On Thu, Oct 16, 2003 at 07:59:16AM +0800, csj said > On Thu, 16 Oct 2003 03:27:14 +1000, Rob Weir wrote: > > Yes, defoma aka "Debian Font Manager". When you install a new font, > > it handles setting up symlinks and such so that you can just point X > > at /var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType, and leave it > > alone. Without defoma, you'd have to point X at wherever fonts > > installed themselves, and update the various fonts.* files that live > > next to the fonts. > > I have two problems with such a setup: > > First is that the official xserver-xfree86 package appears not to be > defoma- or at least x-ttcidfont-conf-aware. So I have to do a trick > or two with my favorite editor after reconfiguring xserver-xfree86. > (Actually the editor part is just cat font_path.txt >> XF86Config-4) > Should this be filed as a wishlist bug? No, it will be handled by a different system. See bug #202096. > Second is that I have a program that for some reason doesn't recognize > symlinks. Which symlinks? In /var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType? X or your fontserver looks in there, no user X program needs ever touch them, they get all their font data from the X server. -- Rob Weir <rweir@ertius.org> | mlspam@ertius.org | Do I look like I want a CC? Words of the day: Leuken-Baden Indigo assassination India Montenegro Hi, VeriSign! bob@2eb2cc9d276ac47c821b33204f582bc0.com
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