size of the text displayed in the xfig window

[gonzi]

Release Ubuntu 20-10
Package: xfig 1:3.2.7b-2

1) Command line in a terminal: xfig generates error messages in the terminal:

  locale: Cannot set LC_CTYPE to default locale: No such file or directory
  locale: Cannot set LC_MESSays AGES to default locale: No such file or directory
  locale: Cannot set LC_ALL to default locale: No such file or directory
  Warning: locale not supported by C library, locale unchanged

2) The xfig windows opens normally

3) If I need a character string it is displayed always in size 12 in the window, whatever the choosen fontsize. However the text is correctly exported to ps and pdf.

Expected results:
display should be the same as .ps or .pdf exported file.

N.B. This problem didn’t occur with older versions of xfig and ubuntu

[Roland Rosenfeld (roland)]

I fear, that this are two different issues:
a) some locale based issue
b) some font based issue

For the locale problem, please check the output of command "locale", "locale -a" the value of environment variable XFIG_LC_TYPE and have look at /usr/share/doc/xfig/README.Debian chapter "UTF-8 Support". Maybe you have to create some more locale files by using "dpkg-reconfigure locales" and add some languages.

The font issue may depend on some font packages not beeing installed. Usually it should be enough to install the package gsfonts-x11, which provides vector fonts of the requested Adobe fonts.
If your fonts are 12pt for all fonts, you may also have forgotten to install xfonts-100dpi and xfonts-75dpi. For a deeper dive into this issue, you should install the mentioned 3 packages and run "xset fp rehash" after this (or restart X11 or your PC).
If the issue persists, run "xset q" and show me the "Font Path" displayed by it.

[gonzi (rgnice)]

Thanks a lot for your advice ! As you said I installed xfonts-100dpi and xfonts-75dpi, then I run "xset fp rehash" and everything works as it should !
Thanks again

De: "Roland Rosenfeld" <email address hidden>
À: "mp gonczi" <email address hidden>
Envoyé: Samedi 8 Octobre 2022 18:02:42
Objet: [Bug 1920125] Re: size of the text displayed in the xfig window

I fear, that this are two different issues:
a) some locale based issue
b) some font based issue

For the locale problem, please check the output of command "locale",
"locale -a" the value of environment variable XFIG_LC_TYPE and have look
at /usr/share/doc/xfig/README.Debian chapter "UTF-8 Support". Maybe you
have to create some more locale files by using "dpkg-reconfigure
locales" and add some languages.

The font issue may depend on some font packages not beeing installed. Usually it should be enough to install the package gsfonts-x11, which provides vector fonts of the requested Adobe fonts.
If your fonts are 12pt for all fonts, you may also have forgotten to install xfonts-100dpi and xfonts-75dpi. For a deeper dive into this issue, you should install the mentioned 3 packages and run "xset fp rehash" after this (or restart X11 or your PC).
If the issue persists, run "xset q" and show me the "Font Path" displayed by it.

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Title:
size of the text displayed in the xfig window

Status in xfig package in Ubuntu:
New

Bug description:
Release Ubuntu 20-10
Package: xfig 1:3.2.7b-2

1) Command line in a terminal: xfig generates error messages in the
terminal:

locale: Cannot set LC_CTYPE to default locale: No such file or directory
locale: Cannot set LC_MESSays AGES to default locale: No such file or directory
locale: Cannot set LC_ALL to default locale: No such file or directory
Warning: locale not supported by C library, locale unchanged

2) The xfig windows opens normally

3) If I need a character string it is displayed always in size 12 in
the window, whatever the choosen fontsize. However the text is
correctly exported to ps and pdf.

Expected results:
display should be the same as .ps or .pdf exported file.

N.B. This problem didn’t occur with older versions of xfig and ubuntu

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