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Offline meo

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Changing system fonts
« on: September 08, 2011, 12:23:11 PM »
Hi!

I've searched for info about this in the wiki and in the forum but I can't find any information. My problem is that swedish two byte characters will not show up correctly in for example emelfm when I look for files that I want to copy from either a windows partition or a linux equivalent. I've tried to change the fonts in emelfm editing the settings file in /home/tc/.emelfm but with no success. So therefore this post. If anyone has any hints of solving the problem it will be greatly appreciated.

Have fun using TC,
meo
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Re: Changing system fonts
« Reply #1 on: September 08, 2011, 04:47:53 PM »
if I remember correctly emelfm use gtk library, this is my /home/tc/.gtkrc-2.0:
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gtk-font-name="Monospace 14"

Install dejavu sans font from repository and set this file accordingly

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Re: Changing system fonts
« Reply #2 on: September 08, 2011, 05:17:00 PM »
Hi vinnie!

Thanks for your input. The problem is that I use the emelfm based on gtk1 and therefore I don't have any .gtkrc-2.0 folder in my home directory. Thanks anyway!

Have fun with TC the way you want it,
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Re: Changing system fonts
« Reply #3 on: September 08, 2011, 06:44:02 PM »
For gtk1 i dont know fine, but i I seem to remember is ~/.gtkrc , if not exist, create it.
However if your problem is the "special characters" you should look on the wiki how to set the keymap for your language and localize tinycore

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Re: Changing system fonts
« Reply #4 on: September 08, 2011, 08:35:15 PM »
Hi vinnie!

TC is localized since long ago so there is no problem with the output from the keyboard. The problem is that the two byte characters like å, ä and ö are replaced with other characters or signs when I look at files in both Win XP and Linux Mint that I also use on this computer. Right now I'm running TC from an SD memory card but sometimes also from USB pen drives since I experiment and test different ways to run TC and also different versions. I have an old Sandisk Titanium (2 GB) on my keyring that runs TC which I can use on virtually any PC if I need. So I think that the problem I have is a system wide issue (fonts used in the core) and that is what I would like to know how to change. Back in the DSL times I did a lot of remastering but this particular problem in TC I don't know how to solve yet. Thanks anyway!

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meo
« Last Edit: September 08, 2011, 08:37:06 PM by meo »
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Re: Changing system fonts
« Reply #5 on: September 09, 2011, 03:06:26 AM »
gtk1 does not support proper localization, IIRC.
The only barriers that can stop you are the ones you create yourself.

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Re: Changing system fonts
« Reply #6 on: September 09, 2011, 03:51:51 AM »
Hi curaga!

Thanks for the info! I got used to managing files with Emelfm during my DSL period, but it looks like I'm stuck in a "catch 22" situation in this matter. Thanks for letting me know!  :(

Have fun improving TC,
meo
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Re: Changing system fonts
« Reply #7 on: September 09, 2011, 03:52:52 AM »
Why not move to the gtk2 emelfm?
The only barriers that can stop you are the ones you create yourself.

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Re: Changing system fonts
« Reply #8 on: September 09, 2011, 05:00:32 AM »
Hi again curaga!

I have tried Emelfm2 also but the problem remains. Is there someway I can fix that in Emelfm2? Thanks for your response!

Have fun improving TC,
meo

« Last Edit: September 09, 2011, 05:22:41 AM by meo »
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Re: Changing system fonts
« Reply #9 on: September 09, 2011, 05:22:13 AM »
Hi again!

Followed the suggestion of vinnie and now the problem is solved in Emelfm2. Thanks to both of you!  :)

Have fun moving TC further,
meo
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