On Wed, 17 Sep 2003, Alexander Hansen wrote:

> On Wednesday, September 17, 2003, at 07:46 PM, Viv Kendon wrote:
>
> > I just installed mozilla 1.3-2 from unstable crypto and when
> > it started up the first time I got a zillion errors like
> >
> > font /System/Library/Fonts/Geneva.dfont   FreeType failed to open,
> > error=19575472
> >
> > And the fonts looked pretty awful in mozilla, though with
> > some fiddling I got a more usable basic set.  (I think
> > mozilla is also having some problems sorting out screen
> > resolution on my TiBook that interact badly with the font
> > selection.)
> >
> > Anyway, I guess I have something wrong with my freetype
> > setup:  fink list freetype
> >
> >      freetype         1.3.1-6      TrueType font rendering library,
> > version 1
> >      freetype-bin     1.3.1-6      TrueType font rendering library,
> > version 1
> >  i   freetype-hintin  1.3.1-7      TrueType font rendering library,
> > version ...
> >  i   freetype-hintin  1.3.1-7      TrueType font rendering library,
> > version ...
> >  i   freetype-hintin  1.3.1-7      TrueType font rendering library,
> > version ...
> >      freetype-shlibs  1.3.1-6      TrueType font rendering library,
> > version 1
> >  i   freetype2        2.1.3-1      TrueType font rendering library,
> > version 2
> >      freetype2-hinti  2.1.3-1      TrueType font rendering library,
> > version 2
> >      freetype2-hinti  2.1.3-1      TrueType font rendering library,
> > version ...
> >  i   freetype2-shlib  2.1.3-1      TrueType font rendering library,
> > version ...
> >
> > I don't recall choosing this subset, perhaps various other
> > things required them?
> >
> > Do I need to do anything after installing FreeType to make
> > it work?
> >
> > Everything fink I have should be up to date cvs unstable.
> > I tweaked the pango1-xft2 info file to get mozilla to
> > install with system-xfree86-43 and it seemed to work so I
> > hope that isn't the root of the problem.  Blushes and
> > apologies if so...
> >
> > thanks for any suggestions...
> > -- Viv
> > ------------------------------------------------
> > Dr Viv Kendon                [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > QOLS                          tel: 020 7594 7746
> > Blackett Laboratory      Imperial College London
> >
>
> Did you try installing mozilla-browser-xft2?

No -- I did it as an update on mozilla 1.1, so I never saw
that this existed, and the update didn't pick it up or offer
the choice.  I will set the compile going now (I may be some
time...)

thanks!
-- Viv

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