Well, I bet you have xfstt package from hamm. It was old and broken. Get xfstt from slink - it should work fine. The actual xfstt executable is indeeed located in /usr/X11R6/bin. In /etc/init.d thereis a script that is used to start and stop the daemon.
Another thing: the slink version of xfstt keeps fonts in /usr/share/fonts/truetype Good luck. Sergey. On Sat, 26 Dec 1998, John wrote: > Curt wrote: > > > Try this: execute (as root) "/etc/init.d/xfstt start". This works > > for me. I've been too lazy to seek a fix for this since I so > > seldom reboot. > > > > Curt Daugaard > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > I tried Curt's suggestion (thank you Curt), but for some reason I don't > have xfstt in the directory "/etc/init.d". On my computer xfstt is > located in "/usr/X11R6/bin". Is this correct? Or, do I not have it > installed correctly? > > I then tried executing the file with "/usr/X11R6/bin/xfstt start" - that > didn't work. The only options I can find by using " --help" are -- sync, > -- port portno and --unstrap > > That having failed, I tried every options I could think of. I know I > tried some I shouldn't have cause fsck sure had fun straightening out my > drive after I hung it up. :) > > Anyone know what I'm doing wrong?? > > Thanks > John > > > On Fri, Dec 25, 1998 at 03:25:17PM -0600, John wrote: > > > Merry Christmas All! > > > > > > After reading several recent postings, I decided to try installing some > > > true type fonts using xfstt. I did the following: > > > 1. copied some ".ttf" fonts from my windows95 disk to /var/ttfonts > > > 2. ran "xfstt --sync" > > > 3. edited "XF86Config" by adding FontPath "unix/:7101" as the next line > > > in the area of XF86Config that has all the FontPath directories listed. > > > 4. quit xwindows (fvwm95) > > > 5. ran startx - it failed with the following error > > > > > > _FontTransSocketUNIXConnect: Can't connect: errno = 2 > > > failed to set default font path ' <listed all the font paths including > > > unix/:7101> > > > fatal server error: > > > could not open default font "fixed" > > > etc,etc > > > > > > I then tried the command xset +fp "unix/:7101 - it failed with the > > > following: > > > > > > xset: bad font path element (#38), possible causes are: > > > Directory does not exist or has wrong permissions > > > Directory missing fonts.dir > > > Incorrect font server address or syntax. > > > > > > My main confusion is about the line "unix/:7101". Every other entry for > > > fonts is a path and starts with "/" this one doesn't. Is it a path or > > > somthing I'm not familiar with? also which "fonts.dir" is it searching > > > for? I have several on my system, but none called either "unix" or > > > "7101" > > > > > > Have I missed something obvious? I'm running hamm if that makes a > > > difference. > > > > > > Thanks for any hints. > > > > > > John >
