Re: Cannot use TrueType fonts (xfstt)

[Richard Cobbe <cobbe@directlink.net>]

Lo, on Tuesday, December 26, Patrick Schnorbus did write:

> Hi,
> 
> I´ve just installed xfstt, put some TrueType Fonts in 
> /usr/share/fonts/truetype and updated the xfstt fonts list.
> But i can´t use the fonts. First I tried them to use with konqueror, then 
> with the GIMP, but in no program they are available. xfstt-daemon is running.
> any hints?

Did you add xfstt to your X server's font path?  In /etc/X11/XF86Config,
section "Files", the following line should work for the default setup:

    FontPath   "unix/:7101"

See also /usr/doc/xfstt/FAQ.gz, esp question 1.2.

Richard