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FS#7562 - Firefox if installed without Xorg does not work if there are no fonts

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by Dmitry Golubovsky (golubovsky) - Thursday, 05 July 2007, 02:57 GMT
Last edited by Alexander Baldeck (kth5) - Wednesday, 01 August 2007, 22:18 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Packages: Current
Status Closed
Assigned To Alexander Baldeck (kth5)
Architecture All
Severity Low
Priority Normal
Reported Version 2007.05 Duke
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 0
Private No

Details

Description:

If Firefox is installed on a computer where Xorg stuff is not installed, it does not start unless Xorg fonts are installed manually. Additionally, it does not show Unicode web pages (e. g. Russian) correctly unless there are Unicode (preferrably TTF for better rendition) fints installed.

Additional info:
* package version(s)

firefox 2.0.0.x

Steps to reproduce:

Prepare a fresh Arch Linux installation.

Install Firefox. Make sure /usr/share/fonts does not exist or is empty

Try to run it (/opt/mozilla/bin/firefox)

It will not start complaining of no fonts installed.

Install Xorg font packages and Unicode fonts

Firefox will start.

Please update dependencies for the Firefox package to include mininal necessary set of fonts. Or, if possible, configure Firefox so it uses fonts provided by X server by default.

This task depends upon

Closed by  Alexander Baldeck (kth5)
Wednesday, 01 August 2007, 22:18 GMT
Reason for closing:  Won't implement
Additional comments about closing:  there no way to find out whether you want xorg-fonts-100dpi or 75dpi. install by hand or user other means.

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