0

I have been using ipython qtconsole on Win7 and recently I started using RHEL 6.x desktop. When I launch qtconsole ($ ipython qtconsole on bash prompt), the qt window I get has weird font, feel pointy, uneven, sort of like very old raster blocky font. I would like to use system fonts (like Monospace, DejaVu Sans Mono etc.) instead.

I tried to change some settings, as advised in another thread (like IPythonWidget.font_family in ipython_config.py and ipython_qtconsole_config.py), but the font family does not change. However, when I change the font size, I can make it smaller or larger.

I have tried to do this on RHEL and Ubuntu desktops without luck. I am using Anaconda's IPython distribution.

Thomas K
  • 39,200
  • 7
  • 84
  • 86
Zee Kay
  • 73
  • 1
  • 5
  • Can you try with a 'native' installation (e.g. `apt-get install ipython-qtconsole` on Ubuntu)? I wonder if it's related to Anaconda somehow. – Thomas K Jun 16 '13 at 23:52
  • It installs a terminal version of ipython-qtconsole. I don't see any QT interface here. – Zee Kay Jun 17 '13 at 03:35
  • ? qtconsole is the Qt interface. Run `ipython qtconsole` at a terminal to start it, or find 'IPython Qt console' in the launcher. – Thomas K Jun 17 '13 at 17:15
  • This is an issue with Anaconda. The Anaconda QT is not building with font support correctly. – asmeurer Jun 17 '13 at 22:50
  • Tried that. It may be a QT Console or it may not be. I can only check if I can use some inline plots. This brings me to my second point, how can I get a distribution that bundles scipy, numpy, pandas and bunch of other scientific packages without having to install them manually (reason for choosing Anaconda distribution to begin with) Thanks! – Zee Kay Jun 17 '13 at 22:55
  • I downloaded Enthought's distribution and it seems to provide a good editor that would suffice for me use on Linux. I guess ipython qt on Anaconda distribution is unusable for my needs. – Zee Kay Jun 21 '13 at 01:28
  • Enthought Canopy Express also has the IPython qtconsole and Notebook installed. – Thriveth Oct 07 '13 at 14:56

0 Answers0