[Wine]Too small font in applications - WINE 20050211 (Mandrake RPM)

[Bill Medland]

On February 16, 2005 01:14 am, Brouard Nicolas wrote:
> >Hello,
> >
> >	when i run any application in wine (including for example regedit),
> >font is TOO small, sometimes even unreadable. Changing
> >parameters like Resolution (or LogPixels registry entry) or default
> >fonts ("Default", "Defaultfixed", etc..., Alias0 = System, ....)
> >*****************HAS NO EFFECT!********************
> >xfontsel tool shows, that all fonts mentioned in config file are
> >installed. No error message from wine....... Any HINT, please?
> >
> >						Thanks
>
> I think that rpm built by Mandrake (official or cooker) are outdated in
> the sense that they still define devices in the config).
>
> Mandrake rpm from wine-hq are OK.
> But to answer the fonts question, I suggest (if you are a newbie like
> me) to use winetools and to step through Base setup (Create a fake
> windows, TrueType Arial, DCOM98, IE6 SP1) and Install Microsoft True

I thought DCOM98 required a Microsoft license?

> Type Fonts. Then you will have minimal system and fonts installed.
> Also, use wine 20041019, later versions seem too buggy for many people.
> Unfortunately, the former rpms are no more on wine-hq download area but
> you can find them through rpm-find.
> Search wine-20041019-mdk.i586.rpm on Google.
>
> Nicolas
>
> >Nyyr

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