On 17 Apr 2006, Liam O'Toole wrote: > On Mon, 17 Apr 2006 13:46:47 +0100 > Anthony Campbell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On 17 Apr 2006, Liam O'Toole wrote: > > > > > > I can't speak for xorg (especially after the upgrade in sid), but > > > for firefox and friends it doesn't matter. You need to concentrate > > > on the client-side libraries fontconfig and freetype instead. > > > > > > Some things to look into: > > > > > > Does the file /etc/fonts/fonts.conf contain the entry > > > "<dir>/usr/share/fonts</dir>"? > > > > > > > No it doesn't. How can I make it do so? (you are not supposed to edit > > it directly, I think). > > That's right. You put customisations in /etc/fonts/local.conf. > > > > > > > > Is the directory /usr/share/fonts/truetype/msttcorefonts/ populated? > > > > > > > Yes > > > > > What is the output of "fc-match 'Times New Roman'"? > > > > > > > > > arcadia:~:$ fc-match 'Times New Roman' > > TimesNewRoman-Regular.ttf: "Times New Roman" "Regular" > > On the basis of this, the font should be available to firefox. >
It is, but it doesn't show up with xfontsel, which it used to do I'm sure. While I was installing the fonts originally there was a message about not using defoma; I don't know exactly what it meant but it may expain why the fonts were not where I expected them to be. Anthony -- Anthony Campbell - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Microsoft-free zone - Using Linux Gnu-Debian http://www.acampbell.org.uk (blog, book reviews, on-line books and sceptical articles) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
