Ok, just tried on a Live CD. The problem is reproduced and fixed by issuing mkfontdir and xset +fp /var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont- conf.d/dirs/TrueType. Here is the terminal session on the Live Hardy Heron CD:
To run a command as administrator (user "root"), use "sudo <command>". See "man sudo_root" for details. [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ xlsfonts | grep -i vera | head -n 10 [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ xset q Keyboard Control: auto repeat: on key click percent: 0 LED mask: 00000002 auto repeat delay: 500 repeat rate: 30 auto repeating keys: 00ffffffdffffbbf fadfffdfffdfe5ef ffffffffffffffff ffffffffffffffff bell percent: 50 bell pitch: 400 bell duration: 100 Pointer Control: acceleration: 2/1 threshold: 4 Screen Saver: prefer blanking: yes allow exposures: yes timeout: 0 cycle: 0 Colors: default colormap: 0x20 BlackPixel: 0 WhitePixel: 65535 Font Path: /home/ubuntu/.gnome2/share/cursor-fonts,/usr/share/fonts/X11/misc,/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi/:unscaled,/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi/:unscaled,/usr/share/fonts/X11/Type1,/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi,/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi,/home/ubuntu/.gnome2/share/fonts Bug Mode: compatibility mode is disabled DPMS (Energy Star): Standby: 0 Suspend: 0 Off: 0 DPMS is Enabled Monitor is On File paths: Config file: /etc/X11/xorg.conf Modules path: /usr/lib/xorg/modules Log file: /var/log/Xorg.0.log [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ cd /var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType$ xset +fp `pwd` [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType$ xlsfonts | grep -i vera | head -n 10 [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType$ sudo mkfontdir [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType$ xset fp rehash [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType$ xlsfonts | grep -i vera | head -n 10 -bitstream-bitstream vera sans mono-bold-o-normal--0-0-0-0-c-0-iso10646-1 -bitstream-bitstream vera sans mono-bold-o-normal--0-0-0-0-c-0-iso8859-1 -bitstream-bitstream vera sans mono-bold-o-normal--0-0-0-0-c-0-iso8859-15 -bitstream-bitstream vera sans mono-bold-o-normal--0-0-0-0-c-0-iso8859-9 -bitstream-bitstream vera sans mono-bold-o-normal--0-0-0-0-m-0-iso10646-1 -bitstream-bitstream vera sans mono-bold-o-normal--0-0-0-0-m-0-iso8859-1 -bitstream-bitstream vera sans mono-bold-o-normal--0-0-0-0-m-0-iso8859-15 -bitstream-bitstream vera sans mono-bold-o-normal--0-0-0-0-m-0-iso8859-9 -bitstream-bitstream vera sans mono-bold-r-normal--0-0-0-0-c-0-iso10646-1 [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType$ -- TrueType fonts don't appear in xfontsel. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/208030 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs