I have the same problem, finally I traced out that the problem actually in mounting an ntfs partition.
--- Victor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Frederic Crozat wrote: > > >On Wed, 09 Oct 2002 04:54:54 +0000, Victor wrote: > > > > > > > >>Frederic Crozat wrote: > >> > >> > >> > >>>Le Tue, 08 Oct 2002 14:15:22 +0000, Victor a > écrit : > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>>I checked /etc/X11/XftConfig and it looks fine. > I also ran the ttmkfdir > >>>>on the font dirs with truetype fonts. > >>>> > >>>>One new thing I noticed is that root can run > gnome-terminal with > >>>>GDK_USE_XFT=1, but there are still error > messages: > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>Don't try to use gnome-terminal to check your > fonts, it uses non standard > >>>technique to get them.. Use gedit instead.. > >>> > >>>Try running : > >>>gconftool-2 -u /desktop/gnome/interface/font_name > >>>/desktop/gnome/interface/monospace_font_name > >>> > >>>to reset fonts to known working names.. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>I tried the same tests with gedit: > >>When root does it: > >>[root@triumph root]# export GDK_USE_XFT=1 > >>[root@triumph root]# gedit > >>[root@triumph root]# export GDK_USE_XFT=0 > >>[root@triumph root]# gedit > >> > >>Regular user: > >>$ export GDK_USE_XFT=1 > >>$ gedit > >> > >>** (gedit:12167): WARNING **: Cannot open font > file for font Arial 10 > >> > >> > > > >You didn't unset font settings as I told you to > do.. > > > > I did but there was no effect. > $ gconftool-2 -R /desktop/gnome/interface > *** monospace_font_name = Monospace 10 > toolbar_style = both > gtk_key_theme = Default > *** font_name = Sans 10 > cursor_blink_time = 1200 > menus_have_tearoff = false > cursor_blink = true > use_custom_font = false > toolbar_icon_size = (no value set) > menus_have_icons = true > can_change_accels = (no value set) > accessibility = false > status_bar_meter_on_right = false > gtk_theme = Default > menubar_detachable = false > toolbar_detachable = true > > Any other ideas? =-( > There must be an easier way to deal with and get > nice fonts for linux. > > __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Faith Hill - Exclusive Performances, Videos & More http://faith.yahoo.com
