On Sat, 17 Mar 2001, Alan Chandler wrote:
> On Sat, 17 Mar 2001 00:13:46 -0500, you wrote:
>
> >I have Xfree86 v4 already; I am running (almost) the latest unstable.
> >Therefore
> >I do not use a separate TrueType font server. I guess then I am wondering
> >what
> >the best Debian way is to install a new font. There are, if I remember
> >correctly, some TrueType-specific steps (something like ttmkfontdir before
>
> Just add the font path to XF86Config-4 (in /etc/X11). I just made a
> directory that matched the others but called ttype. You need to
> create the fonts.dir file and the program you want for this is
>
> ttmkfdir
>
> I had to search the internet for it, and most sites point you at a
> german one that doesn't work. However I eventually got a copy (can't
> remember where)
>
I'm sure that this is in a debian package. Just checked it's in fttools
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