Re: How to install vga fonts for doseum in Kubuntu?

[Larry Alkoff <labradley@mindspring.com>]

I'm very frustrated.

I'm trying to use a font called 'vga12x30.pcf.gz` which is a perfect
11" wide x 8.5" high font for dosemu.

There have been multiple attempts to set this and other similar fonts.
Sometimes it works but mostly not.

My procedure is:

0.  Starting with a new install of Feisty Fawn Kubuntu with no changes 
in fonts.

1.  Copy the fonts I want to one of the directories specified in 
/etc/fonts/fonts.conf which contains the allowed directories that will 
be scanned.

<!-- Font directory list -->
   <dir>/usr/share/fonts</dir>
   <dir>/usr/share/X11/fonts</dir> <dir>/usr/local/share/fonts</dir>
   <dir>~/.fonts</dir>
<!-- Font cache directory list -->

Usually I copy the files to /usr/local/share/fonts/dosemu

2.  Run sudo mkfontdir on the above directory.

3.  Run sudo fc-cache -f -v which scans all the directories in the
     above 'Font directory list'.

     I see that fc-cache scans /usr/local/share/fonts/dosemu
     but lists zero files.  Does this depend on the restart of X or the 
computer?

4.  Reboot the computer.

5a.  Run xlsfonts |grep vga which will pick up my fonts _if_ they have 
been registered.  Sometimes yes but mostly not.

5b.  When I run xdosemu it picks up a smaller font because it cannot 
find the 12x30 font.

I've done a lot of research on the web but cannot figure out what I'm 
doing wrong.  Can someone help me, very please?

Larry

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Larry Alkoff N2LA - Austin TX
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