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To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, October 24, 1999 11:12 PM
Subject: Re: [expert] Sound configuration -- add to Install!
> >
> > 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
Thanks, Steve, it now works fine.
I also linked to the font directory in MS Windows and installed those fonts
as well.
(rhetoric question) So why doesn't it work by default?
Hoyt
