This seems to be a problem with GNOME applications - or at least Xft-aware ones.
I tested with nedit (a lesstif2 application) and it distinguished the bold,
oblique and bold + oblique variations of bitmap fonts correctly. I tested with
both Terminus and LucidaTypewriter. (The latter has no oblique variations, the
former does).
This seems to be a problem with GNOME applications - or at least Xft-aware ones.
I tested with nedit (a lesstif2 application) and it distinguished the bold,
oblique and bold + oblique variations of bitmap fonts correctly. I tested with
both Terminus and LucidaTypewriter. (The latter has no oblique variations, the
former does).