On Sun, Oct 24, 1999 at 04:49:04PM -0400, Hoyt wrote:
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Steve Philp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Friday, October 22, 1999 11:13 PM
> Subject: Re: [expert] Sound configuration -- add to Install!
>
>
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > >
> > > The other thing I am looking for and have yet to find is a TrueType font
> > > server for Mandrake+XWindows. Is on included in the 6.1 Distribution? If
> > > not, can someone point me to a URL that will help me compile one?
> >
> > TTF support is built into the xfs fontserver.
> >
>
>
> If you can get it to work "out of the box" - I never have.
Here's what I do:
* Create a directory for the fonts:
mkdir /usr/share/fonts/default/TTF
* Copy the fonts into place:
cp *.ttf /usr/share/fonts/default/TTF/.
* Create the fonts.dir file:
cd /usr/share/fonts/default/TTF
ttmkfdir -o fonts.dir
ln -s fonts.dir fonts.scale
* Tell the X Font Server about the new fonts:
chkfontpath --add /usr/share/fonts/default/TTF
* Restart the X Font Server:
/etc/rc.d/init.d/xfs restart
* Use a font browser to see if they're installed:
xfontsel
I've written these instructions while doing each of the steps, so I can
verify that it works. At least on 6.1... :)
--
Steve Philp
Network Administrator
Advance Packaging Corporation
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
