On 05/11/07 22:52, Jeremy C. Reed wrote:
> On Fri, 11 May 2007, Alex wrote:
>
>   
>>> My /etc/fonts/local.conf file is as follows:
>>>
>>> ======
>>> <?xml version="1.0"?>
>>> <!DOCTYPE fontconfig SYSTEM "fonts.dtd">
>>> <fontconfig>
>>>    <match target="font">
>>>        <edit name="antialias" mode="assign">
>>>            <bool>false</bool>
>>>        </edit>
>>>    </match>
>>> </fontconfig>
>>> ======
>>>
>>> I have also tried setting "GDK_USE_XFT = 0" before executing the programs.
>>> Nothing works for me.
>>>
>>> Thanks for your help.
>>>
>>> -Alex
>>>
>>>       
>> Well, I just solved my own problem. I guess I should have waited a bit before
>> sending out this call for help. :)
>>
>> For some reason, /etc/fonts/local.conf is not being read properly. However, if
>> I copy it to ~/.fonts.conf then it works just fine. I don't know why
>> local.conf isn't read since in /etc/fonts/fonts.conf it says "Place any local
>> customizations in local.conf which this file references", then later includes
>> the file. The permissions on fonts.conf and local.conf are the same.
>>     
>
> I am guessing you are using fontconfig from pkgsrc which is using probably 
> /usr/pkg/etc/fontconfig/ directory.
>
> Maybe you can see in the install script:
>
>  pkg_info -i fontconfig | egrep '^PREFIX="|^# FILE: '
>
> Or strings of the libfontconfig library used of your gtk.
>
>   Jeremy C. Reed
>
>   
That worked perfectly. The install script pointed to 
/usr/local/etc/fontconfig (I've set /usr/local/ to my default prefix). 
After moving the fonts.conf and local.conf file there, everything works 
fine without the need for per-user configurations.

Thank you.

-Alex