On Thu, 2001-11-29 at 06:03, Cloter M wrote: > > Thx Safemode, for some reason: 1) I didn't know that, and 2) I did an upgrade from >RH 7.0, and the setup was kept with xfs... I did what you said and it works, and the >fonts seem to work better now, what a surprise! :) I also removed xfs from all run >levels (is there anything else I should look into to make sure my "upgrade" didn't >miss anything?) > Take care, > Cloter > p.s.: I also got multihead to work (in 1/2 hr), really nice!! > safemode <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I assume this is X 4.x If it is then you do >realize that you shouldn't be > using xfs. It's not necessary. the x font server is inside the X server > now. Just add "Load "freetype" in the module list to get true type font > support. add your font paths in the X config file and you're set. Of > course if it's 3.x just ignore this.
While it's true that you don't _need_ a font server anymore, that doesn't mean you _shouldn't_ use one. There are many advantages in using a font server, and I'm not aware of any major drawbacks. -- Earthling Michel D�nzer (MrCooper)/ Debian GNU/Linux (powerpc) developer XFree86 and DRI project member / CS student, Free Software enthusiast _______________________________________________ Xpert mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xpert
