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    Login screen Font Problem

    Hey all,
    I've been using Kubuntu for a few weeks now. This has been a problem since I installed, but it's just starting to bug me.
    When the system boots up, all the fonts on the login screen are very large. It's impossible to read the username or see how many characters have been entered in the password entry. All of the fonts are too big to be usable. All fonts after login are normal, though, so it's not a huge issue.
    Thanks for any guidance you can lend... :-)
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    Re: Login screen Font Problem

    KDE 3.5.9 or KDE 4?
    Windows no longer obstructs my view.
    Using Kubuntu Linux since March 23, 2007.
    "It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data." - Sherlock Holmes​
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      Re: Login screen Font Problem

      I believe it's KDE 3.5.9. Whichever version comes with 8.10 that isn't KDE 4.
      I'm on a Toshiba Satellite A110 (I think) laptop, onboard graphics.
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        Re: Login screen Font Problem

        Is this a 'fresh' installation, or an upgrade from 7.10? If it was a fresh install, did you have any problems with the LiveCD? Do you know what video card/chip you have in the PC?
        Windows no longer obstructs my view.
        Using Kubuntu Linux since March 23, 2007.
        "It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data." - Sherlock Holmes​
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          Re: Login screen Font Problem

          Open console and CD to /etc/kde3/kdm
          Type:
          Code:
          sudo pg kdmrc
          Press Enter until you see the section beginning with [X-*-Greeter]
          Look for the line beginning with FailFont=
          What is the font identified?
          Look for the line beginning with GreetFont=
          What is the font identified?

          In my file:
          FailFont=Sans Serif,10,-1,5,75,0,0,0,0,0
          GreetFont=Sans Serif,10,-1,5,50,0,0,0,0,0
          Windows no longer obstructs my view.
          Using Kubuntu Linux since March 23, 2007.
          "It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data." - Sherlock Holmes​
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            Re: Login screen Font Problem

            Here's the data requested and a couple lines around it.

            # The font for the greeter headline.
            # Default is "Serif,20,bold"
            #GreetFont=Sans Serif,22,5,0,50,0
            # The normal font used in the greeter.
            # Default is "Sans Serif,10"
            #StdFont=Sans Serif,10,5,0,50,0
            # The font used for the "Login Failed" message.
            # Default is "Sans Serif,10,bold"
            #FailFont=Sans Serif,10,5,0,75,0
            Do the # mean comment? All of the lines involving the settings you mention started with a #. In fact, almost all of the lines in the [X-*-Greeter] section begin with a #.

            EDIT: I missed your first post. It's an upgrade from the release candidate that was available near the end of April. So, fresh install from 8.04, I guess.
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              Re: Login screen Font Problem

              Using Konqueror, navigate to /etc/kde3/kdm and right-click on kdmrc and select Actions > Edit as Root

              The file shouldn't have any of the lines commented ( # )! Are you running KDE 3.5.9 or KDE 4?
              Windows no longer obstructs my view.
              Using Kubuntu Linux since March 23, 2007.
              "It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data." - Sherlock Holmes​
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