At Sat, 18 Oct 2003 05:46:15 +1000, Rob Weir wrote: > > On Thu, Oct 16, 2003 at 07:59:16AM +0800, csj said > > On Thu, 16 Oct 2003 03:27:14 +1000, Rob Weir wrote: > > > Yes, defoma aka "Debian Font Manager". When you install a > > > new font, it handles setting up symlinks and such so that > > > you can just point X at > > > /var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType, and leave > > > it alone. Without defoma, you'd have to point X at > > > wherever fonts installed themselves, and update the various > > > fonts.* files that live next to the fonts. > > > > I have two problems with such a setup: > > > > First is that the official xserver-xfree86 package appears > > not to be defoma- or at least x-ttcidfont-conf-aware. So I > > have to do a trick or two with my favorite editor after > > reconfiguring xserver-xfree86. (Actually the editor part is > > just cat font_path.txt >> XF86Config-4) Should this be filed > > as a wishlist bug? > > No, it will be handled by a different system. See bug #202096. > > > Second is that I have a program that for some reason doesn't > > recognize symlinks. > > Which symlinks? In > /var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType? X or your > fontserver looks in there, no user X program needs ever touch > them, they get all their font data from the X server.
Real world case: scribus (probably the best GPL'ed or better DTP app). -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]