[PD] call for testing: Pd-extended fonts on GNU/Linux

[Spencer Russell]

http://www.columbia.edu/~sfr2105/SFR-10.png
http://www.columbia.edu/~sfr2105/SFR-12.png
http://www.columbia.edu/~sfr2105/SFR-16.png

I'm using Debian etch, with ttf-bitstream-vera installed. I installed
Hans's Pd-0.39.3-extended-rc5-debian-stable-i386.deb package.

My resolution is 1400x1050, and I don't think I've done anything
explicitly to set the DPI.

On 9/21/07, Hans-Christoph Steiner <hans at eds.org> wrote:
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> So it turns out that there is at least one person who has problems
> with the current Pd-extended font setup on GNU/Linux.
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> The only place that I have seen a problem is _only_ 12 point fonts
> and _only_ on some GNU/Linux machines.  Everywhere else that I have
> tested (which is 25+ machines at this point) it works.
>
> So in an effort to track down the source of this, I ask all y'all
> running Pd-extended on any flavor of GNU/Linux to post screenshots
> like this, with Pd launched from the command line so you can see the
> tk scaling value:
>
> http://pow.idmi.poly.edu/~hans/pdfonts/screenshots/
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> Also, it would be very useful to know which flavor of GNU/Linux you
> are running, which screen resolution, and whether you've set any kind
> of DPI setting.  Please post the images on the web somewhere (like
> puredata.info) and I'll gather them from there.
>
> Remember, you need to have Bitstream Vera Sans Mono installed and
> working for things to render correctly.  It's included on most
> standard installs, but if you have a customized install, you should
> double-check that it's actually installed.
>
> Fedora: yum install bitstream-vera-fonts
> Debian/Ubuntu: apt-get install ttf-bitstream-vera
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> .hc
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