[Qt-interest] Mac 10.5.6 Qt3 messed up X11 fonts

[Jeremy Mann]

Murphy, Sean M. wrote:
> The only font related idea I have is are you explicitly setting the font
> in your application?  If so, try setting to a different one, or a
> different size.  If you aren't explicitly setting the font, maybe try to
> and see if that helps?  Also you say you cleared the system and User
> fonts, but I *think* (not 100% positive) X11 uses the fonts located in
> /usr/X11/lib/X11/fonts, I don't think (again, not 100% positive) X11
> uses the same fonts as "normal" Mac applications, so did you check the
> fonts located in that location?

Those caches were rebuilt as well.

> Unfortunately I probably didn't solve your problem, but is there a good
> reason you are using the X11 version on the Mac?
>
> If you're app is just a pure C++/Qt application, you can just dump the
> X11 version and use the Mac native version.  If you want to go down that
> route, you *can* get Qt 3.3.8 to compile on Leopard using the hints
> posted here: http://trac.macports.org/ticket/13208 specifically the link
> to  here
> http://fink.cvs.sourceforge.net/*checkout*/fink/dists/10.4/unstable/main
> /finkinfo/graphics/qt3mac.patch2
>
> I'd definitely recommend getting off X11 on the Mac side if at all
> possible.  Also, I should probably toss in the obligatory "and move to
> Qt4 too if you can" comment!

Switching to Qt4 is just not possible at this time.


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