Hello Robinson, Peter (<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) wrote: > Andreas Janssen (<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) wrote: >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] (<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) wrote: > >>> I have a testing distribution of Debian on a Dell precision 340 and >>> have not been able to get gimp or mozilla to run. Mozilla crashes >>> with a warning about a memory access error, and gimp exits with a >>> warning that it cannot open the font file for Vera sans. >> >> I don't know if this will solve all your problems, but here is a >> quick explanation on how to install the missing bitstream fonts: >> >> 1. apt-get install ttf-bitstream-vera x-ttcidfont-conf >> 2. Add the following line to the "Files" section of your >> /etc/X11/XF86Config-4: >> FontPath "/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType" >> (If you use xfs, you can also configure xfs accordingly) >> 3. (optional) dpkg-reconfigure fontconfig >> If asked for the bitmap fonts, choose "No". This will make fontconfig >> select the bitstream fonts as default for serif, sans-serif and >> monospace aliases. >> >> You should also be able to tell gimp to use another font, probably by >> changing your ~/.gtkrc-2.0 or ~/.gtkrc-2.0.mine, either manually or >> by running "switch2" from the gtk-theme-switch package. > > thanks for the suggestions. I already had the first two packages > installed. I added the FontPath to XF86Config-4, but this had no > effect. So, the fonts should be installed and ready to go. Any other > ideas?
Did you restart X after adding the font path? If you run xfontsel, can you choose the bitstream font? best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 ICQ #17079270 Registered Linux User #267976 http://www.andreas-janssen.de/debian-tipps-sarge.html -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
