On 25 Sep 1997, Andy Spiegl wrote: > According to Remco Blaakmeer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > I took a look at the output of the X server in an earlier post and it > > already uses xfs for the fonts. But you have to configure xfs so that it > > looks in the right place for the fonts. Take a look at the 'catalogue' > > line in /etc/X11/xfs/config. You have to set this to exactly the set of > > font dirs that you have. Xfs is very unforgiving if you specify an > > unexisting or empty directory (dumps core on my computer). I encountered > > the same problem when I wanted to start using xfs for the fonts and found > > that I had to remove the '100dpi' directory from the 'catalogue' line. It > > now works fine for me. > > I experienced exactly the same, when I first updated the fonts, but > not the Xserver. I had to play around with the Catalogue line until > only the valid paths were listed. Then I updated to XFree86 3.3 and > could restore the previous Catalogue line. So, I think xfs should > be configured fine. Is there any way to make xfs list the fonts it > can serve? In order to check the configuration?
Try: fsinfo -server localhost:7100 fslsfonts -server localhost:7100 > If that's not it, I am still clueless. Should I - maybe - completely > purge X and reinstall it? I'd hate to do it, but if there is no other > way... If xfs is properly configured and running, and if the FontPath in XF86Config is set to "tcp/localhost:7100", there should really be no problem. Remco -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
