Problems with fonts
Bengt-Arne Fjellner
bengt-arne.fjellner@ltu.se
Fri Jul 6 16:04:00 GMT 2007
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> From: cygwin-xfree-owner@cygwin.com
> [mailto:cygwin-xfree-owner@cygwin.com] On Behalf Of Scott Mohnkern
> Sent: den 6 juli 2007 16:56
> To: cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com
> Subject: Problems with fonts
>
> Problem: New fonts not being recognized by Windowmaker/Cygwin
>
> Long Description: I'm running a Windows application that is
> connecting
> to the Cygwin X-Server, and it requires specific fonts (which are
> provided in pcf format with the application). I've copied
> these files
> to /cygwin/usr/X11R6/lib/x11/fonts/misc directory however the
> application isn't using them, and Windowmaker doesn't appear to allow
> access to them either using the Windowmaker Preferences.
>
> Am I missing a step in the installation of new fonts?
Yes.
Check man mkfondir and possibly mkfontscale if it is scalable fonts.
> Scott Mohnkern
>
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Bengt-Arne Fjellner
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