[mapguide-users] Strange labels on Ubuntu Linux 7.10

[Jackie Ng]

Hi Traian,

Your last suggestion was the cure! Cheers.

- Jackie


Traian Stanev wrote:
> 
> 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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