TrueType Font Error

[Ed McNierney]

Blaine -

Don't rely on what the "current directory" is for paths - if possible, use fully-qualified pathnames.  Try adding the complete path to each font file to see if that fixes the problem, and always please reply to the whole list - thanks!

     - Ed

-----Original Message-----
From: Blaine Hackett [mailto:blaine_hack1 at yahoo.com]
Sent: Thu 8/12/2004 9:00 PM
To: Ed McNierney
Subject: Re: [UMN_MAPSERVER-USERS] TrueType Font Error
 
Ed

So your saying it can't find the font the fonlist file
is directing it to?

I have the fonts in the same directory as the fontset
file.  I have tried hardcoding the path in the
fons.list file to the .ttf file and it still gives me
the same error.

Blaine
--- Ed McNierney <ed at TOPOZONE.COM> wrote:

> Blaine -
> 
> Yes, but that error means MapServer can't find the
> specific font that's
> listed in the fonts.list file.  Look at the name of
> the font you're
> using, then find that name in the fonts.list file,
> and follow the path
> to the font file.
> 
>         - Ed
> 
> Ed McNierney
> President and Chief Mapmaker
> TopoZone.com / Maps a la carte, Inc.
> 73 Princeton Street, Suite 305
> North Chelmsford, MA  01863
> Phone: +1 978 251-4242   Fax: +1 978 251-1396  
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: UMN MapServer Users List
> [mailto:MAPSERVER-USERS at LISTS.UMN.EDU] On
> Behalf Of Blaine Hackett
> Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2004 6:23 PM
> To: MAPSERVER-USERS at LISTS.UMN.EDU
> Subject: [UMN_MAPSERVER-USERS] TrueType Font Error
> 
> All
> 
> I have been wrestling with an issue and hope you can
> help.
> 
> I have an XP computer running MapServer 3.6.6 and
> Apache 2.  Truetype
> fonts work fine.  I have another XP computer running
> 4.0.2 and Apache 2.
> Truetype fonts do not work.
> 
> Here is the scenario:
> If I use the default, my labels come out fine.
> However if I use "TYPE TRUETYPE" I get the following
> error.
> msGetLabelSize(): TrueType Font error. Could not
> find/open font
> 
> In my map file I have tried all different ways to
> access the
> fontset.list file.  I know that it is finding the
> file because if I mess
> with the file in any way, it gives me a different
> error
> msLoadFontset(): Unable to access file. Error
> opening fontset
> font/fonts.list.
> 
> I have exhaustively searched the archive and tried
> every suggestion but
> I cannot come up with a solution.
> 
> Thanks
> Blaine
> 
> 
> 
> 
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