On Fri, Mar 19, 2004 at 01:34:10PM +0000, Anthony Campbell wrote: > I just tried to install Microsoft TrueType fonts on my laptop via the > msttcorefonts package. All seemed to go off correctly and the fonts > appeared where expected in /var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType/ > I also modified /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 as instructed to reflect the above > path. I also tried "xset fp rehash". > > However, the fonts do not show up with xfontsel and when starting X I > get an error message about not being able to init the above path. >
Try running ttmkfdir -d in the directory to create the fonts.scale file, also copy it to fonts.dir. Besides that make sure that X lodes either the freetype or xtt module. > Does this mean that Microsoft has inactivated these fonts so that they > no longer work? > > AC > > -- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] || http://www.acampbell.org.uk > using Linux GNU/Debian || for book reviews, electronic > Windows-free zone || books and skeptical articles > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > This Mail Was Scanned By Mail-seCure System > at the Tel-Aviv University CC. > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
