RedHat 8.0 ??!!

[Charles Rishel]

As I stated, I haven't installed any additional fonts on my system.  I am 
only going by what the author wrote in the article.  I would agree that you 
can change the fontserver path variable if need be.  I was under the 
impression that this was already a done deal on RH8 from the article I read.

Chaz03

At 05:19 PM 10/14/02 -0400, you wrote:

>Not from what I see.  The Font Server checks the file /etc/X11/fs/config
>for font paths.  You can always add $HOME/fonts to the list if you wish.
>
>Or you can modify /etc/X11/XF86Config, and add your custom font path after
>the unix/:7100 line.
>
>Both should tell the X Server where to find your custom font path.
>
>-Rob
>
> > I believe that I had read (i haven't installed additional fonts) that you
> > can create a fonts dir in your home directory and that the Font server will
> > check user directory for this.  I just wish I could remember where I read
> > that so that I could give a bit better information, or a link to where I
> > had read that.
> > If I come across that information I will repost that info here.
> >
> > Chaz03
> >
> > At 09:10 AM 10/14/02 -0400, you wrote:
> > >Ok Bob or anyone else out there.....
> > >Can you tell me where RedHat 8.0 might have put a font installing tool????
> > >They seem to have stripped the kfontinst package from kde3 and I can find
> > >no other gui tool to import fonts into the system. How could they try to
> > >really enter the desktop world and not include a way to import fonts?? I
> > >am sure I am missing something, hopefully......I have been reaching for
> > >the Mandrake 9 cd's but I know I must be missing something here
> > >
> >
> > "If you want others to follow, give them leadership that they can 
> believe in."
> >
> >
>
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>
>Dege
>
>So Many Things in Life Would Be Really Funny
>.... If They Weren't Happening To Me

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