Date: Thu, 24 Dec 2015 10:33:40 -0600 From: Brandon J. Wandersee <brandon.wandersee@gmail.com> To: Robert Ames <robertames@hotmail.com> Cc: "freebsd-questions\@FreeBSD.org" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: fonts.dir for TrueType fonts Message-ID: <86twn7erh7.fsf@WorkBox.Home> In-Reply-To: <BLU177-W405013A3DC6434EE436C31C9E70@phx.gbl> References: <BLU177-W405013A3DC6434EE436C31C9E70@phx.gbl>
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Robert Ames writes: > In the Handbook, under section "5.5.2. TrueType Fonts" it states: > >> Once the files have been copied into this directory, use ttmkfdir >> to create a fonts.dir, so that the X font renderer knows that these >> new files have been installed. ttmkfdir is available from the FreeBSD >> Ports Collection as x11-fonts/ttmkfdir. > > ttmkdir is not in the current Ports Collection. So how does one > create fonts.dir? > > I'm assuming the Handbook is out of date so I guess what I'm really > asking is how does one add TrueType fonts? > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" Fonts I've added to ~/.fonts have always just worked, as have fonts installed from ports. Are you having an issue with a particular font, or were you just following along in the Handbook and got stuck when it called for x11-fonts/ttmkfdir? -- ================================================================= :: Brandon Wandersee :: :: brandon.wandersee@gmail.com :: ================================================================== 'A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.' - Douglas Adams ==================================================================
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