Howto get Netscape to use install TT Fonts

mooreted · 12-08-2004, 09:52 AM

I have Netscape installed but it has its own set of crappy fonts. I have all kinds of good fonts in /usr/share/fonts including MS fonts.

Is there a way to get Netscape to use the fonts I have installed?

Cedrik · 12-08-2004, 10:35 AM

Make sure your font dir are listed in /etc/fonts/local.conf, also is it netscape specific ? The fonts
are not seen with xfontsel ?

mooreted · 12-08-2004, 11:04 AM

I will check that out.

The MS fonts work in every application except Netscape.

Cedrik · 12-08-2004, 12:59 PM

Maybe you have a netscape version statically compiled, if so, try to find one version that works
with shared library like freetype.

Anyway, netscape is slightly obsolete now, it is replaced with mozilla which maybe will be obsolete
soon to be replaced by firefox

mooreted · 12-08-2004, 01:32 PM

I like Firefox but it is not displaying text in some frames. I have filed a bug report and posted questions here, but have found no solution.

Cedrik · 12-08-2004, 01:45 PM

For my part I use the mozilla version that come with mozilla slackware package, no problem at all

mooreted · 12-08-2004, 01:47 PM

The Mozilla version that comes with Slackware does not show text in some frames either. I can't user Firefox or Mozilla from Slackware. I am stuck with Netscape.

weather · 12-08-2004, 01:51 PM

I think the version of Netscape in Slackware does not support xft. So run mkfontscale and mkfontdir under your TT fonts dir, and add the fonts path to /etc/X11/xorg.conf. Then select your fonts from Netscape's fonts-selection-window, then those fonts may take effect.

mooreted · 12-08-2004, 01:55 PM

Thanks for the help. The commands don't work, however:

root@Linux:/usr/share/fonts# mkfontdir
bash: mkfontdir: command not found
root@Linux:/usr/share/fonts# mkfontscale
bash: mkfontscale: command not found
root@Linux:/usr/share/fonts#

weather · 12-08-2004, 01:58 PM

su - #Not su. 'su -' means loging in log-in-shell with root authority.

run mkfontscale first, then run mkfontdir

mooreted · 12-08-2004, 02:02 PM

Thanks. I must not have something installed. But the fonts are working in other applicaions:

root@Linux:/home/mooreted# mkfontscale
bash: mkfontscale: command not found
root@Linux:/home/mooreted#

weather · 12-08-2004, 02:05 PM

In my slack10, mkfontscale and mkfontdir are under
/usr/X11R6/bin/

They will be installed if you full-installed slack10

mooreted · 12-08-2004, 02:09 PM

Okay, the commands worked. I will reboot and see of anything has changed.

BTW, what did I just do and why and where can I read about it?

weather · 12-08-2004, 02:12 PM

You just added the TT fonts to X-Font-System, not similar to XFT . You may read about them from x.org org xfree8.org.

mooreted · 12-08-2004, 02:17 PM

Oh, I was reading XFT documentation. Thanks.

It didn't change anything though. Netscape still has the same crappy fonts and Mozilla and Firefox are not working right.

I'm lost on this one.

Thanks for all the help.