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Re: New User: Font probs.


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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