Installing mscorefonts helps (even with the Linux native version). And things about the theme are customizable in a libSwell.colortheme file. Searching for "libSwell.colortheme" at the Reaper forum should bring up some pointers. Some people shared their changes and it did make a big difference in the appearance of fonts.lilith wrote:Hi,
just playing around with the native reaper on Debian 9. Is it normal that the font looks a bit arkward?
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@eric71: Thanks for your tips. I installed the mscorefonts, no change however. Maybe it needs a reboot. I also made an Account in the Reaper forum and ask there.
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rather logging out and back in to your desktop GUI sessionlilith wrote:I installed the mscorefonts, no change however. Maybe it needs a reboot..
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Please post the solution if you find it, I haven't tried it an a while but I remember the font was terrible.
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The ms fonts didn't change anything but what helps is editing the reaper config file and making the font ~15-20 % larger:
~/.config/REAPER/reaper.ini file.
and adding the line:
ui_scale=1.2 // scales the sizes in libSwell.colortheme
~/.config/REAPER/reaper.ini file.
and adding the line:
ui_scale=1.2 // scales the sizes in libSwell.colortheme
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I looks like this at the moment (not too bad ... ):
That has zero influence to the fonts.change the font-mapping in the ini file as well, by removing the comment "//" from the ft_font_fallback= line, and adding the fonts you prefer at the start. The fonts listed are the default order, so maybe you need to install one of them?
I looks like this at the moment (not too bad ... ):
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Ok, I just discovered it now Is there anything else I need to know?sysrqer wrote:Yes?lilith wrote:@ SYSRQER: Did you install the ReaPack?
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Haha. I'm not sure, there's so much to see and learn. If there's anything you find yourself doing a lot then there is probably a way to make it quicker or automated with custom actions.lilith wrote: Ok, I just discovered it now Is there anything else I need to know?
Also, have a look over this, scripts are where it really gets pwoerful - http://www.admiralbumblebee.com/ReaperScripts.html
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One thing you might find useful as well, grouping parameters. If you have two tracks that you know you want to be panned equally to each side then you can group the pan so when you move one it moves the other the opposite direction.
Add these to a custom action:
SWS/S&M: Set selected tracks to first unused group (default flags)
Script: mpl_Toggle reverse pan flag and invert color of track under mouse (I edited this one so it doesn't color the track)
Assign it to a key. Then select two tracks and hit the key and now they are grouped.
Add these to a custom action:
SWS/S&M: Set selected tracks to first unused group (default flags)
Script: mpl_Toggle reverse pan flag and invert color of track under mouse (I edited this one so it doesn't color the track)
Assign it to a key. Then select two tracks and hit the key and now they are grouped.
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Never used that. I'll check it, thank you!sysrqer wrote:One thing you might find useful as well, grouping parameters. If you have two tracks that you know you want to be panned equally to each side then you can group the pan so when you move one it moves the other the opposite direction.
Add these to a custom action:
SWS/S&M: Set selected tracks to first unused group (default flags)
Script: mpl_Toggle reverse pan flag and invert color of track under mouse (I edited this one so it doesn't color the track)
Assign it to a key. Then select two tracks and hit the key and now they are grouped.
MS CORE FONTS (mscorefonts)
You might need to manually install the MSCOREFONTS (Microsoft Core Fonts)
I forget which fonts are the core ones, but there's only about 10 of them.
A web search will tell you which ones are the main ones.
I remember that the downloadable .DEB / PPA on Ubuntu systems used to malfunction.
So I don't even do that anymore.
I know a few of them: (but not all)
Arial
Verdana
Tahoma
Times New Roman
Courier
MS Sans Serif(?)
They go into c:\Windows\Fonts
They are totally mandatory for installing FL Studio, also.
Without them, you can't see any menus.
They are .TTF files (TrueType Fonts).
If you own your own Windows system or dual boot, you can just copy them into that folder manually using a flash drive.
I find that to be the easiest way, and you can add other fonts that way too.
Wine will see them, as that's the default normal location for windows-compatible programs to find fonts besides within their own directory.
So of course, in Linux, check inside of your .wine folder for the nested fake C: drive and inside that for the fake Windows folder, etc.
Good luck.
I forget which fonts are the core ones, but there's only about 10 of them.
A web search will tell you which ones are the main ones.
I remember that the downloadable .DEB / PPA on Ubuntu systems used to malfunction.
So I don't even do that anymore.
I know a few of them: (but not all)
Arial
Verdana
Tahoma
Times New Roman
Courier
MS Sans Serif(?)
They go into c:\Windows\Fonts
They are totally mandatory for installing FL Studio, also.
Without them, you can't see any menus.
They are .TTF files (TrueType Fonts).
If you own your own Windows system or dual boot, you can just copy them into that folder manually using a flash drive.
I find that to be the easiest way, and you can add other fonts that way too.
Wine will see them, as that's the default normal location for windows-compatible programs to find fonts besides within their own directory.
So of course, in Linux, check inside of your .wine folder for the nested fake C: drive and inside that for the fake Windows folder, etc.
Good luck.
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...and a new official spot in the forumlilith wrote:... And can now be downloaded from the Reaper website
https://forum.cockos.com/forumdisplay.php?f=52