Re: [libreoffice-users] Problem with

Dear all

Thanks to Jay for solving this for me and thanks to Don for your 
contribution which will make interesting reading

Solved

Stephen Constantinou



On 08/11/13 20:27, Jay Lozier wrote:
> On Fri, 2013-11-08 at 20:04 +0000, Write Me wrote:
>
> > Good evening and greeting from rainy London, UK
> >
> > I am using Linux Mint 13 Maya / 3.2.0-23-generic
> >
> > I have just uninstalled LibreOffice 3.6, using Synaptic.  All went well.
> >
> > I have installed LibreOffice 4.1.3.2 ,manually.  All went well. No error
> > messages or conflicts mentioned in the terminal.
> >
> > Specifically these files in the order stated:
> > 1) LibreOffice_4.1.3.2_Linux_x86_deb
> > 2) LibreOffice_4.1.3.2_Linux_x86_deb_langpack_en-GB
> > 3) LibreOffice_4.1.3.2_Linux_x86_deb_helppack_en-GB
> >
> >
> > However I am very dissatisfied with the text in the user interface.
> > While I think the text font is still Arial or some such sans serif font
> > it is to squashed up close together.  The distance between letters in
> > the same word is nothing and so the letters touch each other.  I have
> > attached a screen shot.  I hope this is OK I went looking for rules
> > about posting and could not see a mention of attachments.
> >
> > The text in the user interface is too hard to read and is very ugly.
> >
> > The same problem exists in Writer, Calc, Draw, and Impress.  Making the
> > whole of LibreOffice too hard to use.
> >
> > I regret this installation as I will not enjoy using it with the text as
> > it is.
> >
> > Any help appreciated
> >
> > Stephen
>
> Stephen,
>
> Look under TOOLS >> OPTIONS >> LIBREOFFIC >> VIEW. There you will see
> the settings used for the LO UI. "Use System Fonts..." is probably
> selected. You can change the system fonts in the Cinnamon Settings >>
> Appearance >> Fonts
>
> Jay

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