Package: x2goclient
Setup: X2go server on Ubuntu 12.10, client on Win7
Issue: One of our CAD application displays unreadable text. When trying to select another font, only one is available. xlsfonts also reports only a few fonts. The application works fine locallyor when using a Linux X2go client and xlsfonts shows a long list of fonts.
How to solve: Install the 'font' directory from the VcXsrv mainline package. After that, the application shows readable text and provides a large selection of alternative fonts.
I think it would be good to bring the Windows and Linux client closer by shipping a more complete VcXsrv with it or at least offering the option.
Am 23.01.2013 09:53, schrieb Stephane Mutz:
Issue: One of our CAD application displays unreadable text. When trying to select another font, only one is available. xlsfonts also reports only a few fonts. The application works fine locallyor when using a Linux X2go client and xlsfonts shows a long list of fonts.
How to solve: Install the 'font' directory from the VcXsrv mainline package. After that, the application shows readable text and provides a large selection of alternative fonts.
I think it would be good to bring the Windows and Linux client closer by shipping a more complete VcXsrv with it or at least offering the option.
This reminds me of an issue with NoMachine's NX Client. I'm not sure if they still do so, but they used to offer separate font packages for download on the same page as their Windows client. The note next to them said that you'd only need them for really old X applications that require client-side fonts; all modern applications would use server-side fonts and work fine without these extra packages.
Out of curiosity, how old is your application? Maybe there is a way to make it work with server-side fonts?
-Stefan
On 01/23/2013 04:09 AM, Stefan Baur wrote:
Am 23.01.2013 09:53, schrieb Stephane Mutz:
Issue: One of our CAD application displays unreadable text. When trying to select another font, only one is available. xlsfonts also reports only a few fonts. The application works fine locallyor when using a Linux X2go client and xlsfonts shows a long list of fonts.
How to solve: Install the 'font' directory from the VcXsrv mainline package. After that, the application shows readable text and provides a large selection of alternative fonts.
I think it would be good to bring the Windows and Linux client closer by shipping a more complete VcXsrv with it or at least offering the option.
This reminds me of an issue with NoMachine's NX Client. I'm not sure if they still do so, but they used to offer separate font packages for download on the same page as their Windows client. The note next to them said that you'd only need them for really old X applications that require client-side fonts; all modern applications would use server-side fonts and work fine without these extra packages.
Out of curiosity, how old is your application? Maybe there is a way to make it work with server-side fonts?
-Stefan
Looks like they still do:
http://www.nomachine.com/download-client-windows.php
And so it looks like we need to do the same to support these old X programs.
-- Orion Poplawski Technical Manager 303-415-9701 x222 NWRA, Boulder/CoRA Office FAX: 303-415-9702 3380 Mitchell Lane orion@nwra.com Boulder, CO 80301 http://www.nwra.com
Processing control commands:
tag -1 build-win32 Bug #538 [pyhoca-contrib] Missing fonts in X application Added tag(s) build-win32. close -1 Bug #538 [pyhoca-contrib] Missing fonts in X application Marked Bug as done
-- 538: http://bugs.x2go.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=538 X2Go Bug Tracking System Contact owner@bugs.x2go.org with problems
Processing control commands:
tag -1 build-win32 Bug #539 [pyhoca-gui] Missing fonts in X application Added tag(s) build-win32. close -1 Bug #539 [pyhoca-gui] Missing fonts in X application Marked Bug as done
-- 539: http://bugs.x2go.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=539 X2Go Bug Tracking System Contact owner@bugs.x2go.org with problems
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Stefan Baur -
Stephane Mutz