FFe: include gnome-font-viewer on Oneiric Desktop CD
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gnome-utils (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
|
Undecided
|
Ken VanDine | ||
| ubuntu-meta (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
|
Undecided
|
Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
Feature Freeze Exception Rationale
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gnome-font-viewer (& the Nautilus thumbnail support) were removed from gnome-control-
Original bug report
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gnome-font-viewer missing in Oneric
So is gnome-thumbnail
Here is a workaround.
Download the 2.32 Natty version:
https:/
Extract the content.
Go to gnome-control-
To make the font viewer system wide, run in terminal:
gksu gedit /usr/share/
Copy, paste and save this into the empty file:
[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Encoding=UTF-8
Type=
Name=
Exec=
NoDisplay=true
MimeType=
Run in terminal:
gksu gedit /etc/gnome/
Copy, paste and add this to the bottom of the file:
application
application
application
application
To enable fonts thumbnails, run in terminal:
gksu gedit /usr/share/
Copy, paste and save this into the empty file:
[Thumbnailer Entry]
TryExec=
Exec=
MimeType=
Quit all instances of Nautilus (nautilus -q)
Now it should be working ;-)
Sources:
http://
http://
| Changed in gnome-control-center (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | New → Confirmed |
| tadeusz cantwell (tadcan) wrote | #1 |
| Olivier Berten (olivier-berten) wrote | #2 |
| Dmitry Zhigulin (jigulin-d) wrote | #3 |
| affects: | gnome-control-center (Ubuntu) → gnome-utils (Ubuntu) |
| dmiranda (dmiranda) wrote | #5 |
| Changed in gnome-utils (Ubuntu): | |
| assignee: | nobody → Ken VanDine (ken-vandine) |
| Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote | #6 |
| Changed in gnome-utils (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | Confirmed → Fix Released |
| summary: |
- gnome-font-viewer missing in oneiric + FFe: include gnome-font-viewer on Oneiric Desktop CD |
| tags: | added: regression-release |
| description: | updated |
| Martin Pitt (pitti) wrote | #7 |
| Martin Pitt (pitti) wrote | #8 |
| Changed in ubuntu-meta (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | New → Confirmed |
| Scott Kitterman (kitterman) wrote Re: [Bug 839407] [NEW] FFe: include gnome-font-viewer on Oneiric Desktop CD | #9 |
| Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote | #10 |
| Changed in ubuntu-meta (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | Confirmed → Fix Released |
You can also install kfont, which came up in the online search. Font Forge crashed before launching and wasn't able to associate specimen font previewer with a .ttf.