On Mon, 10 Jun 2002, Q u a s i wrote:
*must* be able to find it under all circumstances. Redhat keeps fixed (the misc font directory) in xfs along with other fonts. I don't quite agree with this.
I run Debian. BTW why dont you agree (just curiosity)?
X can see fixed only through xfs, then if xfs doesn't run, X won't either. If X can see fixed directly, it will run even if xfs doesn't.
The whole concept of font servers actually came about so because people would have a single server with xfs and a whole load of X clients. The X servers would run remotely and contact the xfs for its fonts, providing only display drivers. Back then, the X server didn't have font drivers built in.
Today, X servers have font drivers (including the freetype library) compiled in and no longer require a font server. Furthermore, how many people do you know who actually do what I described above?
first, do /usr/sbin/chkfontpath
I dont have chkfontpath - did I miss some important package?
well, this is from redhat, so no, it may be different for you. Check in /etc/X11/fs/config, you'll find them listed in that file.
My XF86config does not have the '-4'. Is it _required_? I run xfree86 4.x server. Anyway I tried changing it - but still no difference.
no, again this is redhat specific, since during the transition period they installed X3 and X4.
You have to copy it to the Files section. It should already contain a line like: FontPath "unix/:7100"
I did not have this. What is its significance? I put it in but still no change.
This is the reference to the X font server. If it isn't present, don't add it.
Exactly what do you have under the Files section?
I dont have xfs. I have xfs-xtt. Is that a problem? I was under the impression that xfs-xtt replaces xfs with additional facilities for TTF fonts.
xfs has freetype support built in. xfstt was added to complement those xfs that didn't have ttf support. i don't know about debian.
my xserver cribbs about hostname lookup failed. I had installed a NIC for installation. Now I dont have it. is this a problem?
X server shouldn't crib about this unless it is trying to run some remote application. I can't think what would cause this.
Philip