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Date: Fri, 25 Dec 2015 05:13:08 +0800
From: Erich Dollansky <erichsfreebsdlist@alogt.com>
To: Robert Ames <robertames@hotmail.com>
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Subject: Re: fonts.dir for TrueType fonts
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Hi,

On Thu, 24 Dec 2015 10:25:14 -0500
Robert Ames <robertames@hotmail.com> wrote:

> 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 use these programs to achieve this:

mkfontscale
mkfontdir
xset fp rehash

> I'm assuming the Handbook is out of date so I guess what I'm really
> asking is how does one add TrueType fonts?
> 
It seems to be out of date.

Erich