Try using mkttfdir (included in fttools) instead of ttmkfdir when you create the fonts.dir file.
On Nov 29 13:31, Jeffrey A Schoolcraft wrote: > Well, I went off and looked at that archived message, and it's threaded reply > and tried everything it told me to do. Well, it didn't work for me. I have > 300 ttf's, not sure how many got converted with the utilities, but I know at > least one of them should, like ARIAL. So, if anyone has any follow up help > I'd appreciate it. > > Just FYI: > > mkdir /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/truetype/ > mv /home/dream/ttf/*.ttf /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/truetype/ > used that script to rename them all to ttf > ttmkfdir -o fonts.scale > did the fonts scale thing (from the thread) > mkfontdir > added the path to XF86Config-4, and /etc/X11/fs/config > stopped X > /etc/init.d/xfs restart > started X > looked at gnome-fontsel or whatever and saw nothing. > > Jeff > > * John Ericson ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > > About ttf fonts in X4 I can recommend you this url: > > http://lists.debian.org/debian-user-0011/msg01817.html > > You should probably be able to find out how to deal with pcf fonts too by > > following the instructions on that or other pages mentioned there. -- * John Ericson [EMAIL PROTECTED] * ICQ: 7325429 JID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * web: http://john.pp.se
