[SLUG] Geforce 256 + KDE 2 = Weird fonts

[Paul Copeland <plc007@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi All,

I recently installed Libranet Linux (Debian based and moderately newbie 
friendly) and came against a problem I had with SuSE 7.3, Mandrake 8.0 and 
Lycoris.  When the installer detects a nVidia Geforce 256 card the fonts in 
KDE are shocking, either huge or tiny.  GNOME does not seem to suffer nor 
does IceWM (standard desktop in Libranet, although Opera running in IceWM 
does).  In Lycoris the fix is to select a Geforce DDR card and then there 
are no problems.  But in Libranet I can't select such a card, and besides 
that is not the card.

Has anyone else had this problem with a Geforce 256 card or any other 
card?  Is it a flaw in KDE 2 that is fixed in KDE 3.  I tried ASP Linux 
with KDE3 but it automatically installed the nVidia drivers, so it was not 
a comparative test.

Any ideas would be appreciated

Paul