On Thu, Jun 29, 2000 at 12:32:12PM +0100, Vincent Murphy wrote: > i installed the pre-compiled xfree86 4 binaries from ftp.xfree86.org on > a woody system, and have a > > Load "freetype" > > line in my /etc/X11/XF86Setup. it all works perfectly except xlsfonts > doesn't load Truetype fonts, and so i can't use them in gimp/netscape > etc either. > > what do i have to do to get truetype fonts working? i presume i have > to put a directory in XF86Config (maybe another FontPath?), have the > fonts in the directory, and do something to create some sort of index. > > (please cc me privately as well as the list, i'm just reading the archives > this week.) > > regards, > -vincent
No need to modify XF86Config (not /etc/X11/XF86Setup as you note).
1. Add
xset fp+ unix/:7101
...to /etc/X11/Xsession
2. store your TT fonts in the default directory /usr/share/fonts/truetype
3. Run "xfstt --sync" to add the new fonts (xfstt should *not* be
running at this point).
4. start your xfstt server (usually through init.d scripts).
5. Launch Netscape (and/or your X session), and select TT fonts.
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