I found the fonts.dir file was not created correctly, it said 0 fonts. I
recreated the font.dir file and now it is ok.

jon

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On Thu, 2011-07-28 at 16:07 +0100, jonathan wrote:
> I forget to mention the fc-list command displays all the fonts.
> jonathan 
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> 
> Hi, I am very confused about the fontpath in SL6. in the xorg.log i have
> "FontPath set to:
> 	catalogue:/etc/X11/fontpath.d,
> 	built-ins"
> 
> if I run the chkfontpath --list command i have
> Current directories in font path:
> 1: catalogue:/etc/X11/fontpath.d
> 2: /usr/share/fonts/msttcorefonts
> 
> and if i run the xset -q command i have 
> 
> Font Path:
>   catalogue:/etc/X11/fontpath.d,built-ins
> 
> The xfs service is stopped and disabled.
> 
> i am running a program designed for rhel5, HDLdesigner. The font list in
> the program is very limited, it has fonts such as courier 10 pitch,
> nimbus mono l, and other basic fonts, but it does not pick up the full
> list of fonts. for example in /etc/X11/fontpath.d i have symbolic links
> to msttcorefonts and liberation-fonts but these are not recognised.
> these are ttf fonts and include the fonts.dir and fonts.scale files. 
> 
> the /etc/fonts/fonts.conf file includes
> 
> <!-- Font directory list -->
> 
> 	<dir>/usr/share/fonts</dir>
> 	<dir>/usr/share/X11/fonts/Type1</dir>
> <dir>/usr/share/X11/fonts/TTF</dir> <dir>/usr/local/share/fonts</dir>
> 	<dir>~/.fonts</dir>
> 
> <!--
> 
> Does anyone know how i would get the mmsttcorefonts or the
> liberation-fonts recognised by HDLdesigner which uses TCL/TK
> 
> Jonathan