shaner Posted May 27, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2005 I must have been ripped off then because I don't have the LookNFeel option in my KDE 3.3 Control Center. I have looked under system, Fonts, Boot options, hardware, software and so forth, I just don't see it. Maybe I'm not looking in the right place, I can't find any anti-aliasing options. Font's just lets me install more fonts, which doesn't help much I have installed every type of font I can get my hands on. I'm considering just a new re-install and fix my partitions too. Which seems crazy just to fix my fonts. I would have to re-install firefox, and thunderbird, and loose my settings for them. Thanks. Shane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solarian Posted May 27, 2005 Report Share Posted May 27, 2005 in menu: system=>configuration=>configure your desktop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polemicz Posted May 27, 2005 Report Share Posted May 27, 2005 (edited) The problem I have had is with GTK apps. For firefox, etc you need to go to gnome fonts. Run gnome-font-properties. I had to set font rendering for "best shapes." The default on my system was best contrast. That change made all the difference in firefox. I would do this before trying any reinstalls and messing with Xorg, etc. Edited May 27, 2005 by polemicz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaner Posted May 27, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2005 (edited) After unrecoverably crashing XP once I decided the same thing even for Windows. I thought the swap partition was for my documents when I originally set up. I have since learned better. Ok, Looks like another install is in order. Bye, bye docs and settings! Making another partition should allow both windows and Linux to access it right? Shane Edited May 27, 2005 by shaner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solarian Posted May 27, 2005 Report Share Posted May 27, 2005 no, it will still be a linux filesystem of course, if you don't make it a FAT, although I don't know if it's a good idea to have /home as FAT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaner Posted May 27, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2005 I know I seen it elsewhere but what would be a good division for my hd Right now I have 27 GB for Windows 500MB Swap 7 GB for Linux What is a better solution for the Linux/Swap partition? Shane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaner Posted May 27, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2005 One more thing. This is definitly a KDE problem, because now I'm logged into Gnome, and looks great! Maybe I won't re-install. Maybe I'll start using Gnome. It looks smoother all around. Nice Desktop. Shane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solarian Posted May 27, 2005 Report Share Posted May 27, 2005 decide how much will you use for /home (personal files) increase /swap to 700mb I have my linux / partition at 7gb, but 5 is enough (for me that is) each uses his/her pc a bit differently, I don't know how much space YOU need Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polemicz Posted May 27, 2005 Report Share Posted May 27, 2005 Don't reinstall. Did you see my post re:gnome fonts? KDE looks fine when you have them set well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaner Posted May 28, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2005 Polemicz, I guess I missed that post somehow. Thanks for pointing that out. I'm trying out Gnome Desktop now and it looks really good here. Do I just type "Run gnome-font-properties" in a command line? My basic problem is that I need simple steps for these wonderful suggestions that everyone is giving. I appreciate the help, but I have tried a few of them, and find that I really don't understand how to do what has been suggested. I'm relatively new to Linux, but I'm not new to computers (although I'm not a programmer either). How can I try this gnome-font-properties, because it is definitely a problem in KDE, and not with Linux. Gnome looks really good, I may just start using it instead, but that really doesn't solve the problem. Shane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polemicz Posted May 28, 2005 Report Share Posted May 28, 2005 you can type gnome-font-properties in a terminal. as I don't use gnome i'm unsure where on their menus the fonts are. i'm sure there is a gnome control center thingy you can use. people get intp gnome and kde in wierd ways, you get used to one and like it. i've always used kde and am used to configuring it. also i hate nautilus and like konqueror a lot. nautilus is a lusy file manager in my opinion, konq is much better, but there is always good ole mc (or krusader which make mc look a lot spifier). so enjoy gnome, lots of folks do. if you set your gnome fonts they will be fine in kde also. the issue is with apps that use gtk (gnome) vs qt (kde). the old linux choice thing can be a source of trouble at times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaner Posted May 28, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2005 Polemicz, Well that was super easy, I'm back in KDE and looks great after using the gnome-fonts-properties That was a quick, and very easy fix for the problem. Thanks a bunch! I will play around with both desktops since I'm not partitial to one of them yet. I liked Gnome better just because I could actually read what I was supposed be be reading! Thanks a Bunch! I'm happily back in buisness on KDE. Shane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coverup Posted June 2, 2005 Report Share Posted June 2, 2005 Using one partition for the whole Linux installation isn't that bad- in fact it's indicated if you want to run a script and run/compile a LiveCD using your current configuration. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I disagree. I've had plenty of situations when I screwed up the main / while tinkering with Linux and had to reinstall the system. I would have lost all my documents for several times, if I wouldn't have had seperate partitions for those. As well, if one partition breaks, the data on the rest at least remains. That's why I have all my hd's seperated in many smaller partitions. Just from my experience -> it's good to have your personal data safe on another partition <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I like putting /usr/local to a separate partition as well, and install all non-MDK and non-RPM applications to /usr/local. So should I need to reinstall the OS, all added goodies will remain intact. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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