Long-time Slackware user here now running Gnome on an new Sid machine. All is well, but here are two X Window anoyances that I haven't figured out:
1. GDM fails at boot, dropping into console screen displaying a curses-based dialogue. This dialogue does not display correctly -- all the characters show as gibberish -- but it is obviously asking a "yes" or "no" question. Selecting the "no' option brings up a console login screen, where I am able to login and use startx to launch X with no problems. I'm now using XDM without this problem, but would rather use GDM, given XDM's lack of options and general ugliness. I've seen no relevant log entries. Googling hasn't uncovered anything that seems related. Anyone else see this? 2. Do I really need to keep the "unix/:7100" fontpath line in XF86Config-4? I understand that XFree86 on Sid doesn't use xft. Is there any reason to install xft on a standalone machine? 3. Defoma: I've installed and read all the documentation I can find, but still lack a clear idea of what defoma is supposed to do, how it does it, and what, if anything, I need to know about it. I gather it does some magic -- creating hints and aliases -- when fonts are installed from a deb. However, I've installed some fonts from a tar file. Should I point some part of defoma at those parts? Thanks. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
