Small fonts after installing NVIDIA driver

Panzerfrost · 09-07-2003, 04:42 AM

Hello. I've just installed the linux NVIDIA drivers and all went well. However, when I logged back into X the fonts became smaller. So I went to the KDE control center and enlarged all the fonts. However, some apps which are not KDE related (in my case, apps like Gaim, gFTP and X-Chat) still have smaller fonts than usual, and I'd really like to get them bigger as they were before. Can anyone tell me how to do this?

Thanks in advace.

Panzerfrost · 09-07-2003, 05:47 AM

Also I don't see the KDE loading screen ever since I installed it. Is there anyway to get it back?

Panzerfrost · 09-08-2003, 01:53 AM

Anyone? :\

Demonbane · 09-08-2003, 02:10 AM

Just configure the font size within the application itself.
by loading screen do you mean kdm the login manager?

Azmeen · 09-08-2003, 02:17 AM

Create a file called .gtkrc-2.0 in your homedir and type this line in it:

Code:

gtk-font-name="Sans 12"

Substitute with whatever font and size you want.

Restart your X session.

Panzerfrost · 09-08-2003, 04:08 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Demonbane
Just configure the font size within the application itself.
by loading screen do you mean kdm the login manager?

I mean I don't get the progress screen when KDE itself starts loading. You know, where you can see that it's loading the window manager, restoring your desktop etc.

Panzerfrost · 09-08-2003, 04:14 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Azmeen
Create a file called .gtkrc-2.0 in your homedir and type this line in it:

Code:

gtk-font-name="Sans 12"

Substitute with whatever font and size you want.

Restart your X session.

Thank you, now the font problem is solved

Azmeen · 09-08-2003, 04:45 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Panzerfrost
Thank you, now the font problem is solved

You're most welcome

calimer · 08-05-2004, 08:42 AM

Are there any other solutions to fix the small font problem? I used that hidden folder technique that was mentioned before but for some reason it stops working after a while. Last time it didn't work I just deleted it and made it again and things were working again but the fonts are small again. I haven't done any playing around with any drivers or anything that I can think of that might have possibly changed things, actually haven't done anything really techy at all on it in a while. Any enlightenment would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for your time.
-calimer

xbennyboy · 08-05-2004, 10:57 AM

I installed my NVIDIA drivers, but everything went fine for me. Did you compile your own kernel interface or did you get one from the NVIDIA FTP site? I am not sure if this is the problem, but I just installed from the installer and compiled my own kernel interface using the program that comes with the installer.

calimer · 08-06-2004, 09:51 PM

I did the same thing. I just let nvidia make me one. Things are back to normal now, I think all I did was save the file again? I don't think I deleted it, I think I just opened it and saved it. Hmm. Must be getting old or I would be able to remember for sure ^^
-calimer