fonts.dir for TrueType fonts

[Erich Dollansky]

Hi,

On Thu, 24 Dec 2015 10:25:14 -0500
Robert Ames <robertames at hotmail.com> wrote:

> In the Handbook, under section "5.5.2. TrueType Fonts" it states:
> 
> > Once the files have been copied into this directory, use ttmkfdir
> > to create a fonts.dir, so that the X font renderer knows that these
> > new files have been installed. ttmkfdir is available from the
> > FreeBSD Ports Collection as x11-fonts/ttmkfdir.  
>  
> ttmkdir is not in the current Ports Collection.  So how does one 
> create fonts.dir?
> 
I use these programs to achieve this:

mkfontscale
mkfontdir
xset fp rehash

> I'm assuming the Handbook is out of date so I guess what I'm really
> asking is how does one add TrueType fonts?
> 
It seems to be out of date.

Erich