xscreensaver package should require xfonts-100dpi or xfonts-75dpi to be installed
Bug #1733036 reported by
Chris Eslinger
This bug affects 6 people
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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xscreensaver (Ubuntu) |
Confirmed
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
By default, when the xscreensaver package is installed, the bitmapped fonts it is programmed to use may not be present. In this case, any missing fonts default to "fixed" and the result is a very small font size on modern screens. The fonts xscreensaver daemon uses are part of the "Helvetica" family. On a system lacking the correct fonts, "xlsfonts -fn '*-helvetica-*'" results in no matches.
Adding the xfonts-100dpi or xfonts-75dpi packages fixes the problem with the missing fonts in both xscreensaver daemon and the hacks that depend on bitmapped fonts (e.g., memscroller), so adding these packages as dependencies should improve users' experience with the packaged xscreensaver.
tags: | added: 19.04 19.10 |
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added: disco removed: 19.04 |
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added: eoan removed: 19.10 |
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Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.