Re: TrueType Fonts
At 3/28/99 4:52:00 PM, you wrote:
>Hi Doug. It works for me. Here's what I did:
>
>(1) Install xfstt package (slink installation -- someone said it didn't
> work with the hamm version xfstt package).
>
>(2) Copy .ttf files from somewhere to /usr/share/fonts/truetype.
>
>(3) Make sure xfstt is running (should be via the init script a.k.a.
> "/etc/init.d/xfstt start" should be executed as root or during
> system startup).
>
>(4) As root, enter the directory /usr/share/fonts/truetype and type the
> command "xfstt --sync".
>
>(5) Put the following line in your .xinitrc or .xsession file:
>
> xset fp+ unix/:7101 &
>
>I don't recommend putting a FontPath line in your XF86Config as some
>suggest because this can cause X to fail if xfstt is not running and using
>the specified port.
Thank you. We're on a roll here now. Only question now is, how do I
start xfstt upon boot?
Doug Dine
dougdine@netzero.net
http://members.xoom.com/dougdine
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