HOW TO: Fix bad font rendering in Google Earth
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HOW TO: Fix bad font rendering in Google Earth
There are several old topics on this subject but no solutions there.
I just found this most excellent fix by'googling'
Just had to share..
http://www.techlw.com/2012/05/install-g ... fonts.html
NOTE:
I installed the Google Earth package, and ttf-mscorefonts-installer from Synaptic, not the download in the article.!!
Worked perfectly in Maya FXCE 13.
Fonts were barely readable before.
NOW:
(Sorry.. The screenshot is a little blurry, but I assure you the fonts are great.)
I just found this most excellent fix by'googling'
Just had to share..
http://www.techlw.com/2012/05/install-g ... fonts.html
NOTE:
I installed the Google Earth package, and ttf-mscorefonts-installer from Synaptic, not the download in the article.!!
Worked perfectly in Maya FXCE 13.
Fonts were barely readable before.
NOW:
(Sorry.. The screenshot is a little blurry, but I assure you the fonts are great.)
Re: HOW TO: Fix bad font rendering in Google Earth
To make this less confusing to newer users, a little tutorial.
Disclaimer
There is a warning in the article to do this at your own risk.
Worked well for me, but there is always the chance you could break something.
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1. Open Synaptic and download
3. Download Google-fix aka replacement.7z to your 'Download" folder.
from
http://www.techlw.com/2012/05/install-g ... fonts.html
(just click on the link about half way through the article).
4. Open a terminal
5. Copy, paste, and run each of these commands, one at a time.
(this puts you in Downloads folder)
(this unzips the package in Downloads folder)
(this puts you in the newly unzipped replacements folder)
and, last
Restart Google Earth and see you new fonts...
Disclaimer
There is a warning in the article to do this at your own risk.
Worked well for me, but there is always the chance you could break something.
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1. Open Synaptic and download
- googleearth (6.1.0.4857-r0)
- ttf-mscorefonts-installer (3.4ubuntu3)
- p7zip-full
3. Download Google-fix aka replacement.7z to your 'Download" folder.
from
http://www.techlw.com/2012/05/install-g ... fonts.html
(just click on the link about half way through the article).
4. Open a terminal
5. Copy, paste, and run each of these commands, one at a time.
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cd ~/Downloads/
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7z x replacement.7z
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cd replacement
and, last
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sudo cp -r * /opt/google/earth/free/
Re: HOW TO: Fix bad font rendering in Google Earth
Thank you, GeneC. I've tried it twice before, but you never know. It made no difference for me, even the third time, but it's nice it worked for you.
Re: HOW TO: Fix bad font rendering in Google Earth
Surprised it didn't work for you.
Worked like magic here.
Are you sure the ttf-mscorefonts-installer
installed correctly?
run this command
It should have this output.
Worked like magic here.
Are you sure the ttf-mscorefonts-installer
installed correctly?
run this command
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apt-cache policy ttf-mscorefonts-installer
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apt-cache policy ttf-mscorefonts-installer
ttf-mscorefonts-installer:
Installed: 3.4ubuntu3
Candidate: 3.4ubuntu3
Version table:
*** 3.4ubuntu3 0
500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/multiverse amd64 Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
Re: HOW TO: Fix bad font rendering in Google Earth
The link takes me here (in italian !).
[url]https://accounts.google.com........etc[/url]
eddie
[url]https://accounts.google.com........etc[/url]
eddie
Re: HOW TO: Fix bad font rendering in Google Earth
wyrdoak,
Nice theme.
Its nice to use a fix that actually works... I just stumbled across that one with a google search...
Nice theme.
Its nice to use a fix that actually works... I just stumbled across that one with a google search...
Re: HOW TO: Fix bad font rendering in Google Earth
I installed the replacement files and they worked nicely (thanks), but I wondered if you knew the origin of these replacement libraries in replacement.7z?GeneC wrote:To make this less confusing to newer users, a little tutorial.
3. Download Google-fix aka replacement.7z to your 'Download" folder.
from
http://www.techlw.com/2012/05/install-g ... fonts.html
(just click on the link about half way through the article).
Garvan
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Re: HOW TO: Fix bad font rendering in Google Earth
Garvan
Sorry, no.
I assume the author of the article constructed it.
Sorry, no.
I assume the author of the article constructed it.