A new install 64-bit Dell. I noted all the font files in my old
machine's /var/lib/world file and installed them on the new machine.
Notwithstanding that I had mysterious problems. One of the icons on my
ICEWM toolbar launches the command...
xterm -bg black -fg cyan -geometry 80x58 -fn lucidasanstypewriter-12
I got error messages about not being able to find the font,
notwithstanding that I have both
media-fonts/font-bh-lucidatypewriter-100dpi and
media-fonts/font-bh-lucidatypewriter-75dpi installed. This had 3
unpleasant side-effects...
1) xterm went to a smallish default font that was rather hard to read
2) I figured no problem; I'll go {CTRL-RIGHTCLICK} and select a larger
font. However, as soon as I did that, the xterm shut down!
3) xfreecell wouldn't start due to a font-not-found error. Now it's
getting really serious.
After a bunch of futile screwing around including a reprise of my
http://www.mail-archive.com/gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org/msg123858.html
I exited X and performed a "font transplant". I.e. I renamed
/usr/share/fonts and copied over the /usr/share/fonts directory from the
older machine. And it works beautifully. I've backed up the directory
to a tarball on USB stick, just in case. And I will be monitoring any
updates with an eagle eye.
Anyone have any ideas?
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Walter Dnes <waltd...@waltdnes.org>
I don't run "desktop environments"; I run useful applications
