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Ethereal-users: Re: [ethereal-users] Win95, Sqaures instead of english

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From: "Locksley O. Young" <locksley@xxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 24 May 2000 17:54:21 -0400

Graham Bloice wrote:

> > > Just downloaded the Win32 binaries and I am getting the wrong font when
> > > reading captured trace files. I get squares and other unreadable
> > > characters on the packet detail display. However the Tools/Summary
> > > pulldown indicates that it recognizes and read the captured file OK.
> > >
> > > What should I check for this?
> > >
> > > Many thanks.
> >
> > The fonts used for the Win32 port are (from ethereal/gtk/main.h):
> >
> > #ifdef WIN32
> > #define MONO_MEDIUM_FONT "-*-lucida
> console-medium-*-*-*-*-100-*-*-*-*-*-*"
> > #define MONO_BOLD_FONT "-*-lucida console-bold-*-*-*-*-100-*-*-*-*-*-*"
> > #else
> >
> > These are the X11-type names for the fonts. Basically, in Windows-speak,
> > its "Lucida Console", which is "lucon.ttf".
> >
> > Yes, we *do* need a way to be able to select the font instead of
> > hard-coding
> > it in.
>
> You can supply the fonts to use from the command line with the -m and -b
> parameters for the medium and bold fonts respectively.  These should be
> fixed width fonts and unfortunately for win32 users should be specified as
> X11-type names as shown above.
>
> e.g.
>
> To use courier new for both the medium and bold fonts (the following should
> be all on one line)
>
> ethereal -m "-*-courier new-medium-*-*-*-*-100-*-*-*-*-*-*" -b "-*-courier
> new-bold-*-*-*-*-100-*-*-*-*-*-*"
>
> Regards,
>
> Graham Bloice
> Software Developer
> Trihedral UK Limited
>
> Tel: +44 (0)7002 874433
> Fax: +44 (0)7002 228880
>
> Email: mailto:graham.bloice@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Web: http://www.trihedral.com

The easiest fix was to beg for a copy of the Lucida Console on a FONTS Forum
and install it.

All is fine now.....

Thanks...

Locksley Young


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