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Mike Markowski-2

k3utility on linux, font question

When I run k3utility it runs fine but is tough to read. Normally a
program will size UI components based on font but it seems k3utility is
expecting a particular one - and one I'm not using! Can a linux user
tell which font he is using successfully?

Images of what I see are at

http://udel.edu/~mm/ham/elecraft/k3util

Thanks!
Mike ab3ap
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David Fleming-2

Re: k3utility on linux, font question

Hi Mike,

Which distro of Linux are you using? A google search should find you a solution. Here is link to details on how to change the fonts on Ubuntu.

http://www.addictivetips.com/ubuntu-linux-tips/how-to-change-fonts-in-ubuntu-linux/

73,

David, W4SMT

> When I run k3utility it runs fine but
> is tough to read. Normally a
> program will size UI components based on font but it seems
> k3utility is
> expecting a particular one - and one I'm not using!
> Can a linux user
> tell which font he is using successfully?
>
> Images of what I see are at
>
> http://udel.edu/~mm/ham/elecraft/k3util
>
> Thanks!
> Mike ab3ap
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Mike Markowski-2

Re: k3utility on linux, font question

Hi David,

I'm using gentoo. I've been a Unix user since 1981 and am comfortable
enough with X11 to change fonts, I'm just not sure for which font this
program is hardcoded. I'll start experimenting but also hope a future
version of k3utility will handle any font. But it's a minor thing. I
can update my rig and that's what counts most.

Thanks!
Mike ab3ap

On 02/26/11 19:23, David Fleming wrote:

> Hi Mike,
>
> Which distro of Linux are you using? A google search should find you
> a solution. Here is link to details on how to change the fonts on
> Ubuntu.
>
> http://www.addictivetips.com/ubuntu-linux-tips/how-to-change-fonts-in-ubuntu-linux/
>
> 73,
>
> David, W4SMT
>
>
>
>> When I run k3utility it runs fine but is tough to read. Normally
>> a program will size UI components based on font but it seems
>> k3utility is expecting a particular one - and one I'm not using!
>> Can a linux user tell which font he is using successfully?
>>
>> Images of what I see are at
>>
>> http://udel.edu/~mm/ham/elecraft/k3util
>>
>> Thanks! Mike ab3ap

vk4tux

Re: k3utility on linux, font question

In reply to this post by Mike Markowski-2

You did not say what flavour of linux you use, I use fedora 14 here.
In any case this should help;

Install Microsoft Truetype Fonts

The official source for the package is http://corefonts.sourceforge.net/

use above for Debian/Ubuntu, below for Redhat

http://www.mjmwired.net/resources/files/msttcore-fonts-2.0-3.noarch.rpm

& run; $ sudo rpm -ivh msttcore-fonts-2.0-3.noarch.rpm

Adrian ... vk4tux
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Nate Bargmann

Re: k3utility on linux, font question

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* On 2011 27 Feb 16:41 -0600, Mike Markowski wrote:
> Hi David,
>
> I'm using gentoo. I've been a Unix user since 1981 and am comfortable
> enough with X11 to change fonts, I'm just not sure for which font this
> program is hardcoded. I'll start experimenting but also hope a future
> version of k3utility will handle any font. But it's a minor thing. I
> can update my rig and that's what counts most.

The program is written uisng the GTK+ toolkit as reported by ldd. As
such, I doubt a font is hardcoded as it respects my desktop theme
settings. You should be able to change the font through the GNOME theme
utility.

Are you using KDE by chance? If so, do you have the gtk theme plugin
for kcontrol?

On my Debian system where I run the XFCE4 desktop, which is primarily
GTK+ based, the fonts in k3util look just as any other GTK+ app. Also,
I have switched to using the Droid font as my default. It is the best
font I've seen. MS and many other fonts pale by comparison.

73, de Nate >>

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David Fleming-2

Re: k3utility on linux, font question

The fonts are not hardcoded. Nate is correct. It uses GTK+.

+1 on the Droid font. :)

David, W4SMT

--- On Sun, 2/27/11, Nate Bargmann <[hidden email]> wrote:

> > Hi David,
> >
> > I'm using gentoo. I've been a Unix user since
> 1981 and am comfortable
> > enough with X11 to change fonts, I'm just not sure for
> which font this
> > program is hardcoded. I'll start experimenting
> but also hope a future
> > version of k3utility will handle any font. But
> it's a minor thing. I
> > can update my rig and that's what counts most.
>
> The program is written uisng the GTK+ toolkit as reported
> by ldd. As
> such, I doubt a font is hardcoded as it respects my desktop
> theme
> settings. You should be able to change the font
> through the GNOME theme
> utility.
>
> Are you using KDE by chance? If so, do you have the
> gtk theme plugin
> for kcontrol?
>
> On my Debian system where I run the XFCE4 desktop, which is
> primarily
> GTK+ based, the fonts in k3util look just as any other GTK+
> app. Also,
> I have switched to using the Droid font as my
> default. It is the best
> font I've seen. MS and many other fonts pale by
> comparison.
>
> 73, de Nate >>
>
> --
>
> "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all
> possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true."
>
> Ham radio, Linux, bikes, and more: http://www.n0nb.us

Mike Markowski-2

Re: k3utility on linux, font question

The buttons are definitely not resizing for the font it's using, as you
can see in the screenshots. So something is off. (I don't mean, by the
way, that any fonts themselves are hardcoded in, but that button sizes
might not be based on font.) I'll give the Droid font a try and see how
it goes.

Thanks, guys, for the tip!

73,
Mike ab3ap

On 02/27/11 19:17, David Fleming wrote:
> The fonts are not hardcoded. Nate is correct. It uses GTK+.
>
> +1 on the Droid font. :)
>
> David, W4SMT
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