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panoss

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PostPosted: Mon 28 Nov 2011, 09:29    Post subject:  Opera: problem with fonts  
I have installed Opera 11.52 (in puppy 5.28 ) but when i turn keyboard to greek keyboard and trying to type, instead of letters, it shows me strange shapes like: φδξδφ
What should I do?
(on the other hand, Firefox and Google Chrome work fine.)
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PostPosted: Mon 28 Nov 2011, 12:35    Post subject: Re: Opera: problem with fonts  
panoss wrote:
I have installed Opera 11.52 (in puppy 5.28 ) but when i turn keyboard to greek keyboard and trying to type, instead of letters, it shows me strange shapes like: φδξδφ
What should I do?
(on the other hand, Firefox and Google Chrome work fine.)


Possibly Opera is trying to use a font which is not on your system. Try changing your font settings in Tools>Preferences>Advanced>Fonts .
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PostPosted: Mon 28 Nov 2011, 13:22    Post subject:  
this may be unrelated but there is a Font Improvement pet for opera here-
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?p=478051#478051
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PostPosted: Mon 28 Nov 2011, 14:43    Post subject: Re: Opera: problem with fonts  
Terryphi wrote:
panoss wrote:
I have installed Opera 11.52 (in puppy 5.28 ) but when i turn keyboard to greek keyboard and trying to type, instead of letters, it shows me strange shapes like: φδξδφ
What should I do?
(on the other hand, Firefox and Google Chrome work fine.)


Possibly Opera is trying to use a font which is not on your system. Try changing your font settings in Tools>Preferences>Advanced>Fonts .

I tried that, I tried all fonts, but all work the same way. No improvement.
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PostPosted: Mon 28 Nov 2011, 14:51    Post subject:  
darkcity wrote:
this may be unrelated but there is a Font Improvement pet for opera here-
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?p=478051#478051

I tried that, it didn't work.
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PostPosted: Tue 29 Nov 2011, 02:40    Post subject:  
panoss:

Apologies if these suggestions seem obvious or you have already tried them:

What is your setting in Opera for View>Encoding? "Automatic selection" should work but there is also a Greek Option.

Have you set Opera Tools>Preferences>General>Language to Greek?

Have you set Opera Tools>Preferences>Advanced>International fonts to Greek?

Have you set Puppy to use UTF-8 ?
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PostPosted: Tue 29 Nov 2011, 03:07    Post subject:  
Terryphi wrote:

What is your setting in Opera for View>Encoding? "Automatic selection" should work but there is also a Greek Option.

I think we have differrent versions of Opera, I have 11.52.
So at mine it is a little different: Opera>Settings>Preferences>General>Chosen preferred language for Opera and webpages: Language:greek>Details>Codepage for webpages without language definition.
I tried windows 1253, UTF8 but nothing.
Anyway, I think it's not the setting you are suggesting, can't find View>Encoding>Automatic selection.
Terryphi wrote:
panoss:
Have you set Opera Tools>Preferences>General>Language to Greek?

Yes.

Terryphi wrote:
panoss:
Have you set Opera Tools>Preferences>Advanced>International fonts to Greek?

Settings>Preferences>Advanced>Fonts>International Fonts: I chose 'Greek' from the list box and the text shown for testing is correct.

BUT: at Settings>Preferences>Advanced>Fonts>Choose:
A form shows up which lists all fonts by name, and lower on the form 'Sample' where you can see the text, to check out if it shows correctly.
Well, it doesn't. No matter which font I chose.
I think somewhere around here is the problem.

Also, I must clarify: the problem is not in reading webpages in greek but in writing. The fonts are incorrect when I'm trying to write.
Terryphi wrote:
panoss:
Have you set Puppy to use UTF-8 ?

I have no idea Laughing . How can I do this?
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PostPosted: Tue 29 Nov 2011, 03:31    Post subject:  
View>Encoding is on the Menu Bar which is hidden by default. To show the menu bar click on the Opera icon at the top left of the tab bar. You can then select "Show menu bar".
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PostPosted: Tue 29 Nov 2011, 03:36    Post subject:  
Terryphi wrote:
View>Encoding is on the Menu Bar which is hidden by default. To show the menu bar click on the Opera icon at the top left of the tab bar. You can then select "Show menu bar".

You're right. It's in 'automatic'.
I tried UTF8 and Greek but no success, I put it back in 'automatic'.
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PostPosted: Tue 29 Nov 2011, 03:42    Post subject:  
You said the fonts are only incorrect when writing. Writing what exactly?
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PostPosted: Tue 29 Nov 2011, 03:58    Post subject:  
Terryphi wrote:
You said the fonts are only incorrect when writing. Writing what exactly?

Writing in greek of course. Laughing
For example, if I write greek in this forum, it will show these strange shapes: ξδÏδκÏ
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PostPosted: Tue 29 Nov 2011, 03:59    Post subject:  
I see that forum member Christos has recently posted about a Puppy Linux Greek Forum:

http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=73387&search_id=1461811907

Without a Greek keyboard it is hard to help. Perhaps Christos or someone on his forum can help.
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PostPosted: Tue 29 Nov 2011, 04:02    Post subject:  
panoss wrote:
Terryphi wrote:
You said the fonts are only incorrect when writing. Writing what exactly?

Writing in greek of course. Laughing
For example, if I write greek in this forum, it will show these strange shapes: ξδ�δκ�


Well yes. I realised you were trying to write in Greek. Wink So it is any input typed when using Opera but every other program is OK?
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PostPosted: Tue 29 Nov 2011, 04:05    Post subject:  
I tried the links you gave, and thank you.
But they are inactive, I guess he abandoned the effort.
I think I also will, anyway firefox and chrome work fine, I'll switch to them.
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PostPosted: Tue 29 Nov 2011, 04:06    Post subject:  
Terryphi wrote:
panoss wrote:
Terryphi wrote:
You said the fonts are only incorrect when writing. Writing what exactly?

Writing in greek of course. Laughing
For example, if I write greek in this forum, it will show these strange shapes: ξδ�δκ�


Well yes. I realised you were trying to write in Greek. Wink So it is any input typed when using Opera but every other program is OK?

Yes, only Opera has this problem.
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