Description of Problem: The package XFree86-truetype-fonts appears to be out-of-step with the direction toward using Xft and fontconfig. 1. fc-cache is not run against the TTF directory and therefore there is no fonts.cache-1 file created when the package is installed (as oppose to the bitmap-fonts package for its directory). 2. The /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/TTF/ directory is not listed as part of the directories to be handled by Xft/fontconfig. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): How Reproducible: Steps to Reproduce: 1. 2. 3. Actual Results: Expected Results: Additional Information:
#1 needs to be fixed. #2 is intentional. luxi ttf font is ugly
See my comments for 77540. The more I look into fonts the more I believe Red Hat is headed in the right direction. The problem is that I am having a bit of difficulting seeing some of the details (such as luxi ttf is ugly). Trying to understand just how things are working is not all that clear. OK, if Luxi ttf is butt ugly and the Type1 stuff looks OK, I understand why you are using it. But then there is why fc-cache is not run against the Type1 directory muddies the water to make things unclear again. One of my reasons for getting more (especially MS ttf) fonts installed is so I can interact better with MS systems (especially documents).
Fixed in 4.2.99.2-0.20021110.1 Created new __fccache macro, and placed it into all font post/postun scripts. It detects the location of fc-cache and if present runs it, otherwise does nothing.
An errata has been issued which should help the problem described in this bug report. This report is therefore being closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For more information on the solution and/or where to find the updated files, please follow the link below. You may reopen this bug report if the solution does not work for you. http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2003-067.html