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hcjl

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From: berlin

Registered: 2007-06-29

Posts: 330

Re: Font issues

Does this work with Libre Office as well? I am using Libre Office version 3

there is also a fix for libreoffice http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=45863

brebs

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Registered: 2007-04-03

Posts: 3,742

Re: Font issues

Another reason why I am having trouble with my fonts is because of the dependencies. Now, if I want to change everything from ubuntu rendering to infinality there are all of these programs that are connected to the ubuntu packages and I can't seem to get infinality to work properly

Show an error message, at the very least... Don't be so vague.

rg_arc

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Registered: 2011-03-20

Posts: 507

Re: Font issues

==> Continue installing freetype2-infinality ? [Y/n]
==> [v]iew package contents [c]heck package with namcap
==> ---------------------------------------------------
==> y

Password: 
resolving dependencies...
looking for inter-conflicts...
:: freetype2-infinality and freetype2-ubuntu are in conflict (freetype2). Remove freetype2-ubuntu? [y/N] y
error: failed to prepare transaction (could not satisfy dependencies)
:: fontconfig-ubuntu: requires freetype2-ubuntu>=2.3.11
:: libxft-ubuntu: requires freetype2-ubuntu
==> WARNING: Your packages are saved in /tmp/yaourt-tmp-ricky
==> WARNING: Following packages have not been installed:
    freetype2-infinality

ah maybe this is too vague...

rg_arc

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Registered: 2011-03-20

Posts: 507

Re: Font issues

yaourt -R freetype2-ubuntu
Password: 
checking dependencies...
error: failed to prepare transaction (could not satisfy dependencies)
:: fontconfig-ubuntu: requires freetype2-ubuntu>=2.3.11
:: google-chrome: requires freetype2
:: imagemagick: requires freetype2
:: imlib2: requires freetype2
:: lesstif: requires freetype2
:: libxfont: requires freetype2
:: libxft-ubuntu: requires freetype2-ubuntu
:: pango: requires freetype2
:: python-imaging: requires freetype2
:: xorg-mkfontscale: requires freetype2

brebs

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Registered: 2007-04-03

Posts: 3,742

Re: Font issues

Compile, and install, in this strict order:

pixman freetype2 fontconfig libXft cairo

rg_arc

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Registered: 2011-03-20

Posts: 507

Re: Font issues

$ yaourt -S --aur freetype2 fontconfig
Password: 
resolving dependencies...
looking for inter-conflicts...
:: fontconfig and fontconfig-ubuntu are in conflict. Remove fontconfig-ubuntu? [y/N] y
:: freetype2 and freetype2-ubuntu are in conflict. Remove freetype2-ubuntu? [y/N] y
error: failed to prepare transaction (could not satisfy dependencies)
:: cairo-ubuntu: requires fontconfig-ubuntu>=2.8.0
:: libxft-ubuntu: requires fontconfig-ubuntu>=2.6.0
:: libxft-ubuntu: requires freetype2-ubuntu
$

$ yaourt -S --aur libXft cairo
error: target not found: libXft
$

I downloaded pixman but I couldn't download the other packages.

Wey

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Registered: 2011-04-22

Posts: 217

Re: Font issues

probably you aren't supposed to capitalize the X in libxft

rg_arc

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Registered: 2011-03-20

Posts: 507

Re: Font issues

$ yaourt -S --aur libxft
Password: 
resolving dependencies...
looking for inter-conflicts...
:: libxft and libxft-ubuntu are in conflict. Remove libxft-ubuntu? [y/N] y
error: failed to prepare transaction (could not satisfy dependencies)
:: cairo-ubuntu: requires libxft-ubuntu
$ 

ah thats true... but still... how do replace these packages with packages I want? such as libxft-ubuntu? I tried to remove that package but it is connected to so many applications. So I would have to remove those applications and then install these packages just to get the font packages I want?

stlarch

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From: hell

Registered: 2010-12-25

Posts: 1,265

Re: Font issues

Try pacman -S fontconfig freetype2 libxft cairo. It should then prompt you to remove the ubuntu packages and replace them with those. Then you should be able to install what you want.

rg_arc

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Registered: 2011-03-20

Posts: 507

Re: Font issues

OK... I see... I used the root terminal this time instead and I was able to remove and install all of those packages I wanted..thanks!

rg_arc

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Registered: 2011-03-20

Posts: 507

Re: Font issues

ok I just installed the freetype2-infinality package from the AUR. I will update later when I see any new changes happen... right now I am too tired to work on it

rg_arc

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Registered: 2011-03-20

Posts: 507

Re: Font issues

This is what my fonts look like in Ubuntu with subpixel smoothing slight hinting with RGB. I am still trying everything to get my fonts to look like that in arch linux. I downloaded the packages for infinality and also the font renderings. I think it maybe because of the libre office package in arch linux. The one in Ubuntu looks great but in arch linux there are several problems with the aesthetics. I also downloaded the uglyfix package for libre office with infinality but nothing works.