About not being able to write to the right directory, do you all realize that the font directories can be INSIDE the cache directory?
I keep my fonts on a CD, and just put symlinks thus: [EMAIL PROTECTED] /usr/doc/xfstt# ls -l /usr/share/fonts/truetype total 89 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 25 Nov 3 12:33 fixed -> /mnt/cdrom/truetype/fixed/ lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 24 Nov 3 12:33 sans -> /mnt/cdrom/truetype/sans/ lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 26 Nov 3 12:33 script -> /mnt/cdrom/truetype/script/ lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 25 Nov 3 12:33 serif -> /mnt/cdrom/truetype/serif/ -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 18556 Nov 3 12:55 ttinfo.dir -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 69353 Nov 3 12:55 ttname.dir I'd prefer that we stuck with the filesystem standard and left the directory in /usr/share, personally. bekj -- : --Neophilic-Hacker-Grrl-Geek-Eclectic-Gay-Disabled-Boychick-- : [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.tertius.net.au/~gossamer/ : I love recursion, because it breaks most people's brains! : -- Thorfinn