| Summary: | Some Gtk applications (e.g. Firefox) do not show the font configured for gtk applications in KDE system settings | ||
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| Product: | Mageia | Reporter: | Jose Manuel López <joselp> |
| Component: | RPM Packages | Assignee: | Mageia Bug Squad <bugsquad> |
| Status: | RESOLVED FIXED | QA Contact: | |
| Severity: | minor | ||
| Priority: | Normal | CC: | lewyssmith, ouaurelien |
| Version: | 7 | Keywords: | NEEDINFO |
| Target Milestone: | --- | ||
| Hardware: | All | ||
| OS: | Linux | ||
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| Source RPM: | Firefox and Thunderbird | CVE: | |
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Showing a KDE font configuration for Gtk applications
Showing that the changed font *does* show up in some Gtk applications |
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Description
Jose Manuel López
2020-10-13 12:19:21 CEST
Thank you for the report, but...
> Configure a [gtk] font in Plasma preferences
> I have configured a Dejavu Sans, size 9
In what category of use? I see no mention of 'gtk' fonts as such.
Please can you explain in more detail exactly the steps you took to do this.
Just having looked at it, I followed Plasma System Settings-Fonts-Fonts which shows a dialogue with categories of use (not including Browser or E-mail client) and the font selectable for each one; plus an 'Adjust all fonts' button which I guess does the whole lot in one go to all be the same.
And where would you hope the definition to be apparent in say Firefox? Or any other GTK application? Not only does Firefox have its own font configuration for standard/general use (whatever that means: Preferences-General-Fonts & Colours-Standard/General font), but of course web pages mostly dictate their own fonts.Source RPM:
gtk3 applications Firefox and Thunderbird =>
Firefox and Thunderbird The gtk fonts are configured in the "Application style> Gnome / GTK application style" section. There you can configure the GTK theme for GTK2, GTK3 applications and the font. Thank you for the 'how to do it' pointer. You should know that this Gtk/Gnome functionality in KDE System Settings is not in Mageia 8. So it cannot be important. BTAIM I changed the font to something obvious to see in the KDE control centre as you pointed, and will attach a screenshot showing that. Having done so, Firefox, as you say, took no notice. Nor another major thing I think is Gtk, LibreOffice (no visible effect). But Gimp *did* show the new font. Without researching what system different applications used (Gtk|Qt), I found some Gtk others which *did* show the change: Claws-mail (but not Clawsker!), and two for which I shall attach a screenshot showing the defined font. I could see no affect on any Gnome application I tried - which are so bare as to have almost no text anyway. The change you are trying clearly does work with some Gtk applications, and why it does not with others is ? Possibly a Gtk2|3 difference (MGA8 will have only 3). The change does not necessarily apply throughout the applications that show it. For Firefox, it seems that its own font definition is for the display of web pages which do not specify their own. Severity:
normal =>
minor Created attachment 11939 [details]
Showing a KDE font configuration for Gtk applications
And while posting this with a Gtk browser (IceApe), I notice that the file selection dialogue shows the revised font...
Created attachment 11940 [details]
Showing that the changed font *does* show up in some Gtk applications
This screenshot shows two Gtk applications displaying the changed font: FileZilla behind, HexChat in front.
This bug is so trivial, are you Jose willing for it to be closed? Especially as I do not think the functionality will exist in MGA8.
Well, we can close the matter. I'll wait for Mageia 8. It is possible that I will install it from the Beta to see how it goes. Resolution:
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OLD Now fonts are applied automatically by the Systemsettings5 => Application Style and Configure GNOME/GTK Application Style... button. This is fixed in M8. CC:
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ouaurelien |