bug#57449: 29.0.50; does not show "more Fonts" "By Family" when setting default font via menu "Options" --> "Set Default Font..."

[Gregor Zattler <telegraph@gmx.net>]

* Po Lu <luangruo@yahoo.com> [2022-08-28; 18:56 +08]:
> Gregor Zattler <telegraph@gmx.net> writes:
>> Now the font selection was visible.  It fills the full
>> height of my 4K monitor but I have the impression it does
>> not show all fonts (see below).
>>
>> In order to achieve a visible change of my default font I
>> choose Microsoft Comic Sans.  But nothing happens, I still
>> see fira code.
>
> I think some of the panes are being mapped outside the bounds of your
> monitor, so you can't see them.
>
> The really important thing here is how many font families you have
> installed; the variants are displayed as entires in a pane, representing
> one font family.

OK that would explain why I did not see all of them.  But
why did nothing happen, after clicking on Comic Sans?
Should I file a new bug report and you close this one?


>> I reinstalled all noto fonts and strange enough this time I
>> see menus, but only some of the noto fonts.  I assume there
>> are more noto fonts, but I cannot see a font which is not
>> noto.  I assume that is, because of the stacked nature of
>> the layout of the menu there is not enough space on my 4K
>> monitor for all the fonts.
>>
>> I wished for a font selection where I can choose among
>> rendered fonts and their attributes and see the effect of my
>> decisions before applying them.
>
> I will try to work on that, but am still rather preoccupied ATM.

No hurry, I can cope without, this is not at all essential
to me.


Ciao; Gregor
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