Re: [aclug-L] fonts question

[John Goerzen <jgoerzen@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Jesse Kaufman <kaufmjes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> ok, i have a dir of fonts that i want to use in X (Type1), but i don't
> have a fonts.dir or fonts.scale file in the dir... how do i make them?
> i tried mkfontdir, but it creates a file w/ nothing other than the
> number 0 at the top of the file...  HELP!

Try:

mkfontdir .

Then make sure the path is listed in /etc/X11/XF86Config.

Also, make sure that they are the kind of Type 1 fonts that can be
used by X.  What are the filenames of your fonts?

>From the manpage:

       The  kinds  of font files read by mkfontdir depend on con­
       figuration parameters, but typically include  PCF  (suffix
       ".pcf"),  SNF (suffix ".snf") and BDF (suffix ".bdf").  If
       a font exists in multiple formats,  mkfontdir  will  first
       choose PCF, then SNF and finally BDF.
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