Linux (Ubuntu 7.10) - Placeshifter font too long

[ltitran]

Team,

Got my old HTPC server running Ubuntu 7.10 with Placeshifter 6.3.
All menu and lables are chopped off as if the font was too long.
I did change the system font and size with no affect to the Placeshifter app.

I also adjusted the MAX font size in the Placeshifter setup to a very small number stopped / started app with no effect...

Is the font type and size hard coded for the linux placeshifter?


Any thoughts?


Thanks - LT

[bcjenkins]

This has been covered before. I think there is a MS font hard coded in the app and you should install the MS font pack.

B

[ltitran]

Thanks bcjenkins

If it has been covered before (I could not find it in post threads), can you please post the thread link...

[Motofreak75]

http://forums.sagetv.com/forums/show...13&postcount=1

[ltitran]

That is exactly what I am seeing - Thanks so much!

On to the the eHome remote next under Ubuntu...

LT

[Motofreak75]

Originally Posted by ltitran

That is exactly what I am seeing - Thanks so much!

On to the the eHome remote next under Ubuntu...

LT

I used Lirc for that issue

[cenwesi]

I recently noticed this on my Ubuntu box the other day. Very weired. All was working fine for weeks until i reboot the client box and all off a sudden text are chopped off. Anyway where do i get the MS font pack from?

[doc]

Install Automatix2 and using that install....

'Extra Fonts'

to find Automatix2 do a google on it. I can't remember the site off my head.

[cenwesi]

Hmmm, i am running Hardy. Does any one know how to get the extra font.

i tried apt-get install extrafonts
no go for that...

[cenwesi]

Solved: the font pack it is looking for is msttcorefonts. Two ways to get this back

1) Install Ubuntu restricted extras. go to add remove and search for "extra fonts", make sure all is selected and "all available applications"

2) The other way is to either find the msttcorefonts *.deb file or if you have another Ubuntu OS. Check and see if there is a /usr/share/fonts/msttcorefonts directory. Copy that dir to your pc and in the same exact location and issue this command. $fc-cache -fv

I simply just used the add remove option I still don't know why it was removed in the first place, but i am sure something i did some house cleaning and it got removed..... Anyway i am back to normal now

I hope this helps other with the same problem.