When it comes to scalable fonts, mkfontdir doesn't know how to handle them, so all it does is copy the 'fonts.scale' file to fonts.dir - it's up to the user to create the fonts.scale file. However, there's utils to do it - there's one for Type1 fonts in Debian (can't remember the name sorry), and for TrueType fonts there's ttmkfdir (just search freshmeat for it). Maybe someone should package ttmkfdir? :)
Thanks Leigh On Sun, 8 Oct 2000, Christian Hammers wrote: > Hi > > I still could not figure out how to enable my TrueType fonts (borrowed > from M$ Windows) in the new X 4.0.1 (0phase2v8) without using the xfstt > daemon. > > People told me that including the freetype and/or xtt module in the > XF86Config should be enough but when just including freetype it says > that there's no font.dir in the directory and mkfontdir doesn't like to > create one, and when using xtt it does not complain but gtkfontsel (and > others) still do not show up my fonts. > > I also cannot find any real documentation for these both modules. Where > is it? Are there any additional options that I can include in my > XF86Config? Would upgrading to the very last phase12(?) be sufficient? > > thanks, > > -christian- > > -- > Real Users never know what they want, > but they always know when your program doesn't deliver it. > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
