Try this: execute (as root) "/etc/init.d/xfstt start". This works for me. I've been too lazy to seek a fix for this since I so seldom reboot.
Curt Daugaard [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Fri, Dec 25, 1998 at 03:25:17PM -0600, John wrote: > Merry Christmas All! > > After reading several recent postings, I decided to try installing some > true type fonts using xfstt. I did the following: > > 1. copied some ".ttf" fonts from my windows95 disk to /var/ttfonts > 2. ran "xfstt --sync" > 3. edited "XF86Config" by adding FontPath "unix/:7101" as the next line > in the area of XF86Config that has all the FontPath directories listed. > 4. quit xwindows (fvwm95) > 5. ran startx - it failed with the following error > > _FontTransSocketUNIXConnect: Can't connect: errno = 2 > failed to set default font path ' <listed all the font paths including > unix/:7101> > fatal server error: > could not open default font "fixed" > etc,etc > > I then tried the command xset +fp "unix/:7101 - it failed with the > following: > > xset: bad font path element (#38), possible causes are: > Directory does not exist or has wrong permissions > Directory missing fonts.dir > Incorrect font server address or syntax. > > My main confusion is about the line "unix/:7101". Every other entry for > fonts is a path and starts with "/" this one doesn't. Is it a path or > somthing I'm not familiar with? also which "fonts.dir" is it searching > for? I have several on my system, but none called either "unix" or > "7101" > > Have I missed something obvious? I'm running hamm if that makes a > difference. > > Thanks for any hints. > > John > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null >
