[Qt-interest] Qt4 on FreeBSD - new user question

[Colin S. Miller]

Steven Schoch wrote:
> I just installed Qt4 from the FreeBSD ports collection on FreeBSD 8.0.
> When I run qtconfig-qt4 I get the attached screen.  The same thing 
> happens with other Qt applications.
> 
> The FreeBSD machine is installed remotely, and doesn't run X11 on its 
> console, so qtconfig is run to a remote X11 display.
> 
> I'm thinking that fonts may need to be installed somewhere, but I'm not 
> sure where or which.
> 
> 
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> 
Steven,
You are right, it looks like missing fonts.

A few choices,

1)
Change the default font that qtconfig-qt4 is using to be one that is available to
your instance of X.

2)
Copy the fonts onto the desktop machine, use "xset fp=..." to tell
X where they are.


3)
Install xfs, the X font server, on a machine that your desktop can access;
probably, but not necessaryly, on the machine that is running qtconfig-qt4.

use "xset fp=..." to tell X where the server is.

xfstt is the font server for true-type fonts; it probably won't be needed, just
mentioning it for completeness



HTH,
Colin S. Miller