Subject: Re: FAQ Font Update (please update http://www.abisource.com/faquser.phtml#2.7)
From: Vlad Harchev (hvv@hippo.ru)
Date: Fri Apr 13 2001 - 19:10:35 CDT
On 14 Apr 2001, Adam Warner wrote:
Hi,
IMO looks very good. But I think we should substitute Linux with Unix
everywhere (since everything applies for any unix).
> Hi all,
>
> Below is an update for the fonts question in the FAQ. Feel free to modify it at
> will.
>
> Please note that a URL is needed to a continuing updated version of
> UnixFont.txt (see ***FIXME)
>
> Regards,
> Adam
>
>
> ----------
> How do I use True Type fonts for AbiWord on Linux?
>
> AbiWord supports TrueType fonts in GNU/Linux. However your system must already
> have a properly configured TrueType font server. To find out how to configure
> your font server to use TrueType fonts, or how to install a separate TrueType
> font server, please read the Font HOWTO:
> http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Font-HOWTO.html
>
> In particular the section "Making Fonts Available to X":
> http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Font-HOWTO-4.html
>
> Please also refer to the "Customizing Fonts for Unix in AbiWord" Document:
> ***FIXME:
> http://news.gnome.org/gnome-news/983042494/983069185/983094457/983099487/983099
> 761/UnixFonts.html
>
> Be aware that fonts will only appear in AbiWord if they exist in or are
> symlinked to the AbiWord fonts directory:
> /usr/share/AbiSuite/fonts
>
> Certain font names are critical to the operation of AbiWord, notably "Times New
> Roman".
>
> If you want to use Microsoft's core fonts in AbiWord and the core fonts are
> already properly installed in a separate directory, such as (this is just an
> example):
> /usr/share/fonts/MSCoreFonts
>
> Then to make those fonts available to AbiWord, delete or move the current fonts
> in /usr/share/AbiSuite/fonts and type (as root):
> ln -s /usr/share/fonts/MSCoreFonts/* /usr/share/AbiSuite/fonts
>
> If the fonts are already properly installed it doesn't appear necessary
> to update the fonts.dir and fonts.scale files (i.e. they can be left as
> symlinks). AbiWord should now detect the Microsoft core fonts.
>
> If you want to know how to install Microsoft's core fonts, which are freely
> available and redistributable with certain restrictions, download them from
> here:
> http://www.microsoft.com/truetype/fontpack/
>
> Microsoft stipulates you can only distribute the fonts as Windows
> executables. It is fortunate that decoding these executables is possible
> under Linux:
> http://www.kyz.uklinux.net/cabextract.php3
>
> Once all the TrueType fonts are extracted into a (separate) directory of your
> choosing you just (this explanation may be Redhat 6.2+ specific):
> (a) execute ttmkfdir (the True Type make font directory)
> (b) execute "chkfontpath --add (directory of the fonts)", or edit
> /etc/X11/fs/config manually.
> (c) Optional: Put the Microsoft core fonts at the top of the directories list
> in
> /etc/X11/fs/config.
>
> Then restart the font server:
> /etc/rc.d/init.d/xfs restart
>
> The Microsoft core fonts will now be properly installed and you can make the
> fonts available to AbiWord by symlinking as explained above.
>
> ----------
> Regards,
> Adam
>
Best regards,
-Vlad
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