same linux installation, different font rendering

Simon Thum simon.thum at gmx.de
Thu Aug 6 05:26:54 PDT 2009


Maybe different ~/.fonts.config?

Comparing outputs of fc-list may also help.

Giacomo wrote:
> Hi to all.
> I am Giacomo S. from Elettra synchrotron radiation facility, Trieste, Italy.
> 
> We use to develop Qt GUIs on a kubuntu system.
> 
> The development process is as follows:
> 
> 1. develop the application on machine A;
> 
> 2. install the application on machine B, where it has to be run.
> 
> Machine A and B have been installed from the same installation CD:
> 
> -> same X environment/libraries
> -> same nvidia X driver (official NVIDIA, to support multi screen)
> -> same qt libraries
> -> same compiler/libc libc++...
> ...
> 
> The problem is that launching the same panel on machine B shows a different 
> font rendering with respect to machine A, producing unwanted changes in the 
> global layout of the graphical interface elements.
> 
> Although installations are made from  the same source and should be totally 
> equivalent, I have to add that machine B has a 4 output video card.
> Machines A and B have the same nvidia drivers installed.
> 
> Which is the way to follow to try to solve the issue?
> 
> Thanks for any suggestion.
> 
> Giacomo.
> 
> 
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