[gentoo-user] HP9000 laptop complete (almost)

[gentoo-user] HP9000 laptop complete (almost)

[James]

Hello,

First of all, I'd like to thank everyone that has endured and 
answered my emails over the past few days related to the
installation of an hp laptop. It is finally working fine.

Looking a /var/log/Xorg.0.log there are numerous problems with 
fonts. Since I always seem to be moving over (word) documents
from windows, I need as many fonts installed as possible, related
to what one might expect from word documents. Additionally, I need
to maintain a robust set of gentoo/linux centric fonts.

<snip>
(WW) `fonts.dir' not found (or not valid) in "/usr/share/fonts/util".
        Entry deleted from font path.
        (Run 'mkfontdir' on "/usr/share/fonts/util").
(WW) `fonts.dir' not found (or not valid) in "/usr/share/fonts/encodings".
        Entry deleted from font path.
        (Run 'mkfontdir' on "/usr/share/fonts/encodings").
(WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/local" does not exist.
        Entry deleted from font path.
(WW) The directory "/usr/local/share/fonts" does not exist.
        Entry deleted from font path.
(WW) `fonts.dir' not found (or not valid) in "/usr/share/fonts/default".
        Entry deleted from font path.
        (Run 'mkfontdir' on "/usr/share/fonts/default").
(WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/TTF" does not exist.
        Entry deleted from font path.
(WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/type1" does not exist.
        Entry deleted from font path.
<end/snip>
<it goes on for quite a while..

For now I have these fonts listed in my xorg.conf file on most gentoo
systems I maintain:

Section "Files"
        FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/util"
        FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/encodings"
        FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/misc"
        FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/local"
        FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/terminus"
        FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/corefonts"
        FontPath        "/usr/local/share/fonts"
        FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/default"
        FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/TTF"
        FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/type1"
        FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi"
        FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi"
        FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/arphicfonts"
        FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/jisx0213"
        FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/shinonome"
        FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/baekmuk-fonts"
        FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/kacst-fonts"
        FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/sgi-fonts"
        FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/unfonts"
        FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/default/ghostscript"
        FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/xfonts-cronyx-100dpi:unscaled"
        FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/xfonts-cronyx-75dpi:unscaled"
        FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/xfonts-cronyx-misc:unscaled"
        FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/xfonts-cronyx-100dpi"
        FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/xfonts-cronyx-75dpi"
        FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/xfonts-cronyx-misc"
        FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/xfonts-cronyx-cp1251-100dpi:unscaled"
        FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/xfonts-cronyx-cp1251-75dpi:unscaled"
        FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/xfonts-cronyx-cp1251-misc:unscaled"
        FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/xfonts-cronyx-cp1251-100dpi"
        FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/xfonts-cronyx-cp1251-75dpi"
        FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/xfonts-cronyx-cp1251-misc"
        FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/xfonts-cronyx-isocyr-100dpi:unscaled"
        FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/xfonts-cronyx-isocyr-75dpi:unscaled"
        FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/xfonts-cronyx-isocyr-misc:unscaled"
        FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/xfonts-cronyx-isocyr-100dpi"
        FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/xfonts-cronyx-isocyr-75dpi"
        FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/xfonts-cronyx-isocyr-misc"
        FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/xfonts-cronyx-koi8r-100dpi:unscaled"
        FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/xfonts-cronyx-koi8r-75dpi:unscaled"
        FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/xfonts-cronyx-koi8r-misc:unscaled"
        FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/xfonts-cronyx-koi8r-100dpi"
        FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/xfonts-cronyx-koi8r-75dpi"
        FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/xfonts-cronyx-koi8r-misc"
        FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/xfonts-cronyx-koi8u-100dpi:unscaled"
        FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/xfonts-cronyx-koi8u-75dpi:unscaled"
        FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/xfonts-cronyx-koi8u-misc:unscaled"
        FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/xfonts-cronyx-koi8u-100dpi"
        FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/xfonts-cronyx-koi8u-75dpi"
        FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/xfonts-cronyx-koi8u-misc"

Now looking at /usr/portage/media-fonts I do not see a one to one
naming convention between what is listed in the 
/usr/portage/media-fonts dir and the gentoo ebuild  names (eix fonts).
Neither of those correspond either to what is listed in xorg.conf.

Is there a 'fonts-meta' package? <it's rhetorical question>....

So how does one go about systematically installing and maintaining
a complete set of fonts on  a gentoo system, particularly those
related to a variety of windows generated document fonts

wikis:
http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Xorg_and_Fonts
http://wiki.gentoo-xeffects.org/Font_Rendering

Any other resources I should read?

