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Old 09-15-2003, 09:34 AM   #1
jarin scott
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shell in X not working


I recentlly updated Xfree86 and installled drivers for my video card and now when I startx and click the Konsole button I am presented with a black window and where the cursor is supposed to be is a highlighted bar across the screen. If I type something the highlighted bar turns black where the charater should be entered. Is it okay or possible to post a screen shot to make it easier to see the problem.

Jarin Scott
 
Old 09-15-2003, 07:29 PM   #2
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Try changing to a different font in Konsole. The following comes from the Slackware -current changelog:

Quote:
Please note that the change from Xft1 to Xft2 has changed the available
fonts in Konsole (and presumably elsewhere), and that Xft2 seems unable to
display the Linux Console font that was previously Slackware's default.
Also, it doesn't handle gamma correction when displaying fonts against a
black background, so we've had to change the default to black fonts on a
white background (this is Konsole's default).
Not sure if this is your problem, but it's something to try.

Lyle
 
Old 09-16-2003, 03:47 PM   #3
jarin scott
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Changed the font and now it's back to normal.

Thanks,
Jarin Scott
 
  


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