From owner-freebsd-x11@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Mar 31 00:19:17 2015 Return-Path: Delivered-To: x11@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher AECDH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 2285A9A1 for ; Tue, 31 Mar 2015 00:19:17 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-ig0-x22a.google.com (mail-ig0-x22a.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:4001:c05::22a]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 (128/128 bits)) (Client CN "smtp.gmail.com", Issuer "Google Internet Authority G2" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id DAE03F89 for ; Tue, 31 Mar 2015 00:19:16 +0000 (UTC) Received: by igcau2 with SMTP id au2so4570176igc.0 for ; Mon, 30 Mar 2015 17:19:16 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject :from:to:cc:content-type; bh=01MwE+RakGNRpfDlEG2X9TCms7g+2o9WnD8B1A0xab8=; b=XIF4gPLb5P/ZFADndopUHAmOBz1ryzgFSIBpfTFTbyxkPEBOMtde8hXjNvbbdDza3P Pruc05y89wvW8qZsAy8s1iw0GxYg4BAPEvCDvnI1D/marPFefW4buEtr5kdoL6wjZhsp QW24H6TlgiaPC+YMZanqIrjucpXcE75OWvR24LT11ehkWuRlT25t3eLpDgdH4az64Ti4 GujKQ3D5bIajNqA2Bpk7jNw5Jk5PNncmll0wEGSGaDXbzPx4GrFmkL1w4am30k1Zpx7c Tr0KeIn3w2dQP5cJuan6NJV0CQUTUuCoPmqpKa1yXnSD1NjLqRQdLnIzeiFvPMJnCgmK qh/w== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.107.33.136 with SMTP id h130mr52295025ioh.54.1427761156381; Mon, 30 Mar 2015 17:19:16 -0700 (PDT) Sender: kob6558@gmail.com Received: by 10.107.174.86 with HTTP; Mon, 30 Mar 2015 17:19:16 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <5519DF53.4050309@cox.net> References: <5519DF53.4050309@cox.net> Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2015 17:19:16 -0700 X-Google-Sender-Auth: -ThAyw1cQxS6j9vzobwoNfvv95s Message-ID: Subject: Re: Whither ttmkfdir? From: Kevin Oberman To: "John D. Hendrickson" Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.18-1 Cc: "freebsd-x11@freebsd.org" X-BeenThere: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18-1 Precedence: list List-Id: X11 on FreeBSD -- maintaining and support List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2015 00:19:17 -0000 On Mon, Mar 30, 2015 at 4:42 PM, John D. Hendrickson 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