Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2015 17:19:16 -0700 From: Kevin Oberman <rkoberman@gmail.com> To: "John D. Hendrickson" <johnandsara2@cox.net> Cc: "freebsd-x11@freebsd.org" <x11@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Whither ttmkfdir? Message-ID: <CAN6yY1ubuTa6gWOsXJ0Dejjdad5PmqbTFfzgEZMtwVZ-kXwkjg@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <5519DF53.4050309@cox.net> References: <5519DF53.4050309@cox.net>
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On Mon, Mar 30, 2015 at 4:42 PM, John D. Hendrickson <johnandsara2@cox.net> wrote: > Kevin Oberman wrote: > >> I see that x11-fonts/ttmkdir has been deleted and marked as "orphaned". It >> is still readily available from several places including the frozen, but >> very much alive FreeCode as well as Github. I don't know of any substitute >> for this tool to build font directories for TT fonts. >> >> Are font directories still needed? If so, this port really needs to be >> restored. It may be old and had not had an update for over a decade, but >> it >> is simple and does the job. I thought RedHat was still "supporting" it. >> >> If font directories are no longer required by the latest Xorg-server, >> never >> mind. >> -- >> Kevin Oberman, Network Engineer, Retired >> E-mail: rkoberman@gmail.com >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-x11@freebsd.org mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-x11 >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-x11-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >> >> > however i suggest you call adobe and get their font distro (if they even > know where it is or will sell it ! ) > > they used to sell high q fonts and unix tools on a CD > > i'm a hacker i hate "giving in". on the other hand i wouldn't suggest > hours font headaches if Adobe has a CD that is inexpensive and the real deal > > Are you saying that mkfontscale will NOT work? -- Kevin Oberman, Network Engineer, Retired E-mail: rkoberman@gmail.com
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