Re: How to "turn on" fonts in X?
On Fri, 17 Jul 2020, Benny Siegert wrote: You probably need Bitstream Vera and msttcorefont. Got 'em now. Vera brought icewm instantly to life. Thanks guy. -- A test of right and wrong must be the means, one would think, of ascertaining what is right or wrong, and not a consequence of having already ascertained it. J. S. Mill
Re: How to "turn on" fonts in X?
If you are talking about bitmap fonts (the kind that you can select in xfontsel), they should be part of base X11. For TrueType fonts, look in the "fonts" category in pkgsrc. You probably need Bitstream Vera and msttcorefont. Bob Bernstein schrieb am Fr., 17. Juli 2020, 20:29: > On Fri, 17 Jul 2020, Bob Bernstein wrote: > > > Are there some basic font configuration steps I need to take? > > I believe Hegel wrote that the owl of Minerva spread its wings > only at dusk, meaning of course that enlightenment comes at the > end of the day. > > Having removed all the packages from this system it of course > has no font packages installed. Duh Bob. > > So I am in the market for a list of font packages I should > install to give me a start at helping my X apps function. Where > might such a list be found? > > Thank you > > -- > A test of right and wrong must be the means, one would > think, of ascertaining what is right or wrong, and not a > consequence of having already ascertained it. > >J. S. Mill >
Re: How to "turn on" fonts in X?
On Fri, 17 Jul 2020, Bob Bernstein wrote: Are there some basic font configuration steps I need to take? I believe Hegel wrote that the owl of Minerva spread its wings only at dusk, meaning of course that enlightenment comes at the end of the day. Having removed all the packages from this system it of course has no font packages installed. Duh Bob. So I am in the market for a list of font packages I should install to give me a start at helping my X apps function. Where might such a list be found? Thank you -- A test of right and wrong must be the means, one would think, of ascertaining what is right or wrong, and not a consequence of having already ascertained it. J. S. Mill
How to "turn on" fonts in X?
I progress reconstituting my NetBSD system, after removing all packages. For example, typing 'startx' in my home dir launches icewm, with the mouse nicely functional. Problem: none of the wm's buttons or menus have any readable labels, as if they don't know how to obtain needed fonts. Are there some basic font configuration steps I need to take? Thank you -- Man is essentially a dreamer, wakened sometimes for a moment by some peculiarly obtrusive element in the outer world, but lapsing again quickly into the happy somnolence of imagination. Russell
