From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Dec 3 22:51:50 2003 Return-Path: <owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 884F116A4CE for <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>; Wed, 3 Dec 2003 22:51:50 -0800 (PST) Received: from ms-smtp-02-eri0.southeast.rr.com (ms-smtp-02-lbl.southeast.rr.com [24.25.9.101]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B5A7143FA3 for <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>; Wed, 3 Dec 2003 22:51:48 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from marcus@marcuscom.com) Received: from creme-brulee.marcuscom.com (rdu74-159-108.nc.rr.com [24.74.159.108])hB46pjav007750; Thu, 4 Dec 2003 01:51:45 -0500 (EST) Received: from [192.168.1.4] (shumai.marcuscom.com [192.168.1.4]) hB46pGu5002860; Thu, 4 Dec 2003 01:51:16 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from marcus@marcuscom.com) From: Joe Marcus Clarke <marcus@marcuscom.com> To: bernard.el-hagin@lido-tech.net In-Reply-To: <acltsvck8h49np1mdmmnv17iga4602fgbt@4ax.com> References: <n9itsv0qitnivjqoeqlp08c5pculoui4ik@4ax.com> <1070518494.26031.21.camel@shumai.marcuscom.com> <78ktsvgnq7f5n98np0vkgkdtp2q4qrhn0v@4ax.com> <1070519258.26031.32.camel@shumai.marcuscom.com> <acltsvck8h49np1mdmmnv17iga4602fgbt@4ax.com> Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="=-hnOM+E83NAsB9Wcrf6Xs" Organization: MarcusCom, Inc. Message-Id: <1070520700.26031.39.camel@shumai.marcuscom.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.4.5 Date: Thu, 04 Dec 2003 01:51:40 -0500 X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-4.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=2.60 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.60 (1.212-2003-09-23-exp) on creme-brulee.marcuscom.com X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine cc: FreeBSD User Questions List <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Anti aliased fonts in FBSD X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions <freebsd-questions.freebsd.org> List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions>, <mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=unsubscribe> List-Archive: <http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-questions> List-Post: <mailto:freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> List-Help: <mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=help> List-Subscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions>, <mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=subscribe> X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 04 Dec 2003 06:51:50 -0000 --=-hnOM+E83NAsB9Wcrf6Xs Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Thu, 2003-12-04 at 01:41, Bernard El-Hagin wrote: > owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org wrote: >=20 > >On Thu, 2003-12-04 at 01:17, Bernard El-Hagin wrote: > >> owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org wrote: > >>=20 > >> >On Thu, 2003-12-04 at 00:46, Bernard El-Hagin wrote: > >> >> Hello, > >> >>=20 > >> >> When I install some appliactions from ports they have nice > >> >> anti-aliased fonts by default (gaim, for example). Unfortunately ot= hers > >> >> do not (most notably gVim and also LinCVS, both of which are capabl= e of > >> >> using them). Where exactly is this governed? How do I tell applicat= ions > >> >> to always use anti-aliased fonts? I am running CURRENT. > >> > > >> >There's a section on this in the FreeBSD handbook: > >> > > >> >http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/x-fonts.htm= l > >>=20 > >>=20 > >> Thanks to that section of the handbook I have enabled anti-aliased fon= ts > >> in X, but it doesn't explain why some applications use those fonts by > >> default and others don't. That's my real problem. > > > >Yes it does. The last paragraph states: > > > >"Anti-aliasing should be enabled the next time the X server is started. > >However, programs must know how to take advantage of it. At present, the > >Qt toolkit does, so the entire KDE environment can use anti-aliased > >fonts (see Section 5.7.3.2 on KDE for details). Gtk+ and GNOME can also > >be made to use anti-aliasing via the ``Font'' capplet (see Section > >5.7.1.3 for details). By default, Mozilla 1.2 and greater will > >automatically use anti-aliasing. To disable this, rebuild Mozilla with > >the -DWITHOUT_XFT flag." > > > >So, do you have gVim built with gtk+-2 support, and have you done what > >section 5.7.3.2 tells you for KDE/Qt apps (i.e. set QT_XFT to true)? >=20 >=20 > I don't use KDE nor Gnome, but as I understand it any application which > is built with either Qt or Gtk+-2 support should be capable of using > anti-aliased fonts. What I'm asking is how do I: Yes, per the cross-referenced sections in the above paragraph, you may have to do some additional setting of variables if you do not use the respective desktops. >=20 >=20 > 1. find out before building an application whether it will be built with > support for either of those, As things are right now, looking at the ports' Makefiles is your best bet. >=20 >=20 > 2. make sure that such support is added if it's not there by default > (which I should be able to establish in step 1). Once you figure out the variable to set, you can add it to make.conf or pkgtools.conf (or both). Joe >=20 >=20 > Thanks. >=20 >=20 > Cheers, > Bernard > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.o= rg" --=20 PGP Key : http://www.marcuscom.com/pgp.asc --=-hnOM+E83NAsB9Wcrf6Xs Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQA/ztl8b2iPiv4Uz4cRAt3QAKCSsIqES7ZZsQf3/FXY0mFs/+pCMgCgq1x8 4473mK04WNussLH4qDjEUBQ= =cSCB -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-hnOM+E83NAsB9Wcrf6Xs--