Re: xfs-xtt stopped on upgrade, XF86_S3 at 50-70% CPU
>>>>> "Alexander" == Alexander Hvostov <vulture@aoi.dyndns.org> writes:
Alexander> xfs-xtt looks in /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/TrueType for its *.ttf fonts (at
Alexander> least by default).
Alexander> (1) Be sure you put your fonts there.
Done.
Alexander> (2) Be sure there is a file `fonts.dir' there.
Done, created by `mkttfdir -e -o'.
Alexander> (3) Since many *.ttf fonts have broken header information (people are
Alexander> lazy, I guess), you might want to give mkttfdir these options (which also
Alexander> gives oblique variants): -e -o
Ok.
Alexander> (4) Insure that xfs-xtt is referenced by your XF86Config file (ordinarily
Alexander> in /etc/X11). To use UNIX domain sockets, a FontPath line would look like:
Alexander> FontPath "unix/:7100"
Done, via `xset fp+ unix/:7100; xset fp rehash'.
Alexander> (5) If all else fails (and you reach this step), try reinstalling (dpkg
Alexander> --purge xfs-xtt) the package to restore its default (and
Alexander> sane) configuration.
I tried that also, and have verified that the TrueType directory is
on the path in "/etc/X11/xfs/config".
Neither `gfontsel' nor `xlsfonts' shows any of my truetype fonts in
the listing. What could be wrong?
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