[mythtv-users] Mythbuntu theme fails to load 'Ubuntu' font

[Mike Perkins]

On 01/01/14 23:09, Andrew C. (AFPup) Stadt wrote:
> On 01/01/14 05:00 PM, Peter Carlsson wrote:
>> Hello!
>>
>> I try to use the Mythbunbtu theme on my 0.27 BE/FE on a Debian Wheezy
>> but the frontend log file have several entries of this kind:
>>
>> 2014-01-01 20:20:56.241770 E [15746/15746] CoreContext
>> mythfontproperties.cpp:440 (ParseFromXml) - MythFontProperties: Failed to load
>> 'Ubuntu', got 'Bitstream Vera Sans' instead
>>                          Location:
>> /home/mythtv/.mythtv/themes/Mythbuntu/base.xml @ 7
>>                          Name: 'basesmall'       Type: 'fontdef'
>> 2014-01-01 20:20:56.244185 E [15746/15746] CoreContext
>> mythfontproperties.cpp:440 (ParseFromXml) - MythFontProperties: Failed to load
>> 'Ubuntu', got 'Bitstream Vera Sans' instead
>>                          Location:
>> /home/mythtv/.mythtv/themes/Mythbuntu/base.xml @ 12
>>                          Name: 'basesmallbold'   Type: 'fontdef'
>> 2014-01-01 20:20:56.245655 E [15746/15746] CoreContext
>> mythfontproperties.cpp:440 (ParseFromXml) - MythFontProperties: Failed to load
>> 'Ubuntu', got 'Bitstream Vera Sans' instead
>>                          Location:
>> /home/mythtv/.mythtv/themes/Mythbuntu/base.xml @ 16
>>                          Name: 'baseextrasmall'  Type: 'fontdef'
>>
>> I have tried to remove the theme and reload it from the theme chooser,
>> but that doesn't solve my problem. Do I have to install manually since
>> I am not using the Mythbuntu distro?
>>
>> The error has been with me even before 0.27, but now I thought I
>> should fix the problem.
>>
>> I will be happy to provide any additional info if needed.
>>
>> Best regards,
>> Peter Carlsson
>>
> Never found a .deb with these in it yet, but you can download a .zip from
> http://font.ubuntu.com/download/ubuntu-font-family-0.80.zip with the various
> weights.  Just extract to /usr/share/fonts/truetype/ttf-ubuntu and run 'fc-cache
> -fv' to update the font cache.
>
Wouldn't it have been better for the theme designer to have included the fonts 
with the theme in the first place? It shouldn't be necessary to go through extra 
steps just to change to another theme.

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Mike Perkins