font /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/TTF/fonts.scale FreeType fail

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georgie · Post by **georgie** » Sun Jan 05, 2003 7:31 pm

hi

I'm very confused by the xft/ gtk2 stuff in gentoo. I am sure I am doing something basic wrong and wondered if anyone could help.

The phoenix-bin ebuild gives this error when launched, and I get the 'fuzzy' fonts thing. However, I have beautiful fonts in gnome apps and in the control centre, etc. I passed USE="gtk2" when emerging phoenix.

I have run ttmkfdir in the font dirs mentioned in the error

My XF86Config points to the correct font dirs

More info if necessary. Does anyone else get this problem?

TAI

george

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(19:22 george@tcgent:~) phoenix
font /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/truetype/fonts.scale FreeType failed to open, error=0
font /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/truetype/ariali.ttf 949 glyphs
font /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/truetype/comic.ttf 575 glyphs
font /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/truetype/fonts.dir FreeType failed to open, error=0
font /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/truetype/verdana.ttf 680 glyphs (1 invalid)
font /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/truetype/encodings.dir FreeType failed to open, error=0
font /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/truetype/arial.ttf 1186 glyphs
font /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/truetype/ariblk.ttf 671 glyphs (10 invalid)
font /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/truetype/times.ttf 1170 glyphs
font /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/truetype/fonts.cache-1 FreeType failed to open, error=0
font /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/truetype/impact.ttf 659 glyphs (1 invalid)
font /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/truetype/courbd.ttf 1258 glyphs
font /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/truetype/courbi.ttf 932 glyphs
font /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/truetype/webdings.ttf uses custom encoder
font /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/truetype/georgiab.ttf 585 glyphs
font /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/truetype/georgiai.ttf 585 glyphs
font /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/truetype/georgiaz.ttf 585 glyphs
font /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/truetype/couri.ttf 934 glyphs
font /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/truetype/andalemo.ttf 654 glyphs
font /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/truetype/verdanab.ttf 677 glyphs
font /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/truetype/verdanai.ttf 677 glyphs
font /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/truetype/verdanaz.ttf 677 glyphs
font /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/truetype/arialbd.ttf 1186 glyphs
font /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/truetype/arialbi.ttf 949 glyphs
font /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/truetype/XftCache FreeType failed to open, error=0
font /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/truetype/cour.ttf 1258 glyphs
font /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/truetype/trebucbd.ttf 577 glyphs
font /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/truetype/georgia.ttf 585 glyphs
font /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/truetype/trebucbi.ttf 577 glyphs
font /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/truetype/timesi.ttf 933 glyphs
font /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/truetype/trebuc.ttf 577 glyphs
font /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/truetype/trebucit.ttf 577 glyphs
font /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/truetype/timesbd.ttf 1170 glyphs
font /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/truetype/timesbi.ttf 933 glyphs
font /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/truetype/comicbd.ttf 575 glyphs
font /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/TTF/luxisri.ttf 374 glyphs (1 invalid)
font /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/TTF/fonts.scale FreeType failed to open, error=0
font /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/TTF/fonts.dir FreeType failed to open, error=0
font /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/TTF/luximri.ttf 377 glyphs (1 invalid)
font /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/TTF/encodings.dir FreeType failed to open, error=0
font /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/TTF/fonts.cache-1 FreeType failed to open, error=0
font /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/TTF/XftCache FreeType failed to open, error=0
font /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/TTF/luxirbi.ttf 374 glyphs (1 invalid)
font /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/TTF/luximb.ttf 378 glyphs (1 invalid)
font /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/TTF/luximr.ttf 378 glyphs (1 invalid)
font /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/TTF/luxirb.ttf 374 glyphs (1 invalid)
font /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/TTF/luxisb.ttf 374 glyphs (1 invalid)
font /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/TTF/luxirr.ttf 374 glyphs (1 invalid)
font /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/TTF/luxisr.ttf 374 glyphs (1 invalid)
font /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/TTF/luxisbi.ttf 374 glyphs (1 invalid)
font /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/TTF/luxirri.ttf 374 glyphs (1 invalid)
font /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/TTF/luximbi.ttf 377 glyphs (1 invalid)

(pheonix then launches)

cephlen · Post by **cephlen** » Thu Jan 16, 2003 3:05 pm

I too have this issue.

I beleive this is the reason why I can not run gnome with AA.

the TTF and truetype font directories seem to be "invalid" according to gnome/X.

Can anyone help us out please?

I have unmerged and emerged xfree and freefont manytimes including wiping out the entier fonts directory and config files.

chines · Post by **chines** » Thu Jan 23, 2003 6:28 pm

I don't know if this will help you

Every time I add or remove a truetype font I run this commands
cd /usr/bin/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/TrueType or wherever your font dir is, then:

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ttmkfdir > fonts.scale
mkfontdir
fc-cache
xftcache

This works for me, if you don't have ttmkfdir you have to emerge it

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emerge ttmkfdir

bps7j · Post by **bps7j** » Thu Feb 06, 2003 9:23 pm

I had my fonts installed but none of the fonts served by xfs were showing up in X, by which I mean no TT fonts. I had to add "unix/:7100" to my font path list in /etc/X11/XF86Config so it would actually listen to the font server! Damn. This took me like 3 months to figure out, I kid you not. Here's the section of the file:

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Section "Files"
        RgbPath      "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
        ModulePath   "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules"
        FontPath     "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc:unscaled"
        ..... more lines here .....
        FontPath     "unix/:7100"

EndSection

Krisserferson · Post by **Krisserferson** » Thu Feb 06, 2003 9:31 pm

I'm sorta having this problem too... I tried just about every possible solution posted on the forum.. But none of them have the desired effect...

Strange thing is that it's just the truetype and TTF directory contents which give problems, but my directory with MS fonts doesn't give any problems...

And weren't some MS fonts truetype fonts?

best regards...