[SOLVED] Xlockmore missing fonts

Hey, I'm using xlockmore and it always defaults to the font "fixed" because it can't find any fonts. I have been trying to change fonts since a long time now. Some googling reveals that it apparently looks for fonts in /usr/share/xlock/fonts but this directory is absent on my stock install from pacman -S xlockmore.
I tried making this directory and adding a few fonts to this but it doesn't seem to work. Does anyone know how to fix this? Also, can I change the size of the fonts being used in the screensaver?
Appreciate all help. Thanks.
Last edited by Dumbledore (2011-08-09 12:12:53)

The manpage says you should use '-font fontname' and / or '-messagefont fontname' option. Have you tried that?
-font fontname
The font option sets the font to be used on the prompt screen.
-planfont fontname
option sets the font to be used for the text that is displayed in the lower part of
the password screen.
-fpsfont fontname
The fpsfont option sets the font to be used in the frame per sec display, used if
showfps is on.
for flag, marquee and nose modes. If one exists, it takes precedence over the for‐
tune program, messagesfile and message.
-messagefont fontname
The messagefont option sets the font to be used in the mode. Currently used only
for flag, marquee, and nose modes.
Last edited by karol (2011-08-06 12:16:35)

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