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> DM> anyone successfully got freetype and truetype fonts working in xfree
> 4.0?

> Yes.

> DM> the server is built in but where do i copy the fonts to (suse 6.4)

> Wherever you wish.  Just add the new directory to the font path in
> XF86Config.

> DM> there a special command to built font lists etc.?

> Yes.  You need to build a ``fonts.dir'' file.  This is done in two
> steps: first run ttmkfdir to create ``fonts.scale'', then run mkfontdir
> to create ``fonts.dir''.  Man is your friend (X(1), XFree86(1),
> Xserver(1), mkfontdir(1), ttmkfdir(1)).

> I don't know if SuSE comes with ttmkfdir, but if it doesn't, you can get
> it from

>   http://www.joerg-pommnitz.de/TrueType/xfsft.html

>                                         J.

> I've tried this and I still can't see any truetype fonts. I am using the
> 3DFX Voodoo3 XFree86 4.0 server. My XFree86.0.log file looks like
> everything is fine.  The font dir is in FontPath and the  Freetype
> module loads fine.  I tried the XTT module and it was the same  I just
> don't see any fonts. Is there another step needed or could this be a
> 3DFX "feature"?  

> Hi,

> I don't have a solution for you, but just to confirm I have the same
> problem as you so you won't feel alone :)

> My X system is based on the mga driver and I still have the fonts
> problem so I don't think it's the voodoo3's fault.

> There must be something that we're both not doing right. Beats me
> if I know what it is.

> Cheers,
> MB.

> > I've tried this and I still can't see any truetype fonts. I am using the
> > 3DFX Voodoo3 XFree86 4.0 server. My XFree86.0.log file looks like
> > everything is fine.  The font dir is in FontPath and the  Freetype
> > module loads fine.  I tried the XTT module and it was the same  I just
> > don't see any fonts. Is there another step needed or could this be a
> > 3DFX "feature"?

> <SNIP>

> If your still getting the "directory removed from the fonts directory
> list" message (seen from startx >& startx.log), this is how I got my TT
> fonts to work just today:

> X 4.0 does not appear to like .ttf files with spaces or apostrophes (')
> in them.  I renamed the .ttf files to change spaces to underscores and
> removed the apostrophes.  Then I redid the ttmkfdir and/or mkfontdir,
> and then it worked!

> I had a number of ttf files with spaces and apostrophes among the many
> I've downloaded.

> Alan.

>> Hi,

>> I don't have a solution for you, but just to confirm I have the same
>> problem as you so you won't feel alone :)

>> My X system is based on the mga driver and I still have the fonts
>> problem so I don't think it's the voodoo3's fault.

>> There must be something that we're both not doing right. Beats me if I
>> know what it is.

>> Cheers, MB.

>> > I've tried this and I still can't see any truetype fonts. I am using
>> > the
>> > 3DFX Voodoo3 XFree86 4.0 server. My XFree86.0.log file looks like
>> > everything is fine.  The font dir is in FontPath and the  Freetype
>> > module loads fine.  I tried the XTT module and it was the same  I
>> > just don't see any fonts. Is there another step needed or could this
>> > be a
>> > 3DFX "feature"?

>> <SNIP>