Hello! X cannot handle the ttf dir although xfs is installed. Instead, you must add "unix/:7100" to your XF86config, because, I think, xfs-xtt (you must install THIS VERSION, not normal xfs!!!) serves the fonts to X via this tcp port. And you have to create xfonts.scale etc. etc. etc. in the dir with the fonts (I don't know these steps exactly any more, see howto) and the ttf-dir has to be added to the "catalog" line in the file /etc/X11/xfs/config.
> 4) Ran the "mkttfdir" utility. Shouldn't there > be a "ttmkfdir" utility??? Where is it??? Don't know about it, but sounds like they are equal or someone as written the name in a false way in some howto or description you've read! But, all of this isn't necessary if you just download the xfstt package, install and use it. It's really easier to set up, I think, and I don't know any disadvantage of xfstt in comparison to xfs-xtt. I think I'll do this after I've wasted my time setting up xfs-xtt instead of xfstt some weaks ago. ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/potato/main/binary-i386/x11/xfstt_1.1.deb Kind Regards, Stephan Hachinger ----- Original Message ----- From: "Christopher W. Aiken" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Debian Users" <debian-user@lists.debian.org> Sent: Saturday, October 07, 2000 4:45 PM Subject: Tru Type Fonts Question > I know how to set up "xfstt" for true type fonts, but I > see that Debian 2.2 uses "xfs" as a default font server. > > How do I set up "xfs" to use my truetype fonts? This is > what I did: > > 1) Installed the fttools package. > 2) Created /usr/share/fonts/truetype > 3) Copied my 1132 fonts to the above directory. > 4) Ran the "mkttfdir" utility. Shouldn't there > be a "ttmkfdir" utility??? Where is it??? > 5) Added "/usr/share/fonts/truetype" to the > /etc/X11/XF86Config file. > 6) Re-started the "xfs" daemon. > 7) Re-started X > > That is when I got the error: > Fatal server error. > could not open default font 'fixed' > > What did I do wrong? What am I missing? Where is the > "ttmkfdir" utility? > > I know "xfstt" works but I would rather use "xfs" since it > is the default installed server. > > > -- > --- > Christopher W. Aiken, Scenery Hill, Pa, USA > chris at cwaiken dot com, www.cwaiken.com > Current O/S: Debian 2.2 GNU/Linux > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null >
