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Re: New User: Font probs.
- To: <cygwin-xfree at sourceware dot cygnus dot com>
- Subject: Re: New User: Font probs.
- From: "Brett Whinnen" <bmw at griffin dot net dot au>
- Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2001 07:58:14 +0930
- References: <003801c0c8a8$65451120$1e82a8c0@csg.com.au>
- Reply-To: "Brett Whinnen" <Brett dot Whinnen at griffin dot net dot au>
Found a fix for this problem, copied the fonts directory from a Linux machine a
friend has. All works great now. Time to play with it.
Thanks
Brett
----- Original Message -----
From: "Brett Whinnen" <bmw@griffin.net.au>
To: <cygwin-xfree@sourceware.cygnus.com>
Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2001 5:41 PM
Subject: New User: Font probs.
> Hi there all,
>
> Sorry if this is in the FAQ (have requested it but am a little impatient).
>
> I've just gotten xfwm (xfce3) running and find that I have no fonts. Memory from
> bygone days says the fonts should be sourced from '/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts' which
> exists and holds many fonts.
>
> Is there a similar place for errors to be reported, the way XDM does? As this would
> help in finding the fonts.
>
> Basically I get a square or bunch of them for all the fonts in the pull-up menu's for
> tool tips etc. The drop down menu's from the desktop are ok, but dialog boxes
> have no fonts.
>
> Any help would be appreciated, even a point to a relevant FAQ.
>
> Cheers
> Brett
>
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