Re: X refuses to start (missing default font)
Sorry for the OT post, but I am allergic to misinformation. ;)
ashridah wrote:
> i don't particularly like xfs. don't know why. seems a little useless to
> have a server for one box.
> perhaps for diskless Xterminals, maybe. nevertheless.
A font server makes a lot of sense even on a single machine for a lot of
reasons including:
- you can use one font server for several X servers
- doesn't block the X server while rasterizing fonts (most noticeable with TT
fonts)
If you don't like xfs you could try xfs-xtt.
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