Re: CJK font issues on GDM screen

[Taiju HIGASHI]

I knew it.
I know there are not many Guix users in Japan, but I was wondering how other 
languages users are solving this problem.
Is this problem that does not occur with SLiM?


On April 14, 2022 9:23:11 AM GMT+09:00, Feng Shu <tumashu@163.com> wrote:
>Taiju HIGASHI <higashi@taiju.info> writes:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I am not currently having trouble, but I do have one question.
>>
>> I have had trouble displaying CJK fonts on the GDM screen.
>>
>> I have followed the steps below to install Guix initially, which
>> allows me to temporarily display CJK fonts on the GDM screen.
>>
>> 1. Specify `ja_JP.utf8` as locale on the graphical installation screen.
>> 2. Set CJK fonts to be installed globally.
>> 3. Execute the installation.
>>
>> However, if I run `guix system reconfigure` after this, I cannot see
>> the CJK fonts on the GDM screen. (The letters will be tofu.)
>
>I have faced the same problem, so I have switched to use slim, which 
>*only* show English, so have no this problem :-\
>
>>
>> I asked on #guix on IRC and was given a solution, so I am not
>> troubled, but the following questions remain.
>>
>> https://logs.guix.gnu.org/guix/2022-04-09.log#174359
>>
>>   1. Why do I see CJK fonts on the GDM screen after setting the locale
>>      and installing CJK fonts during the initial installation?
>>   2. Why can't I see CJK fonts on the GDM screen after running `guix
>>      system reconfigure`?
>>
>> Is there a special process to generate a font cache during initial
>> installation?
>> Also, is that process absent when the system is reconfigured?
>>
>> I feel that it would be desirable for the system to behave the same
>> when reconfigured as when initially installed.
>>
>> Thank you.
>