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gilbs

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Registered: 2016-12-28

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[SOLVED] Awful default font in some applications

Hi,

Many applications are choosing an awful font by default, and I have to configure them by one by one, by hand (when possible), to change this. This is pretty tiresome. I have no idea why this font is chosen by default and how to change that (I'd prefer Roboto, Inconsolata, Noto or any other font like this to be the default).

VLC: http://image.noelshack.com/fichiers/201 … -23-03.png

Keepass-XC: http://image.noelshack.com/fichiers/201 … -25-21.png

Firefox: http://image.noelshack.com/fichiers/201 … -33-18.png

Chromium also had this font by default, and I had to change it by hand in settings.

If there is any further information I can provide that would help, please let me know.

Thank you in advance.

Last edited by gilbs (2018-03-10 18:28:00)

seth

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Re: [SOLVED] Awful default font in some applications

Please replace the oversized images with thumbnails or links and configure your default/preferred sans-serif, https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Fo … ault_fonts

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gilbs

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Registered: 2016-12-28

Posts: 11

Re: [SOLVED] Awful default font in some applications

Please replace the oversized images with thumbnails or links

Done. Sorry for the inconvenience.

and configure your default/preferred sans-serif, https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Fo … ault_fonts

Thank you. I already followed this, but didn't manage to make it work. It explains how to replace a font, but I don't know the name of the current default font. Moreover, it would break as soon as the default font changes, isn't it? (and the provided snippets in the doc seems to have no effect as is)

Last edited by gilbs (2018-03-10 18:11:56)

seth

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Re: [SOLVED] Awful default font in some applications

THe idea is to configure sans-serif, thus the "default" font - check eg. /etc/fonts/conf.avail/66-noto-sans.conf

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gilbs

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Registered: 2016-12-28

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Re: [SOLVED] Awful default font in some applications

THe idea is to configure sans-serif, thus the "default" font - check eg. /etc/fonts/conf.avail/66-noto-sans.conf

Got it! It works finally. Thank you very very much for the explanations.

Last edited by gilbs (2018-03-10 18:21:20)