Thanks Pete - that wasn't quite the problem, but your answer prompted me
to dig a little deeper and figure it out. Here's the deal -
When I installed xfstt with "apt-get install", it configured the boot
sequence, and added a script called xfstt to /etc/init.d. The script
starts the font server on port 7101. The font HOWTO said to use 7100 in
the FontPath statement. That's what was keeping X from starting. Once
I changed the FontPath to 7101, everything worked fine!
So, for anyone who's having problems with this, here's how I made it
work:
1. Launch a terminal window.
2. Become root.
3. Type: apt-get install xfstt
4. Add the following line to the end of the Font section
of /etc/X11/XF86Config: FontPath "unix/:7101"
5. Type: xfstt --sync
6. Close the terminal.
7. Retart X.
Bingo! TrueType fonts!
There's still a couple of problems:
- The fonts do not appear to be available for gnumeric or StarOffice.
- The system locks up entirely if I try to use certain fonts at 72
points in Gimp.
Thanks for your help!
> You ran 'xfstt --sync', but did you run 'xfstt &'? That needs to be run
> before X is started, and if you are using a graphical logon it may not be
> able to start without it (and in the end confuse itself). If you are using
> a graphical logon be sure to add it into you boot sequence.
>
> That may fix your problem...
>
> -Pete
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