Thanks for that info! :) I guessed I should have asked my question a bit better. :) In the procedure you supplied, you mention using the "ttmkfdir" utility ot generate fonts.scale and fonts.dir. The method described in the online doc states that "mkfontscale" and "mkfontdir" should be used.
Is there any difference/benefit/drawback to using ttmkfdir vs "mkfontscale" and "mkfontdir", per the online doc? Peace.... Tom COLIN Stephane wrote: > Hi Tom ! > > From the link you provided : > > 2.2.5. Troubleshooting > > If you seem to be unable to use some of the fonts you have installed, > the first thing to check is that the `fonts.dir' files are correct and > that they are readable by the server (the X server usually runs as root, > beware of NFS-mounted font directories). If this doesn't help, it is > quite possible that you are trying to use a font in a format that is not > supported by your server. > > Hope this help ... > > A++ > > Tom Williams wrote: > > Is the use of "ttmkfdir" still needed for TrueType font configuration with > > XFRee86 4.3.0? ttmkfdir isn't mentioned in the current online doc for > > installing TrueType fonts: > > > > http://www.xfree86.org/~dawes/4.3.0/fonts2.html#9 > > > > Thanks... > > > > Peace... > > > > Tom > > > > COLIN Stephane wrote: > > > > > >>Hi Prasad ! > >> > >>To be able to use the font, follow this : > >> > >>- launch xfontsel and look in the top right corner to see number of > >>fonts avalaible. > >>- open a term > >>- switch as user root (su -) > >>- cd /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/TTF/ > >>- copy here the font provided by the site > >>(http://www.marathiworld.com/MARmith0.ttf) > >>- ttmkfdir > fonts.scale (don't pay attention to the warning message) > >>- ttmkfdir > fonts.dir (don't pay attention to the warning message) > >>- mkfontdir -e /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/encodings > >>- fc-cache -f -v > >>- VERIFY you have -> FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/TTF/" in your > >>/etc/X11/XF86Config file. > >>- open a term as normal user and type xset fp rehash > >>- launch netscape from same term and enjoy !!! > >> > >>A++ > >> > >>Prasad Khambete wrote: > >> > >>>Hello > >>> > >>>I am running slackware 9.0 distribution of linux with XFree86 4.3.0 > >>>on a PC with Cyrix M II processor. > >>> > >>>Web sites with content in the language Marathi (an indic language) > >>>do not display correctly using either Netscape of Konqueror. Even > >>>when I install the fonts. > >>> > >>>http://www.marathiworld.com [ uses MARmith0.ttf ] > >>>http://www.esakal.com [ uses subak.ttf and subak1.ttf] > >>>http://www.maharashtratimes.indiatimes.com [ uses sudipto.ttf ] > >>> > >>>Content on these web-sites uses 8-bit fonts (which is true of most of > >>>Marathi > >>>web-sites. They do not use Unicode fonts) But mkfontscale reports > >>>some of these fonts as having iso10646 encoding which must be > >>>an error. > >>> > >>>For the first web-site only square blocks are displayed (maybe > >>>the font matches, but X is not able to render them ?) For the other > >>>two web-sites the font probably is not matched because it shows > >>>a lot of little square blocks. > >>> > >>>Any help would be immensely appreciated. I have been trying > >>>various things for several days without success. > >>> > >>>Thanks and regards > >>>-Prasad > >>> > >>>_________________________________________________________________ > >>>HCL Beanstalk PCs. You could win one. > >>>http://server1.msn.co.in/sp03/hclbeanstalktour/index.asp Interested? > >>> > >> > >>-- > >>------------------------------------------ > >>COLIN Stephane, scolin at planetepc dot fr > >>------------------------------------------ > >> > >>_______________________________________________ > >>XFree86 mailing list > >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > XFree86 mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86 > > > > -- > ------------------------------------------ > COLIN Stephane, scolin at planetepc dot fr > ------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > XFree86 mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86 _______________________________________________ XFree86 mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86
