[mapguide-users] Strange labels on Ubuntu Linux 7.10

[Traian Stanev]

Then I have no idea... As one last check, you can try copying the actual
Verdana font file to the run directory of the mgserver executable.
That's where it will search for sure.


Traian


> -----Original Message-----
> From: mapguide-users-bounces at lists.osgeo.org [mailto:mapguide-users-
> bounces at lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Jackie Ng
> Sent: Monday, October 29, 2007 1:37 AM
> To: mapguide-users at lists.osgeo.org
> Subject: RE: [mapguide-users] Strange labels on Ubuntu Linux 7.10
> 
> 
> Hmm, that layer (Districts) defines the font as Verdana, but I already
> have
> the Verdana font installed. ??
> 
> - Jackie
> 
> 
> Traian Stanev wrote:
> >
> > It's likely failing to match the font used for the labels. For
> example if
> > it is set to Arial and the Linux box doesn't have that font, it may
> match
> > with some other font -- and the matching is not always perfect. One
> > solution is to install the right fonts on the Linux box, another is
> to
> > explicitly specify fonts that are available on Ubuntu in the layer
> > definition.
> >
> > Traian
> >
> >
> > 	-----Original Message-----
> > 	From: mapguide-users-bounces at lists.osgeo.org on behalf of Jackie
> Ng
> > 	Sent: Sat 10/27/2007 12:34 AM
> > 	To: mapguide-users at lists.osgeo.org
> > 	Cc:
> > 	Subject: [mapguide-users] Strange labels on Ubuntu Linux 7.10
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > 	Hi List,
> >
> > 	I just built mgos 1.2.0 on Ubuntu Linux 7.10, and when I loaded
> up the
> > 	Sheboygan dataset, I get these crazy  looking wingding like
> labels,
> > instead
> > 	of english text. (?)
> >
> > 	See attached screenshot
> >
> > 	http://www.nabble.com/file/p13439407/sheboygan.jpg
> >
> > 	Any ideas what could be wrong?
> >
> > 	- Jackie
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