[mythtv-users] 0.21-fixes upgrade, now menu text invisible

[Fedor Pikus]

On Sun, Sep 28, 2008 at 4:19 PM, OCG Technical Support <support at ocg.ca> wrote:
> No - just in place upgrade over 0.20.2
>
> I did finally install the MS font pack and that solved it.  I can't figure out why MythCenter works fine (same fonts) and MythCenter-wide fails.

Could be different default fonts. I ran into the same problem with
GANT (which happens to be the default theme on a fresh install of
MythTv, so I could not even use setup to change the theme).

>
> Oh well....
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org [mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of David Caruso
> Sent: September 28, 2008 6:16 PM
> To: Myth TV Users List
> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] 0.21-fixes upgrade, now menu text invisible
>
>
> On Sun, 2008-09-28 at 00:29 -0400, OCG Technical Support wrote:
>> More strange stuff....
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>> The MythCenter theme works great, but the MythCenter-wide theme has no
>> text.
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>> Both use the same font (Trebuchet MS).
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>> Can anyone help?
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>>
>> From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org
>> [mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of OCG Technical
>> Support
>> Sent: September 27, 2008 9:00 PM
>> To: Myth TV Users List
>> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] 0.21-fixes upgrade, now menu text
>> invisible
>>
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>>
>> That didn't work, BUT...I have another clue...
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>> By switching to another theme, any theme, all works again.
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>> Somehow MythCenter (Widescreen) causes a screwup!!  (I had customized
>> this theme in verion .20 but I removed all themes before upgrading...)
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>> Is there any way to debug a theme?
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>> From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org
>> [mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of Lindsay
>> Mathieson
>> Sent: September 27, 2008 8:08 PM
>> To: Myth TV Users List
>> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] 0.21-fixes upgrade, now menu text
>> invisible
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sunday 28 September 2008 09:55:17 OCG Technical Support wrote:
>>
>> > I tried upgrading my theatre to 0.21-fixes. All went ok, but now
>> when I
>>
>> > start the front-end the menus are blank. I can move the highlight
>> bar up
>>
>> > and down, but no text!
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>> > I read something about this before (someone) but can't find the
>> solution.
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>> > Can someone point me in the right area?
>>
>> I don't know the solution offhand, but I'd suggest deleting your
>> themecache directory (~/.mythtv/themecache)
>>
>
> Guessing you did an clean install of the OS when you upgraded?  If so,
> you likely need to install the MS fonts package.
>
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