On Tue, 6 Feb 2007 11:39:51 -0500 "Mike Polyakov" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > $ fc-cache -vf ~./fonts > > > /home/mike./fonts: skipping, no such directory > > > /var/cache/fontconfig: not cleaning unwritable cache directory > > > /home/mike/.fontconfig: cleaning cache directory > > > Note the typo in the invocation of fc-cache. Correct it, and try > > again. > > Hi, > I'm sorry about the typo. Here's the output again: > > $ ls -l ~/.fonts > -rw-r--r-- 1 mike mike 83 2007-02-05 16:39 fonts.dir > -rw-r--r-- 1 mike mike 21024 2007-02-03 15:35 ProggyClean.pcf > $ fc-cache -vf ~/.fonts > /home/mike/.fonts: caching, 0 fonts, 0 dirs This line tells you that fontconfig is simply ignoring the font. It would be interesting to see what would happen if you placed a true type font there. > /var/cache/fontconfig: not cleaning unwritable cache directory > /home/mike/.fontconfig: cleaning cache directory > fc-cache: succeeded > $ fc-list | grep -i proggy > $ xlsfonts | grep -i proggy > -windows-proggyclean-medium-r-normal--0-0-96-96-c-0-iso8859-1 > -windows-proggyclean-medium-r-normal--13-80-96-96-c-70-iso8859-1 > > The GVIM's font selector dialog doesn't show the font. > Thanks. > > -Mike > > All I can suggest now is that you copy the font to one of the system directories listed when you run 'fc-cache -vf' (without a directory argument). Seems a lot of trouble to go to just to use a font, doesn't it? Fortunately, defoma does all this work for you in the case of official Debian font packages. -- Liam -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
