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From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com>
To: Erich Dollansky <erichsfreebsdlist@alogt.com>
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Subject: Re: fonts.dir for TrueType fonts
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On Fri, 25 Dec 2015, Erich Dollansky wrote:

> 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 I'm assuming the Handbook is out of date so I guess what I'm really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 It seems to be out of date.

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