On Wed, 7 Feb 2007 20:24:08 -0500 "Mike Polyakov" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > 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. > > It works with true-type version of the same font (from this url: > http://www.proggyfonts.com/index.php?menu=download): [...] > $ fc-list | grep -i proggy > ProggyCleanTT:style=Regular Mysterious. So are other bitmap fonts recognised by fontconfig, e.g., Helvetica or Courier? > > > 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. > > The reason I wanted to use pcf font is because ttf version does not > display correctly on one of the machines where I'd like to use it. Is > there any way that I can diagnose where the problem is? Any sort of > error log that font systems keeps? No, I'm not aware of an error log. > > Also, the font system in linux is complex. As I understand, font > handling can happen inside X itself, inside Xft and with Xfs server. > Is there any reason why three different system components are > responsible for fonts? What are the pros/cons of each one and where > can I find more information about each? The first explanation I came across was provided some years ago by Redhat. Here is the link (search for "fonts"): http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-9-Manual/release-notes/x86/ I understand that fontconfig support is to be included in the next release of Xorg, with the older font system being deprecated. > Thank you. > > -Mike > > -- Liam -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
