arial in OpenOffice either.
>>
>> xorg.conf didn't contain any FontPath entires so I added the following:
>>
>> Section "Files"
>> 	FontPath	"var/lib/deforma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType"
>> EndSection
>>
>> ... but again, it made no difference to either MythTv or OpenOffice.
>>
>> Ideas?
>>
>> John
>>
>>
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>>
>> David George wrote:
>>> On 11/12/2007 06:53 AM, John Brown wrote:
>>>> I have just done a fresh install of ubuntu gutsy on an AMD64 and 
>>>> installed mythtv frontend and backend
>>>>
>>>> With GANT selected I get the icons but no text in the menus. Any odea 
>>>> why? I have tried reinstalling, to no avail.
>>>>
>>>> If I switch to "Blue" everything works OK, but I don't really like that 
>>>> theme.
>>>>   
>>> I don't know if it is the same issue in gutsy, but the archives have a 
>>> lot of messages on missing text in gant.
>>>
>>> http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/engine?list=mythtv&do=search_results&search_forum=forum_1&search_string=gant+no+text&search_type=AND
>>>
>>> Basically the MS core fonts may not be installed.  IIRC, G.A.N.T. uses 
>>> the Arial font.
>>>
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