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rajendra82 n00b
Joined: 04 Aug 2002 Posts: 46
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Posted: Sun Feb 09, 2003 3:47 am Post subject: Help, the presence of file .fonts.cache-1 causes problems |
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I upgraded to kde 3.1 and I made the mistake of clicking on the fonts installer part of control center. It has two tabs, and the clicking on the second tab has popped up a dialogue window. I don't remeber the exact contents of it but it was something to the effect of asking me a question because, this was the first time I had done this. It messed around with my font settings and somehow screwed them up.
Now if I have a .fonts.cache-1 in my home directory mozilla does not launch and fluxbox with AA enabled shows no text at all (AA disabled works). If I delete the file then mozilla lauches alright and fluxbox works with AA. All kde application work fine with or without the file first being there. Once I lauch mozilla the first time the file gets generated and second attempt at starting mozilla will only cause a spinning hourglass cursor and a button on the application list for a few seconds followed by a faliure to launch mozilla until I delete the offending file. In kde 3.1 I have AA enabled and sub pixel hinting checked. I ran my system fine with the same settings in rc6. The contents of my .fonts.cache-1 say this:
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"/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/TTF/" 0 1041310439 ".dir"
"/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/sharefont/" 0 1041310439 ".dir"
"/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/freefont/" 0 1041310439 ".dir"
"/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/truetype/" 0 1041310440 ".dir"
"/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/" 0 1041310439 ".dir"
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On a possibly unrelated issue, since installing kde I have been unable to launch gnome. Deleting the .fonts.cache-1 file makes no difference. All I get is a mometary look at the splash screen followed by being dumped to the kdm login screen. Prior to install of kde-3.1 final everything was honkey dorey. I am too much of a Linux noob to figure out how to solve both problems. All help is appreciated.
Last edited by rajendra82 on Sun Feb 09, 2003 12:44 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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fifo Guru
Joined: 14 Jan 2003 Posts: 437
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Posted: Sun Feb 09, 2003 4:32 am Post subject: |
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If you're not running it already, you could see if
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# /etc/init.d/xfs start
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helps at all. |
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rajendra82 n00b
Joined: 04 Aug 2002 Posts: 46
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Posted: Sun Feb 09, 2003 12:49 pm Post subject: |
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That did the trick. The odd thing is the problem is fixed even after I issue:
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/etc/init.d xfs stop
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Thanks for your help. Among all of the problems I have ever encountered in Linux, the font configuration problems seem the most difficult to solve. I am still very lost, as to reason why the problem happened in the first place, and why it is fixed now. |
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