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Date:      03 May 2002 17:05:25 -0400
From:      Joe Marcus Clarke <marcus@marcuscom.com>
To:        David Banning <david@skytrackercanada.com>
Cc:        questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: mozilla - no text entry appears
Message-ID:  <1020459925.299.1.camel@gyros.marcuscom.com>
In-Reply-To: <20020503175223.A4705@mail.clubplus.net>
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On Fri, 2002-05-03 at 17:52, David Banning wrote:
> On Fri, May 03, 2002 at 04:33:58PM -0400, Joe Marcus Clarke wrote:
> > On Fri, 2002-05-03 at 16:34, David Banning wrote:
> > > I just compiled mozilla from the ports and it seems to 
> > > operate OK other than the text does not appear in
> > > search boxes. The text will simply not enter.
> > > 
> > > I have an idea that this is a font thing.
> > > I notice that I -can- enter into the search field 
> > > on google, but Yahoo's search box, which I think is
> > > one font size smaller will not allow entry.  I tried
> > > modifying the font size in Mozilla preferences, but there are
> > > not options that come up other than the ones installed.
> > 
> > I'm not seeing this problem.  What version of Mozilla are you using? 
> mozilla-1.0.rc1,1
> 
> > What version of XFree86?  
> XFree86-4.0.3_3

You might want to consider upgrading to 4.2.0.

> 
> 
> Do you have /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc in
> > your FontPath?
> How do I do that?  I did not see that as part of the install.

In your XF86Config, you need to have /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc
defined as a FontPath element.  As well, you need
/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc to exist, and have fonts.alias and
fonts.dir files.

Joe

> 
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