What is the default SL Gnome font called?

[tux99]

Does anyone know what the default Gnome font is?

I mean under System>Preferences>Appearance>Fonts the default font simply shows as Sans-Regular-10 but as far as I understand 'Sans' is just an alias for a specific Sans-type font out of the many installed under /usr/share/fonts. My problem is I don't know which one and don't know where this is configured.

Anyone knows?

[log69]

Based on "find /usr/share/fonts -iname '*sans*'" whether Dejavu sans, or Liberation sans - I guess the latter, "yum list installed | grep -i sans" gives the same results to me.

[tux99]

QUOTE (log69 @ Feb 29 2012, 10:08 AM)

Based on "find /usr/share/fonts -iname '*sans*'" whether Dejavu sans, or Liberation sans - I guess the latter, "yum list installed | grep -i sans" gives the same results to me.

Thanks, I tried those two, but they don't look the same as the default font, when selecting them in the Gnome Font config GUI.

Edit: Actually you might be right 'Dejavu-Sans' in 'Book' style looks identical to the default Sans font, I just compared them again.

[log69]

QUOTE (tux99 @ Feb 29 2012, 10:42 AM)

Thanks, I tried those two, but they don't look the same as the default font, when selecting them in the Gnome Font config GUI.

DejaVu has more types of Sans, maybe you need Sans-Condensed or SansMono?

I searched through all my system, but those 2 are the only Sans fonts insatlled (and I have almost everything set as default).

The settings are here:

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locate -i font | grep -i "/etc/" | grep -i "san" /etc/fonts/conf.avail/49-sansserif.conf /etc/fonts/conf.d/20-unhint-small-dejavu-sans-mono.conf /etc/fonts/conf.d/20-unhint-small-dejavu-sans.conf /etc/fonts/conf.d/49-sansserif.conf /etc/fonts/conf.d/57-dejavu-sans-mono.conf /etc/fonts/conf.d/57-dejavu-sans.conf

In /etc/fonts/conf.d/49-sansserif.conf I see this:

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<?xml version="1.0"?> <!DOCTYPE fontconfig SYSTEM "fonts.dtd"> <fontconfig> <!--  If the font still has no generic name, add sans-serif -->        <match target="pattern">                <test qual="all" name="family" compare="not_eq">                        <string>sans-serif</string>                </test>                <test qual="all" name="family" compare="not_eq">                        <string>serif</string>                </test>                <test qual="all" name="family" compare="not_eq">                        <string>monospace</string>                </test>                <edit name="family" mode="append_last">                        <string>sans-serif</string>                </edit>        </match> </fontconfig>

Si it still could be monospace, but the only places I have that font are these:

/usr/share/cups/fonts/Monospace
/usr/share/cups/fonts/Monospace-Bold
/usr/share/cups/fonts/Monospace-BoldOblique
/usr/share/cups/fonts/Monospace-Oblique

And I wouldn't think Gnome uses that one, so I stick with my previous guess.

[tux99]

QUOTE (log69 @ Feb 29 2012, 10:54 AM)

QUOTE (tux99 @ Feb 29 2012, 10:42 AM) Thanks, I tried those two, but they don't look the same as the default font, when selecting them in the Gnome Font config GUI. DejaVu has more types of Sans, maybe you need Sans-Condensed or SansMono?

I guess you missed my update to my previous post, it seems to be 'Dejavu-Sans' in 'Book' style, thanks!

[mack_guy911]

sorry to ans in silly way more options in gui way

by right clicking desktop

and click on change desktop background

there 3rd tab fonts double click on fonts we can change

also in details setting button at below make huge change

smoothing and hinting subpixel order make huge diffrence


my settings are on CTR monitor (please according which suits to your eyes)

resolution = dot 86

smoothing = greyscale

hinting = medium

subpixel order = RGB

[tux99]

Thanks mack but I was looking for the precise font name and filename to fix a bug in the vlc package, not to enhance my desktop.
VLC has some hard-coded fonts in their source code (very bad idea ) that don't exist on SL6 so I wanted to replace them with the default SL6 font.

[mack_guy911]

sorry man keep doing great work
i do not disturb

[tux99]

QUOTE (mack_guy911 @ Feb 29 2012, 09:03 PM)

sorry man keep doing great work i do not disturb

Not a problem at all, I'm sure your post will be useful for someone else who might stumble across this thread.