Comment 5 for bug 550910

Here is that screenshot

On Sun, Apr 11, 2010 at 7:42 AM, Brent Nesbitt <email address hidden>wrote:

> I tried manually reverting the font size, with no effect.
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> I cannot use the live session CD as it is a netbook, without a CD drive. :(
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> I can confirm that the 2d launcher (when selected from GDM) works fine.
> FYI - this system was upgraded from Karmic, in the normal way - it is not a
> fresh install.
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> Would a screenshot help?
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> On Sun, Apr 11, 2010 at 3:45 AM, Didier Roche <email address hidden> wrote:
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>> If you disable direct rendering, you are using the 2D launcher, not the
>> 3D, so it seems to come from the 3D one.
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>> I tried on Friday to reinstall my system and had no such issue. Did both
>> of you change the font size? What happens on the live session with
>> latest iso, do you hav the same issue? Can you try to confirm that you
>> ony get that in changing the font size?
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>> Thanks a lot, that will help a lot in debugging such an issue as I can't
>> reproduce it there :/
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>> ** Changed in: netbook-launcher (Ubuntu)
>> Status: New => Incomplete
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>> Latest update makes fonts unreadable
>> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/550910
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>> of the bug.
>>
>> Status in “netbook-launcher” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete
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>> Bug description:
>> Binary package hint: netbook-launcher
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>> I am using lucid-beta-1, with all updates, on an Acer Aspire One netbook.
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>> The netbook-launcher fonts have become white blocks after the last update.
>> Up until that point they looked great.
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>> The blocks are different sizes, according to the character, but not even
>> close to readable. Each character is just a single white rectangle,
>> approximately the size of the letter.
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>> (note, I have adjusted my default font size to 8pt, but changing this back
>> to 10pt only makes the blocks bigger)
>>
>> ProblemType: Bug
>> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
>> Package: netbook-launcher 1:2.1.15-0ubuntu2
>> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-17.26-generic 2.6.32.10+drm33.1
>> Uname: Linux 2.6.32-17-generic i686
>> Architecture: i386
>> Date: Mon Mar 29 07:00:14 2010
>> ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/netbook-launcher
>> InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Netbook-Remix 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386
>> (20091028)
>> MachineType: Acer AOA150
>> ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-17-generic
>> root=UUID=e6dac96a-3567-4620-ad26-6a52866cf600 ro quiet splash
>> ProcEnviron:
>> LANG=en_US.utf8
>> SHELL=/bin/bash
>> SourcePackage: netbook-launcher
>> dmi.bios.date: 10/06/2008
>> dmi.bios.vendor: Acer
>> dmi.bios.version: v0.3309
>> dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag
>> dmi.board.vendor: Acer
>> dmi.board.version: Base Board Version
>> dmi.chassis.type: 1
>> dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacturer
>> dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
>> dmi.modalias:
>> dmi:bvnAcer:bvrv0.3309:bd10/06/2008:svnAcer:pnAOA150:pvr1:rvnAcer:rn:rvrBaseBoardVersion:cvnChassisManufacturer:ct1:cvrChassisVersion:
>> dmi.product.name: AOA150
>> dmi.product.version: 1
>> dmi.sys.vendor: Acer
>> system:
>> distro: Ubuntu
>> codename: lucid
>> architecture: i686
>> kernel: 2.6.32-17-generic
>>
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