Date: Tue, 18 Mar 1997 12:07:29 -0600 (CST) From: Dave Bodenstab <imdave@synet.net> To: dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: fonts with .bdf extension Message-ID: <199703181807.MAA25457@base486.synet.net>
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> From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu> > > On Mon, 17 Mar 1997, Dave Bodenstab wrote: > > > > Good question. The font tutorial at > > > http://www.freebsd.org/tutorials/fonts/fonts.html doesn't mention them, so > > > I have this feeling they aren't supported. > > > > > Use ``/usr/X11R6/bin/bdftopcf'' and either put the result in one of > > the /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/* directories or put the result in another > > directory (remembering to put the new directory in the XF86Config file.) > > Then run ``xset fp rehash''. You can also add a new font directory with > > xset without modifying XF86Config if you want. > > > > You also need to run ``mkfontdir'' in the directory that the new .pcf file > > lives in order to update ``fonts.dir''. Do this before the xset. > > Thanks for the update. > > Would it be possible to add this to the tutorial? > When I last looked at the tutorial, it appeared that there had been some minor changes with formatting, html references, etc. If I could get the current sgml source, I could easily make the changes. In addition, I've also gotten ``groff -X'' working (gxditview) so the groff output can be previewed directly without going thru ghostscript. Dave Bodenstab imdave@synet.net
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