Bug 138849 - Choosing certain truetype fonts in "Configure Konqueror->Appearance->Standard font:" results in generic-looking font instead.
Summary: Choosing certain truetype fonts in "Configure Konqueror->Appearance->Standard...
Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME
Alias: None
Product: konqueror
Classification: Applications
Component: general (show other bugs)
Version: unspecified
Platform: unspecified Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Konqueror Developers
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: 138848 (view as bug list)
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Reported: 2006-12-15 17:50 UTC by Everett Attebury
Modified: 2008-07-01 00:03 UTC (History)
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screenshot showing strange mix of fonts in Konqueror (646.21 KB, image/png)
2006-12-15 17:52 UTC, Everett Attebury
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Description Everett Attebury 2006-12-15 17:50:47 UTC
Version:           3.5.5 (using KDE 3.5.5, Debian Package 4:3.5.5a.dfsg.1-5 (4.0))
Compiler:          Target: i486-linux-gnu
OS:                Linux (i686) release 2.6.17-2-686

I downloaded some free ttf fonts from http://www.typenow.net, and installed them using the Font Installer in KControl.  While they all work in programs like Abiword or KWord, they won't all work as screen fonts when I choose them in the "Configure Konqueror->Appearance->Standard font:".

Specifically, I would like to use the MarkerFinePoint font for Desktop icons and Konqueror icons.  When I choose it in KControl for the Desktop icons, I instead get a generic-looking Sans type of font.  

The first time I chose it in the Konqueror settings, it seemed to work,but restarting Konqueror resulted in the same generic-looking fonts as the Desktop.  Later attempts to choose it in the Konqueror settings resulted in a mix of fonts where any folder links  have the generic font, and everything else has the MarkerFinePoint font.

This happens whether I install it as a personal font or as system-wide font
Comment 1 Everett Attebury 2006-12-15 17:52:26 UTC
Created attachment 18941 [details]
screenshot showing strange mix of fonts in Konqueror 

You can see that the folder links in the Konqueror window have the
generic-looking Sans type of font.
Comment 2 Bram Schoenmakers 2006-12-15 18:42:42 UTC
*** Bug 138848 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 3 Frank Reininghaus 2008-06-11 00:01:00 UTC
Everett, can you still reproduce this with a recent version of KDE? I downloaded the font and installed it using the Font Installer in KDE 3.5.9/Kubuntu 8.04. I could then configure both Konqueror and the Desktop to use it, and it works without problems, also with symbolic links.

I also changed the Konqueror default font in SVN trunk rev. 819266 without problems (I tried with a pre-installed font because this version doesn't seem to have a font installer in the system settings).
Comment 4 Everett Attebury 2008-06-11 15:49:07 UTC
Sorry, when KDE 4 was released I switched to using Gnome.
Comment 5 Frank Reininghaus 2008-07-01 00:03:16 UTC
I'm closing this bug because it can't be reproduced any more.