Date: 20 Feb 2003 15:40:43 +0100 From: Franz Klammer <klammer@webonaut.com> To: "Mezz bsdforums.org" <reigncracks@hotmail.com> Cc: FreeBSD-gnome <gnome@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: fontconfig/fc-cache: i really think i'm too stupid for this! Message-ID: <1045752042.10482.34.camel@ds9.webonaut.com> In-Reply-To: <1045710181.601.1.camel@ds9.webonaut.com> References: <F39Z3lleoEDhsXOcOHe0000e61d@hotmail.com> <1045710181.601.1.camel@ds9.webonaut.com>
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On Thu, 2003-02-20 at 04:03, Franz Klammer wrote: > On Thu, 2003-02-20 at 02:52, Mezz bsdforums.org wrote: > > Joe already has answered, but just want to add some comments. > > Xft2/Fontconfig are seperate from (and are replacing) XftConfig, Xft1 and > > paths of font in XF86config. > > > > Xft2/Fontconfig, you don't really need to do anything. All you have to do is > > drop the fonts in the font directory and that's it. The new fonts will > > appear in the font tool by automatic without restart X. But, you still have > > to edit XF86Config by add paths and restart X for apps that are depending on > > Xft1 or just plain X's sake. > > > > Here are few good links about Xft2/Fontconfig: > > ok! it's late ... again! i will try/read more tomorrow. > i'm too tired to think clear tonight. thanks to you and > also to joe. > > now because i've done what i should do. the only chance to write you > this mail is xdm and twm. back to the beginning: i'm overseen something? > > what i've done: > 1. reinstall fontconfig that i'm sure to get a fresh fonts.conf > and let them untouched. > 2. for testing reasons i've renamed local.conf > 3. start fc-cache -f -v by hand and the output looks good. > 4. the result: > No fonts found; this probably means that the fontconfig > library is not correctly configured. You may need to > edit the fonts.conf configuration file. More information > about fontconfig can be found in the fontconfig(3) manual > page and on http://fontconfig.org > well ... since today 10 o'clock it works how it should. but i've now idea why. i moved some fonts from the main fonts directory to ~/.fonts. after i have this done all programs are coming up with the Winding which was one of the fonts i've moved. after starting fc-cache the other fonts are also there. it works now with the standard fonts.conf and the lokal.conf from the bitstream-vera. thanks Mezz and Joe. your answers gives me a better understanding. franz. > > www.fontconfig.org > > www.keithp.com > > http://xfree86.org/~keithp/talks/ > > > > Cheers, > > Mezz > -- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-gnome" in the body of the message
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