On Tue, 3 Nov 1998, Stephen J. Carpenter wrote: > > Now that xfstt is tackled on this thread, why can't I see any TTfonts > > when I run an xsession? > > > > I have copied some TTfonts on /var/ttfonts/, xfstt is running as a daemon > > tho' I have to manually enter the entries into /etc/rc?.d. Doesn't the > > dpkg install script do this? > > > > $ps ax |grep xfstt > > 142 ? S 0:00 /usr/X11R6/bin/xfstt --port 7101 > > > > What else do I need to do Steph? > > Well for starters, put the fonts in /usr/share/fonts/truetype not > /var/ttfonts. > (unless you are using the hamm version...then you are right :))
I've upgraded to hamm =8^) > The script SHOULD (last time I looked does) install the rc.d links for the > init.d script...are you SURE it doesn't? If not the proper way to add them > (which the deb file is suposed to do) is "update-rc.d xfstt defaults" When I upgraded xfstt (never thought it was installed when I had 1.3). It placed the file /etc/init.d/xfstt.dpkg-new. So i had to symlink the entries in /etc/rc?.d using that file. > Do you mean you need to manually enter the font path every time you start X? Nope. > if that is the problem then I suggest the following: > > edit /etc/X11/Xf86config and add to the fontpaths: Thanks for pointing that out. Ciao. Admiral Charah Technical Support Group Cyberspace Laoag, ISP
