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Date:      Fri, 11 Apr 2003 15:07:46 -0400
From:      "Mezz bsdforums.org" <reigncracks@hotmail.com>
To:        jracine@maxwell.syr.edu
Cc:        freebsd-gnome@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: gnome 2.2.1 font problems...
Message-ID:  <F425DfSRAY094vMZWmy0001621a@hotmail.com>

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>Hi.
>
>The recent ports upgrade to XFree 4.3.0 has created a gnome font problem
>for me on two machines (laptop & desktop). I am running FreeBSD 5.0
>current (updated two days ago) and current ports (updated yesterday with
>portupgrade -ra).
>
>The problem is that gnome terminal now displays no output whatsoever
>using the default fonts (and an irregularly shaped window), and the
>applications->desktop preferences->font has no fonts appearing in the
>font rendering windows. Things were working perfectly prior to the port
>upgrade. Other fonts can be used in the terminal, but not the monspace
>font which is the default.
>
>Also, in gnumeric-gnome the column headers appear as boxes (no font).
>
>Here is a link to a screenshot if this helps, along with some system
>information (uname -a, pkg_version, XF86Config)
>
>http://faculty.maxwell.syr.edu/jracine/Screenshot.png
>
>Any/all hints are gratefully received, and thanks in advance for your
>time!

How about try to run 'fc-cache -f -v' to see if it will help?

<snip>

Cheers,
Mezz

>--
>Professor J. S. Racine         Phone:  (315) 443-1630
>Department of Economics        FAX:    (315) 443-1081
>Syracuse University            e-mail: jracine@maxwell.syr.edu
>Syracuse, NY, USA 13244-1020
>http://www.maxwell.syr.edu/econ/faculty/jeffrey_racine.htm
>
>`The generation of random numbers is too important to be left to
>chance.'

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