"David G. Thiessen" wrote:
>
> Hi!
>
> I have tried adding more TTF fonts as detailed on the
> MandrakeUser.org
> website and according to the instructions posted on the
> gimp.org
> website, but I still cant seem to use these fonts in any of
> my apps.
>
> When i use the KDE font manager, i dont see the new fonts.
> when i use the gimp, the fonts are not usable. When i use
> WP8, i cant
> use the fonts.
>
> I have looked at my /etc/X11/fs/config file, and i see the
> fonts in the
> path. I have included the file below.
>
> Does anyone know what I could be doing incorrectly!???
>
> /etc/X11/fs/config:
> #
> # Default font server configuration file for Red Hat Linux
> 6.0
> #
>
> # allow a max of 4 clients to connect to this font server
> client-limit = 4
>
> # when a font server reaches its limit, start up a new one
> clone-self = off
>
> # alternate font servers for clients to use
> #alternate-servers = foo:7101,bar:7102
>
> # where to look for fonts
> # Some of these are commented out, i.e. the TrueType and
> Type1
> # directories in /usr/share, because they aren't forced to
> be
> # installed alongside X.
> #
> catalogue = /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc:unscaled,
> /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi:unscaled,
> /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi:unscaled,
> /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc,
> /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1,
> /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo,
> /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/mdk,
> /usr/share/fonts/ttf/western,
> /usr/share/fonts/default/Type1,
> /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi,
> /usr/share/fonts/ttf/decoratives,
> /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi,
> /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/freefont,
> /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/sharefont,
> /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/URW
>
> # in 12 points, decipoints
> default-point-size = 120
>
> # 100 x 100 and 75 x 75
> default-resolutions = 75,75,100,100
>
> # how to log errors
> use-syslog = on
> --
> David G. Thiessen
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Hmmm,
May I ask what your current security setting is? I have noticed
some interaction between font paths and the higher settings.
Civileme
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