[PLUG] XMMS Fonts

Michael M. Moore michael at writemoore.net
Mon Mar 9 19:27:39 UTC 2009


Rich Shepard wrote:
>    I have a problem with the play list display in xmms. I used Options ->
> Preferences -> Fonts and saw a huge list of names I've never seen before.
> The fontface names I know I have on the system (e.g., Bitstream Charter) are
> annotated as being 2-byte fonts that might not display correctly. But, when
> I select a fontface without that notice, I see gibberish displayed in the
> play list.
> 
>    Does anyone have experience with this?
> 
>    I used xmms before, but it was removed from Slackware-12.0 and -12.1
> (replaced by audacious), then restored in -12.2. When I try to invoke
> audacious I get a seg fault.
> 
> Suggestions greatly appreciated,

I haven't used xmms in years, but IIRC it is a GTK1 app, correct?  Do 
you use other GTK1 apps and have no problems with fonts?  From what I 
remember, in dealing with this issue a long time ago when I was still 
trying to use one or two GTK1 apps, there is some special configuration 
magic you need to do to make these apps aware of xft or fontconfig 
fonts.  (I'm not sure if that's the correct terminology -- what I mean 
is the fonts that GTK-2 apps use by default, the kind that get 
registered automagically by running fc-cache, or by various distros' 
installation routines, or by GNOME drag-n-drop, and made available to 
all GTK-2/QT3/QT4 apps.)

I don't remember what you have to do or how to do it anymore, but you 
can probably find out from Google if you search for "GTK1 fonts" or 
something more targeted to Slackware.

Personally, if you're wedded to the WinAmp-style audio player, I would 
spend more time figuring out what's wrong with Audacious, because it's 
much nicer than xmms.  Unless, I guess, you're already wanting to use 
other GTK1 apps and need to get it sorted system-wide.  I was under the 
impression that most of them that haven't gone by the wayside probably 
will eventually.

Michael M.



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