Kaixo! Li Fri, 23 Aug 2002 23:42:42 +0200 (CEST), Reinout van Schouwen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> scrijheut:
RvS> I'm trying to add the Lucida TTF fonts from the J2SDK to Mandrake 9b3, RvS> but for some reason I don't succeed. I'm not sure if this is a bug or if RvS> I'm forgetting something: RvS> I copied the fonts directory to /usr/share/fonts/ttf/ . It already RvS> contains a fonts.dir. I added the new directory to /etc/X11/fs/config like RvS> desribed on http://www.mandrakeuser.org/docs/xwin/xfont.html. RvS> OpenOffice.org now can use these fonts, but GNOME2 somehow doesn't see RvS> them. Gnome2 doesn't uses X11 fonts if GDK_USE_XFT is enabled; instead it uses fotns trough Xft. For that you need: 1. to ensure that the path were your scalable fonts are is listed in a "dir" keyword in /etc/X11/XftConfig (the directory "/usr/share/fonts/ttf/" isn't listed by default; I suggest you use instead for your manually added fonts "/opt/ttfonts" or you can also create a user specific $HOME/.xftconfig file with a line dir "/path/to/where/your/fonts/are/" in it. 2. to ensure that there is an XftCache file in that directory; go to it and run " xftcache . " That's it, now your new fonts are accessible by Xft-aware programs; RvS> It does show other fonts listed in drakfont. Fonts added trough drakfont are visible because the directory where drakfont puts them is listed in the default XftConfig file. RvS> ...Lucida TTF fonts from the J2SDK... Where are the J2SDK files installed ? The XftConfig file has the two following lines: # Sun JDK fonts dir "/usr/java/jdk1.3/jre/lib/fonts" dir "/usr/java/j2re1.4.0/lib/fonts" should other paths be added too ? -- Ki ça vos våye bén, Pablo Saratxaga On n'est point l'ami d'une femme quand on peut être son amant. Balzac.