Problem adding TTF fonts -

[Bob Goodwin]

Bob Goodwin wrote:

> Can anyone explain "skipping," if and how I can control it?
>
> This computer seems to be working all right but I have a new 
> installation that
> seems to be "skipping" all the .ttf fonts added to .fonts?  Once again 
> I've botched
> something but can't see what I've done wrong?
>
> fc-cache -v
> fc-cache: "/usr/share/fonts": skipping, 0 fonts, 3 dirs
> fc-cache: "/usr/share/fonts/default": skipping, 0 fonts, 2 dirs
> fc-cache: "/usr/share/fonts/default/Type1": skipping, 35 fonts, 0 dirs
> fc-cache: "/usr/share/fonts/default/ghostscript": skipping, 8 fonts, 0 
> dirs
> fc-cache: "/usr/share/fonts/bitmap-fonts": skipping, 32 fonts, 0 dirs
> fc-cache: "/usr/share/fonts/bitstream-vera": skipping, 10 fonts, 0 dirs
> fc-cache: "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1": skipping, 29 fonts, 0 dirs
> fc-cache: "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/OTF": skipping, 0 fonts, 0 dirs
> fc-cache: "/root/.fonts": skipping, 27 fonts, 0 dirs
> fc-cache: succeeded
>
>
> Thanks.
>
> Bob
>
I found the solution to my problem at 
http://www.ces.clemson.edu/linux/fc2T42-2.shtml.

I simply made a link to the ttf font directory as described ...

Bob