http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=5057
Summary: Core fonts don't install if they're found on the host Product: Wine Version: CVS Platform: PC URL: http://ovh.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/abiword/abiwor d-setup-2.0.8.exe OS/Version: Linux Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P2 Component: wine-gui AssignedTo: wine-bugs@winehq.org ReportedBy: tkho@ucla.edu
If the MS core fonts exist on your host system (eg via the msttcorefonts deb), the MS core fonts executables successfully run in Windows, but don't actually place any fonts in the C:\Windows\Fonts directory.
This is a problem because less desirable fonts in that directory may take precedence. Perhaps tt fonts on the host system should have the same precedence as those in the windows font directory.
Background: A fresh install of AbiWord 2.0.8 causes the menubar to be rendered in Dingbats font, even though there is a full set of ms core fonts recognized by fontconfig. Manually installing the core fonts (via the installer) claims to succeed, but does not actually copy files into C:\Windows\Fonts, probably because they are already on the host system.
The only way I could manage to successfully install the core fonts in Wine was to remove them from the host first, after which the menus in AbiWord rendered fine.