James



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Re: [gentoo-user] HP9000 laptop complete (almost)

[Alan McKinnon]

On Wednesday 01 August 2007, James wrote:
> Hello,
>
> First of all, I'd like to thank everyone that has endured and
> answered my emails over the past few days related to the
> installation of an hp laptop. It is finally working fine.
>
> Looking a /var/log/Xorg.0.log there are numerous problems with
> fonts. Since I always seem to be moving over (word) documents
> from windows, I need as many fonts installed as possible, related
> to what one might expect from word documents. Additionally, I need
> to maintain a robust set of gentoo/linux centric fonts.
>
> <snip>
> (WW) `fonts.dir' not found (or not valid) in "/usr/share/fonts/util".
>         Entry deleted from font path.
[snip more WW]

These don;t matter, as all of them just say that X is to look for a font 
in a dir which doesn't exist. It's just cruft on the screen

> For now I have these fonts listed in my xorg.conf file on most gentoo
> systems I maintain:
>
> Section "Files"
>         FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/util"

[snip long FontPath]

>
> Now looking at /usr/portage/media-fonts I do not see a one to one
> naming convention between what is listed in the
> /usr/portage/media-fonts dir and the gentoo ebuild  names (eix
> fonts). Neither of those correspond either to what is listed in
> xorg.conf.

Well, the ebuild names displayed by eix must be the same as those 
in /usr/portage/media-fonts, otherwise portage can't be working.

eix's default behaviour is to search for the argument in the *ebuild* 
name. It looks like you are expecting it to find the search string in 
the *category* name as well, which it won't do. So, 'eix dejavu' won't 
find media-fonts/dejavu.

The dirs listed in xorg.conf can come from a variety of sources - stuff 
you put there yourself, stuff that got put there by old outdated 
ebuilds, etc, etc, etc. You will probably always need to verify those 
settings by hand in real life.

> Is there a 'fonts-meta' package? <it's rhetorical question>....

No. I doubt there will ever be one as very very few people will ever 
need or want every font available in portage. The thing to do is to 
emerge each set of fonts that you do want individually.

> So how does one go about systematically installing and maintaining
> a complete set of fonts on  a gentoo system, particularly those
> related to a variety of windows generated document fonts

The main problem you will run into in your case is probably license 
issues with the font. Some cannot be installed just anywhere you want 
and some may only be run on Windows. As long as you are licensed to use 
the fonts, simpy have the .ttf be placed in the correct location per 
the wiki pages you mention below. That's all you need to do.

Sadly, it is a manual process to continually ensure you have all the 
fonts you need.

alan



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Alan McKinnon
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Re: [gentoo-user] HP9000 laptop complete (almost)

[Mick]

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On Thursday 02 August 2007 12:28, Alan McKinnon wrote:
> On Wednesday 01 August 2007, James wrote:

> > <snip>
> > (WW) `fonts.dir' not found (or not valid) in "/usr/share/fonts/util".
> >         Entry deleted from font path.
>
> [snip more WW]
>
> These don;t matter, as all of them just say that X is to look for a font
> in a dir which doesn't exist. It's just cruft on the screen

Unless they do exist (they are present in my system) but James need to run, 
e.g.:

# mkfontdir /usr/share/fonts/util

and so on in each directory.  If any directories are empty then delete them 
and also delete the corresponding entry in xorg.conf.
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Mick

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[gentoo-user] Re: HP9000 laptop complete (almost)

[James]

Mick <michaelkintzios <at> gmail.com> writes:


> Unless they do exist (they are present in my system) but James need to run, 

> # mkfontdir /usr/share/fonts/util

> and so on in each directory.  If any directories are empty then delete them 
> and also delete the corresponding entry in xorg.conf.

Hello Mick,

I realize fontastic organization of my fonts, is a manual process tracking
down the inconsistencies, one at a time.

I was hoping for a 'silver bullet' or magic wand to do it
in one easy emerge........(dream on)....

I got it (as the sound of the admin whip is cracking over my head)....
(or just inside of the constant ringing inside my head, when at work).....

Thanks,

James


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[gentoo-user] Re: HP9000 laptop complete (almost)

[James]

Alan McKinnon <alan <at> linuxholdings.co.za> writes:


> As long as you are licensed to use 
> the fonts, simpy have the .ttf be placed in the correct location per 
> the wiki pages you mention below. That's all you need to do.

Good to know....
So if one has a windows/Office license for a laptop that is dual boot,
I can put the fonts in whatever dir/partition I want?

SWEET......



> Sadly, it is a manual process to continually ensure you have all the 
> fonts you need.

That was my worst fear. Hunting down each font package....
I was looking for the magic wand for fonts, or even willing
to borrow one from a wizard.....

That said,I'll make some notes, once I straighten it out on
one system, the rest will be duplicated.


As for the ttf and puting them in the right dir.....
THANKS for the tip!



James





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