[Konsole-devel] [Bug 121672] New: Add option to select "Any" font

[Tim Gokcen]

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           Summary: Add option to select "Any" font
           Product: konsole
           Version: 1.6
          Platform: Debian testing
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: wishlist
          Priority: NOR
         Component: general
        AssignedTo: konsole-devel kde org
        ReportedBy: hexetic hotmail com


Version:           1.6 (using KDE KDE 3.5.1)
Installed from:    Debian testing/unstable Packages
OS:                Linux

It seems like a lot of people are having issues being able to pick the fonts they want.

I can understand the rationale behind only listing fixed-width fonts in the Konsole fonts menu in 1.6 - after all, only fixed-width fonts are going to look good.

However, it seems like the tricky part is getting Konsole to recognize a given font *as* fixed-width. The fault might be with Konsole; the fault might be with Xft/fontconfig, or with the the configuration thereof, or the fault might lie with the font itself.

It seems like the basic KDE font installation system in the Control Center works well and a simple way around the headache of getting one's favourite font to show up in the Konsole font list would be to just add a little checkbox at the bottom of the Font selection box with the description "Show all fonts"

If unchecked (default, current behaviour), only those fonts that Konsole recognizes as being fixed-width will be shown in the list. If checked, then all fonts known to KDE will be shown, with no guarantees being made about their suitability as konsole fonts.

I think this would simplify some peoples' lives and make it so that they don't have to root through documentation for various font subsytems.