Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2004 00:22:51 -0500 From: Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> To: Jonathan Chen <jonc@chen.org.nz> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: xpdf help Message-ID: <16602.25899.29235.423546@guru.mired.org> In-Reply-To: <20040624040408.GA62448@grimoire.chen.org.nz> References: <16601.46787.329252.44059@guru.mired.org> <20040624040408.GA62448@grimoire.chen.org.nz>
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In <20040624040408.GA62448@grimoire.chen.org.nz>, Jonathan Chen <jonc@chen.org.nz> typed: > On Wed, Jun 23, 2004 at 11:58:43AM -0500, Mike Meyer wrote: > > For some reason, xpdf (version 3.00, as installed on FreeBSD 4.9 by > > the ports system) can't find the Courier, Times, Helvetica and Symbol > > fonts that are built into it. Using xfontsel to try the selectors > > listed in xpdfrc finds the fonts just fine. > > > > Clues? Hints? Anything? > > You need to install ghostscript-gnu for the fonts. I've asked the > maintainer to put a note into the port about this, but he's not > listening.. Ghostscript-gnu is installed. Unfortunately, LOCALBASE is /usr/opt, and the port apparently doesn't change the default locations that it looks for fonts to include LOCALBASE/share/fonts. I fixed this problem - well, mostly - by adding a fontDir line top ~/.xpdfdir that points to a collection of commercial fonts that include the 14 base fonts. xpdf complains about not being able to find the fonts, but renders pages properly anyway. <mike -- Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> http://www.mired.org/consulting.html Independent Network/Unix/Perforce consultant, email for more information.
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