Details of the X-stack: ---------------------- mesa/drm: master (git) 27-JAN-2009 mesa/mesa : 7.2 xorg/xserver: 1.5.2 xorg/xf86-video-ati: master(git) 27-JAN-2009 xorg/driver/xf86-input-keyboard - 1.3.0 xorg/driver/xf86-input-mouse-1.3.0 Problem: -------- When I launch Google Earth-4.2 on Ubuntu-8.10 system, i get text like check-boxes! (attached the screenshot) This problem is not observed on OpenSUSE 11.0 - with exact driver.
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Created attachment 22347 [details] google earth-4.2 screen shot
This looks more like a font (e.g. fontconfig) configuration issue than a driver issue... e.g. this would happen if the specified font doesn't exist.
Maybe this is an issue with the X server? (==) No FontPath specified. Using compiled-in default. (==) FontPath set to: built-ins I don't know if Google Earth uses core fonts or Xft. If you run it from a terminal, do you get any messages on stderr?
(In reply to comment #5) > Maybe this is an issue with the X server? > (==) No FontPath specified. Using compiled-in default. > (==) FontPath set to: > built-ins > I don't know if Google Earth uses core fonts or Xft. If you run it from a > terminal, do you get any messages on stderr? No, i don't get any errors on stderr. I got a hint from my Opensuse11.0 system that, when i launched GE-4.2 from it, it throughs an error - "Bitstream Vera Sans font not installed, to install visit www.gnome.org/fonts". With this hint i checked my Ubuntu system if that font is installed or not. 'fc-list' command gave me the output that it is installed on Ubuntu. Eventhen GE-4.2 on Ubuntu I get un readable fonts as reported in the bug. BTW, what does 'libfreetype' do, which was loaded(ref: Xorg log file)?
I have no idea how Google Earth uses fonts, but I would try rebuilding your server with --disable-builtin-fonts and setting the FontPath to where your distro's fonts are.
(In reply to comment #5) > (==) No FontPath specified. Using compiled-in default. > (==) FontPath set to: > built-ins > > I don't know if Google Earth uses core fonts or Xft. I'd expect the latter. I think server side fonts would have a different failure mode. OTOH the glyphs that are there do look like the fixed font...
This problem is not observed with the following X-stack: mesa/drm: master (git) 16-FEB-2009 mesa/mesa : 7.2 xorg/xserver: 1.5.2 xorg/xf86-video-ati: master(git) 16-FEB-2009 xorg/driver/xf86-input-keyboard - 1.3.0 xorg/driver/xf86-input-mouse-1.3.0 - No other changes in my driver build procedure. closing the bug.
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