10/21/2002 5:39:07 PM, "John Daniels" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Can I install both Type1 and TrueType fonts? Yes. Can I install multiple >packages for each (Type1 and TrueType)? What does "multiple packages" mean? You can install as many fonts as you like. If you have a Win machine handy, copy all the *.ttf and *.TTF files in the Fonts directory onto a FAT partition or a floppy and from there to the TrueType directory as described in the Handbook. (Tip: delete those that have non-alphanumeric characters in the file name before doing the ttmkfdir command as described below.) > >I have XFree86 4.2.1 from new install of FreeBSD 4.7-RELEASE. When >describing installing TrueType fonts, the handbook is confusing, it >says: > >XFree86 4.X has built in support for rendering TrueType fonts. There are two >different modules that can enable this functionality. The freetype module is >used in this example because it is more consistent with the other font >rendering back-ends. To enable the freetype module just add the following >line to the "Module" section of the /etc/X11/XF86Config file. > > Load "freetype" > >*** is that all for XFree86 4.x? No. The handbook then goes on to add: > [snip] >*** therein lies my question: do these folowing paragraphs (which I >*** have included below) apply to 3.3.x or to BOTH 3.3.x *and* 4.x? Dunno about 3.3.x, but yes, this works for 4.x. > >Now make a directory for the TrueType fonts (for example, >/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/TrueType) and copy all of the TrueType fonts into >this directory. Keep in mind that TrueType fonts cannot be directly taken >from a Macintosh; they must be in Unix/DOS/Windows format for use by >XFree86. Once the files have been copied into this directory, use ttmkfdir >to create a fonts.dir file, so that the X font renderer knows that these new >files have been installed. ttmkfdir is available from the FreeBSD Ports >Collection as x11-fonts/ttmkfdir. > > # cd /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/TrueType > # ttmkfdir > fonts.dir > >Now add the TrueType directory to the font path. This is just the same as >described above for Type1 fonts, that is, use > > % xset fp+ /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/TrueType > % xset fp rehash > >or add a FontPath line to the XF86Config file. Do the "xset" commands to get TrueType support up and running in your current session. Add the FontPath line (you'll see a bunch of them in your XF86Config file - just add one that points to your TrueType directory) to take care of future sessions. Jud To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
