Bug 24019 – KDE Font Installer replaces /etc/fonts/fonts.conf

• Product: Gentoo Linux
• Status: RESOLVED FIXED

[Description Luke-Jr 2003-07-06 17:25:26 UTC]

According to the default /etc/fonts/fonts.conf, it should not be changed.
However, the KDE Font Installer KControl applet replaces this file. The
replacement file also breaks Xft-only fixed width fonts (they are 2x wider than
they should be).

[Comment 1 Luke-Jr 2003-07-06 17:29:06 UTC]

Correction: The problem with the fixed width fonts does not seem to be related to the replacement 
of /etc/fonts/fonts.conf. I just didn't notice it since Konsole used a working font with the correct 
fonts.conf. 

[Comment 2 Paul de Vrieze (RETIRED) 2003-07-07 01:47:25 UTC]

I'll be looking into changing this applet, so it uses local.conf. For now, don't use it ;-)

[Comment 3 Andrew Cooks 2004-08-29 10:43:43 UTC]

This bug has been inactive for a very long time, probably more than a year.

I cant reproduce this. The applet changed my local.conf file, but didn't touch my fonts.conf file.

Can this be closed?

[Comment 4 Dan Armak (RETIRED) 2004-11-20 08:54:35 UTC]

Confirmed, in that I can't get it to modify local.conf either, even in admin mode. AFAICS it only modifies the Fontmap file.

[Comment 5 Luke-Jr 2004-11-20 10:22:48 UTC]

Why did you mark the bug as FIXED if you simply confirmed that the bug exists??

[Comment 6 Dan Armak (RETIRED) 2004-11-20 10:41:53 UTC]

Sorry, I thought one thing and wrote another...
I meant: I can't get it to modify neither fonts.conf nor local.conf. The only file it ever modifies under /etc/fonts is Fontmap. Other changes go into ~/.fonts (normal mode) or /usr/local/share/fonts (admin mode).
The kfontinst changelog corroborates this, and its source never touches/opens fonts.conf or local.conf.