On Mon, 10 Jun 2002, Q u a s i wrote:
> >*must* be able to find it under all circumstances. Redhat keeps fixed
> >(the misc font directory) in xfs along with other fonts. I don't quite
> >agree with this.
>
> I run Debian. BTW why dont you agree (just curiosity)?
X can see fixed only through xfs, then if xfs doesn't run, X won't
either. If X can see fixed directly, it will run even if xfs doesn't.
The whole concept of font servers actually came about so because people
would have a single server with xfs and a whole load of X clients. The
X servers would run remotely and contact the xfs for its fonts,
providing only display drivers. Back then, the X server didn't have
font drivers built in.
Today, X servers have font drivers (including the freetype library)
compiled in and no longer require a font server. Furthermore, how many
people do you know who actually do what I described above?
> >first, do /usr/sbin/chkfontpath
>
> I dont have chkfontpath - did I miss some important package?
well, this is from redhat, so no, it may be different for you. Check in
/etc/X11/fs/config, you'll find them listed in that file.
> My XF86config does not have the '-4'. Is it _required_? I run xfree86 4.x
> server. Anyway I tried changing it - but still no difference.
no, again this is redhat specific, since during the transition period
they installed X3 and X4.
> >You have to copy it to the Files section. It should already contain a
> >line like:
> > FontPath "unix/:7100"
>
> I did not have this. What is its significance? I put it in but still no
> change.
This is the reference to the X font server. If it isn't present, don't
add it.
Exactly what do you have under the Files section?
> I dont have xfs. I have xfs-xtt. Is that a problem? I was under the
> impression that xfs-xtt replaces xfs with additional facilities for
> TTF fonts.
xfs has freetype support built in. xfstt was added to complement those
xfs that didn't have ttf support. i don't know about debian.
> my xserver cribbs about hostname lookup failed. I had installed a NIC for
> installation. Now I dont have it. is this a problem?
X server shouldn't crib about this unless it is trying to run some
remote application. I can't think what would cause this.
Philip
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