Re: [jed-users] Double spacing fonts bug in xjed

["Itai Arad" <ia@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

BINGO!

I have tried it with  Source Code Pro --- and it works; spacing is normal. It is the only font for which it works. I have no idea why.

I am willing to dig further for the sake of understanding the root of this problem in case someone is interested in telling me what to try. 

Thanks!
I.

On Fri, Aug 25, 2023, at 03:46, John Skilleter wrote:
> For what it is worth, I see the same problem with font spacing in Xjed, 
> but only with some monospaced fonts on XFCE (Xubuntu 20.4 and 22.4 which 
> don't use Wayland and aren't using HiDPI monitors).
>
> Luckily, my favourite programming font; Source Code Pro SemiBold, works 
> fine, so I've not investigated the problem.
>
> I wouldn't dream of pelting anyone with rocks as your points are worth 
> following up to see if they apply in this case.
>
> John
>
> On 24/08/2023 10:30, Roland Hughes wrote:
>> Please allow Captain Obvious to say some stupid things without being 
>> pelted by rocks.
>>
>> The one thing that always amazes me is how people say "It's the exact 
>> same software on all the machines" and overlook the video card.
>>
>> Wayland has been and will always be a train wreck. Here is a long 
>> thread about fonts, GTK and Wayland on Arch
>>
>> https://github.com/flatpak/flatpak/issues/2861
>>
>> While Xjed may not be using Gtk3 (I do not know) it may well suffer 
>> from the problem described in the last comment in that thread.
>>
>> I loved Manjaro, but had to un-install it so I could focus on 
>> Debian/RPM packaging of other things. Manjaro has a lot of "community" 
>> desktops but only 3 "official" desktops. Cinnamon was my favorite, but 
>> it wasn't official so it was always behind . . . which made it more 
>> stable.
>>
>> Oh yeah, Captain Obvious wanted to ask if you are running the exact 
>> same desktop on both machines. The problems seem to vary widely.
>>
>> Fonts on Manjaro have historically been a problem. So much so there is 
>> a wiki page about improving them.
>>
>> https://wiki.manjaro.org/index.php/Improve_Font_Rendering
>>
>> Does one system have a HiDPI monitor? Yeah, problems there too.
>>
>> https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/HiDPI
>>
>> You aren't alone with your font spacing issues on Manjaro
>>
>> https://forum.manjaro.org/t/having-issue-with-font-spacing-on-motile-m142-ryzen/28551 
>>
>>
>> Did you change desktops on one machine?
>>
>> https://www.reddit.com/r/ManjaroLinux/comments/119ef84/switched_from_xfce_to_kde_now_spacing_in_konsole/ 
>>
>>
>> Just a few rabbit holes for you to go down.
>>
>> On 8/24/23 01:08, Itai Arad wrote:
>>> Sorry, I think my original mail did not make it into the mailing 
>>> list. Here it is again.
>>>
>>> Hi John,
>>>
>>> I am using version 0.99.19 that I compiled myself:
>>>
>>> =============================================================
>>> ~> xjed --version
>>> jed version: 0.99.19/Unix
>>>   Compiled with GNU C 13.2
>>> S-Lang version: 2.3.3
>>>
>>> jed compile-time options:
>>>   +LINE_ATTRIBUTES +BUFFER_LOCAL_VARS +SAVE_NARROW +TTY_MENUS
>>>   +EMACS_LOCKING +MULTICLICK +SUBPROCESSES +DFA_SYNTAX +ABBREVS
>>>   +COLOR_COLUMNS +LINE_MARKS +GPM_MOUSE +IMPORT
>>>
>>> Using JED_ROOT=/usr/local/jed
>>> ================================================================
>>>
>>> However, the exact same problem exists also in the AUR package of jed.
>>>
>>> Strangely, on another machine that runs manjaro I don't seem to have 
>>> this problem - but I don't understand why - on the surface they all 
>>> up-to-date and use the same libraries .
>>>
>>> I tried what you have suggested -- all three commands give the same 
>>> effect of fonts taking two places.
>>>
>>> I attach a screenshot to this email (I hope it is allowed in this 
>>> mailing list).
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> I.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sun, Aug 20, 2023, at 17:45, John E. Davis wrote:
>>>> Itai Arad <ia@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>> I have installed jed on manjaro linux and I am trying to use xjed.
>>>>> However, all the fonts look funny; they appear to occupy to places,
>>>>> where the letter is written in one space and the other space is empty.
>>>> What version of jed are you using?  (xjed --version)
>>>>
>>>> If it is a recent version, try something like:
>>>>
>>>>     xjed -fn xft:mono
>>>>     xjed -fn xft:courier
>>>>
>>>> If the same problems result, then try:
>>>>
>>>>     xjed -fn 10x20 -fs 0
>>>>
>>>> And if the problem continues, I will work with you to try to resolve
>>>> the problem.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> --John
>>>>
>>>>> For example, if I write ABC, it will appear there as "A B C"
>>>>>
>>>>> I tried many different fonts using -fn and -fs --- for example, xjed
>>>>> -fn "mono" -fs 11 --- but while the fonts and sizes change, I always
>>>>> get the same behavior.
>>>>>
>>>>> Do you know what could have gone wrong? I compiled it with xft 
>>>>> support.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>> Itai.
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>>
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