Re: TrueType fonts without xfstt
When it comes to scalable fonts, mkfontdir doesn't know how to handle
them, so all it does is copy the 'fonts.scale' file to fonts.dir - it's
up to the user to create the fonts.scale file. However, there's utils to
do it - there's one for Type1 fonts in Debian (can't remember the name
sorry), and for TrueType fonts there's ttmkfdir (just search freshmeat
for it). Maybe someone should package ttmkfdir? :)
Thanks
Leigh
On Sun, 8 Oct 2000, Christian Hammers wrote:
> Hi
>
> I still could not figure out how to enable my TrueType fonts (borrowed
> from M$ Windows) in the new X 4.0.1 (0phase2v8) without using the xfstt
> daemon.
>
> People told me that including the freetype and/or xtt module in the
> XF86Config should be enough but when just including freetype it says
> that there's no font.dir in the directory and mkfontdir doesn't like to
> create one, and when using xtt it does not complain but gtkfontsel (and
> others) still do not show up my fonts.
>
> I also cannot find any real documentation for these both modules. Where
> is it? Are there any additional options that I can include in my
> XF86Config? Would upgrading to the very last phase12(?) be sufficient?
>
> thanks,
>
> -christian-
>
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