Closed Bug 40960 Opened 25 years ago Closed 25 years ago

License Agreement in Installer does not display correctly.

Categories

(SeaMonkey :: Installer, defect, P3)

Product:
SeaMonkey
Component:
Installer
Platform:
x86
Linux
Type:
defect

Tracking

(Not tracked)

Status:
VERIFIED FIXED

People

(Reporter: Crimson2, Assigned: samir_bugzilla)

References

Details

(Whiteboard: [nsbeta2+])

The License Agreement when running the installer comes up as squares, arrows, and numbers. If i cut and paste these outside of the installer window, the text comes out fine, ie. Mozilla Preview Release Read Me - was displayed in upward arrows and squares. It also looks this way when you go to the next screen to ACCEPT this agreement. Nothing else looks out of place, just the text in the License Agreement Window. System Config ----------------- XFree86 Version 4.0 / X Window System (protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 6400) Release Date: 8 March 2000 Device "Creative Graphics Blaster TNT2" Default mode "1024x768": 94.5 MHz, 68.7 kHz, 85.0 Hz NV: driver for NVIDIA chipsets: RIVA128, RIVATNT, RIVATNT2, RIVATNT2 (Ultra), RIVATNT2 (Vanta), RIVATNT2 M64, RIVATNT2 (Integrated), GeForce 256, GeForce DDR, Quadro
reassigning to Samir
Assignee: ssu → sgehani
Matthew, Does your system support the font I use: "-misc-fixed-medium-r-*-*-*-80-*-*-*-*-*-*" If not, please suggest a similar sized generic font that will work on your system and I will look into adopting the same. Thanks. (Until I hear back this is in the M30 bin.)
Target Milestone: --- → M30
*** Bug 41512 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
I'm running Redhat Linux 6.2, and I get this problem too. See bug 41512. I don't know what font to look for. "xset q -display :0" shows my font path, and a find . -iname "*fixed*" in the lowest directory of my font path comes up blank. Somehow I have a feeling that this is an nsbeta2 bug. I don't think that anyone can enforce a license agreement that isn't displayed properly.
Status: UNCONFIRMED → NEW
Ever confirmed: true
Joseph, Feel free to nominate it for nsbeta2. Your point is well taken.
This bug might have something to do with XFree86 4.0 - as that is what I'm using at home. At work on a very clean install of Redhat 6.2 I don't have this problem. Matthew Dean: what version of XFree86 are you running?
Keywords: nsbeta2
XFree86 Version 4.0 / X Window System (protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 6400) Release Date: 8 March 2000 I did a complete uninstall of the stock XFree86 3.3.5 that came with Slack 7, rm -rf /usr/X11R6 and downloaded the source from ftp.xfree86.com and reinstalled, as far as i can tell this font doesn't appear to be part of the 4.0 default installation, perhaps fonts added from redhat? However I'll check to see if there's a newer version of 4.0 and install again.
Ok, I went ahead and downloaded the all the fonts that were in the X 4.0 binary distribution, and I do have all the fonts that come with the default clean installation. cx543622-a:/home/sabotaged/xfnts/lib/X11/fonts# diff . /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts Common subdirectories: ./75dpi and /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi Common subdirectories: ./CID and /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/CID Common subdirectories: ./PEX and /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/PEX Only in /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts: encodings Common subdirectories: ./local and /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/local Common subdirectories: ./misc and /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc
Ok, I went ahead and downloaded the all the fonts that were in the X 4.0 binary distribution, and I do have all the fonts that come with the default clean installation. cx543622-a:/home/sabotaged/xfnts/lib/X11/fonts# diff . /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts Common subdirectories: ./75dpi and /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi Common subdirectories: ./CID and /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/CID Common subdirectories: ./PEX and /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/PEX Only in /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts: encodings Common subdirectories: ./local and /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/local Common subdirectories: ./misc and /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc btw, in the fonts/misc , do these 2 fonts fit the criteria? 5x8.pcf.gz -misc-fixed-medium-r-normal--8-80-75-75-c-50-iso10646-1 5x8-ISO8859-1.pcf.gz -misc-fixed-medium-r-normal--8-80-75-75-c-50-iso8859-1
Do either of you have a debug build? If so, try compiling and running the binary. It resides in mozilla/xpinstall/wizard/unix/src2. Alter the fonts at: http://lxr.mozilla.org/seamonkey/source/xpinstall/wizard/unix/src2/XIDefines.h#7 9 and recompile. Choose a font that will allow 80 columns of text to be displayed. Let me know what font works for you. Thanks.
Putting on [nsbeta2+] radar for beta2 fix. Why is Target Milestone M30?
Whiteboard: [nsbeta2+]
I am not able to reproduce this on my system. Grace, since it is now nsbeta2+ can you find a system with XFree86 4.0 or have IS install such a system? Then we can go about determining the font. Thanks.
Status: NEW → ASSIGNED
Target Milestone: M30 → M17
I'm building a debug build right now. Will update later.
Alright, I downloaded Xfnts.tgz from XFree86.org and untarred it and looked in one of the font alias files. I found a font that works: -misc-fixed-medium-r-normal--8-80-75-75-c-50-iso8859-1 I don't know how this font system works, but it would seem like the font that Samir mentioned should match the font that I found (that works). If * matches anything... In the mean time, If I change the lines: #define README_FONT "-misc-fixed-medium-r-*-*-*-80-*-*-*-*-*-*" #define LICENSE_FONT "-misc-fixed-medium-r-*-*-*-80-*-*-*-*-*-*" to: #define README_FONT "-misc-fixed-medium-r-normal--8-80-75-75-c-50-iso8859-1" #define LICENSE_FONT "-misc-fixed-medium-r-normal--8-80-75-75-c-50-iso8859-1" then I can read the installer notices just fine. I'll keep the build around in case there is something else you want tested.
Joseph, Thanks for taking the time to figure this on your machine! I don't think I'll need your build so feel free to trash it. One concern is that the font is even smaller than what it's currently at. I'll experiment with the supplied font to make sure it works for a stock RH 6.1 installation and maybe have Grace verify it works on other configurations she has access to. If it's not significantly smaller we should go with this font. Once again, thanks a ton, Joseph!
I've used Joseph's supplied font except that I've increased the size to 100 from 80 to make it more readable. Could someone with an XFree86 4.0 installation please verify this? Should be picked up by tomorrow's builds. Thanks. The new font adopted is: #define README_FONT "-misc-fixed-medium-r-normal--8-100-75-75-c-50-iso8859-1" #define LICENSE_FONT "-misc-fixed-medium-r-normal--8-100-75-75-c-50-iso8859-1"
Status: ASSIGNED → RESOLVED
Closed: 25 years ago
Resolution: --- → FIXED
build 2000071008
Status: RESOLVED → VERIFIED
finally got around to testing this at home. looks good, on X4.0 thanks.
Yes this bug is now fixed also on my system.
Product: Browser → Seamonkey
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