X4.2.1 truetype fonts problem....

Craigo · Posted: Sat Nov 02, 2002 4:49 pm Post subject: X4.2.1 truetype fonts problem....

Okay, I have been wrestling with this problem for nearly half a day and exhausted all possiblity that I'm trying to get this going.

Basically, I just want view my truetype fonts. It works before on X4.2.0-r12 where I can get some graphic works done in The Gimp with TrueType fonts. Theming for GTK using TTF as well etc.

A long update was needed and I've noticed X4.2.1 was in the process. So all that went ticking in etc.

First problem came up:

nempo · Posted: Sat Nov 02, 2002 5:27 pm Post subject:

did you compile x with use="truetype/freetype". Its freetype OR truetype, dunno if you can use both though, check in the xfree ebuild to find out. This will also pull the windows truetype fonts and extract them into the appropriate directory. Good luck!

ejwahl · Posted: Sat Nov 02, 2002 5:48 pm Post subject:

Truetype is specified in the ebuild and I remember it downloading and installing MS TT fonts when I emerged 4.2.1.

When I execute "/etc/init.d/xfs start", the only verbiage I get is
* Starting X Font Server . . . [OK]

How do you get the "Updating FC cache, Scanning font dirs", etc?

I don't receive any errors when I run ttmkfdir in /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/truetype. Just output like:

807
ariali.ttf -monotype-Arial-medium-i-normal--0-0-0-0-p-0-adobe-standard
ariali.ttf -monotype-Arial-medium-i-normal--0-0-0-0-p-0-ascii-0
ariali.ttf -monotype-Arial-medium-i-normal--0-0-0-0-p-0-fcd8859-15

Did you trying running "fc-cache" in the truetype directory first before "ttmkfdir"?
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[smeagol] · Apprentice Joined: 24 Oct 2002 Posts: 152

hmmm, I get that problem too. It's happened since 4.2.1 too, or more specifically gentoo 1.4 4.2.1. Perhaps it's a gcc 3.2 problem?

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Craigo · Posted: Sat Nov 02, 2002 6:48 pm Post subject:

nempo: I did try USE="truetype" earlier today and that didn't really work :/

ejwahl: it was already like that when I've installed X4.2.1 =) However, I've just downgraded to X4.2.0-r12 because it works (tm).

[smeagol]: I'm running 1.4 as well. I don't possibly think it is GCC3.2 related?

-/Craigo/-

Craigo · Posted: Sun Nov 03, 2002 12:36 am Post subject:

Hrm.. wish I never actually bother about the entire idiotic thing. ttmkfdir is refusing to sort out fonts in /usr/X11R6/libs/X11/fonts/truetype

I'm fedup with this... why things just have to go wrong of all today

Thanks to this hassle, I have lost a day work

-/Craigo/-

phong · Posted: Mon Nov 04, 2002 1:18 am Post subject:

I'm locking this thread in favor of the grandmaster XFree 4.2.1 font problems thread. If you can't find a solution to your problem there, feel free to repost your messages in that thread.
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