Date: Sun, 05 May 2002 20:29:01 -0400 From: Jud <jud@myrealbox.com> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG, Bernie <Bernie_X@myrealbox.com> Subject: Re: X11 font problem Message-ID: <54FEMIVXTUO65USGE9PITQTNSMMJ.3cd5ce4d@sparky> In-Reply-To: <20020505202821.I242-100000@BLAST>
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5/5/2002 1:32:55 PM, Bernie <Bernie_X@myrealbox.com> wrote: > >hi, > >i got x11 and seems to work ok appart from one thing. > >in many cases, it does't display characters correctly. for example >if i run abiword and hit the about box, i can't read anything >in there. all i get is little squares instead of characters. > >this also happens with xchat that i tried today. is there some >known setting? or do i have to get a particular font from >ports/x11 and install it? > >i was thinking to try all the fonts in there but they are quite >large and would take ages to d/l from a 56k connection... > >thanx for your help. > > >Regards, > >Bernie What version of X are you running? XFree-4 will be easier to do the following with than XFree-3: If you have a Win partition handy, copy the TrueType fonts (the *.ttf and *.TTF files) from there to a TrueType directory you've created where the rest of your X font directories live. (If you don't have a Win partition around, there are TrueType font sources on the Web.) Then cd to your newly populated TrueType fonts directory and ttmkfdir > fonts.dir (If you don't have ttmkfdir installed, it installs quickly from ports - it's one of the printing ports, IIRC.) Then set up your X config file to "see" the new TrueType fonts directory. (There are a couple of good tutorials on the Web about how to do this. As I said, it's easier - very easy, in fact - with XFree-4.) That should provide you with the fonts your documents are calling for. When you don't have the correct font, you see the little squares. Jud To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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