[opensuse] Adding X fonts without an xorg.conf file
If I do not have (want) an xorg.conf file, but I want to add fonts to the system, what is the preferred location? They are ttf fonts. So I guess I could add them to /usr/share/fonts/truetype. But I really do not like adding things to directories I see as being managed by the system. It seems that X does not look, by default (i.e., without an xorg.conf file), in all folders in /usr/share/fonts. If it had, I could have added a 'local' or some such directory. -- Roger Oberholtzer OPQ Systems / Ramböll RST Ramböll Sverige AB Krukmakargatan 21 P.O. Box 17009 SE-104 62 Stockholm, Sweden Office: Int +46 10-615 60 20 Mobile: Int +46 70-815 1696 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On 2010/10/08 13:35 (GMT+0200) Roger Oberholtzer composed:
If I do not have (want) an xorg.conf file, but I want to add fonts to the system, what is the preferred location?
They are ttf fonts. So I guess I could add them to /usr/share/fonts/truetype. But I really do not like adding things to directories I see as being managed by the system. It seems that X does not look, by default (i.e., without an xorg.conf file), in all folders in /usr/share/fonts. If it had, I could have added a 'local' or some such directory.
Whether it's preferred or not I cannot answer, but ~/.fonts works, and can be symlinked to other users' homedirs if necessary. -- "The wise are known for their understanding, and pleasant words are persuasive." Proverbs 16:21 (New Living Translation) Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Fri, 2010-10-08 at 08:16 -0400, Felix Miata wrote:
On 2010/10/08 13:35 (GMT+0200) Roger Oberholtzer composed:
If I do not have (want) an xorg.conf file, but I want to add fonts to the system, what is the preferred location?
They are ttf fonts. So I guess I could add them to /usr/share/fonts/truetype. But I really do not like adding things to directories I see as being managed by the system. It seems that X does not look, by default (i.e., without an xorg.conf file), in all folders in /usr/share/fonts. If it had, I could have added a 'local' or some such directory.
Whether it's preferred or not I cannot answer, but ~/.fonts works, and can be symlinked to other users' homedirs if necessary.
I want these to be available system-wide. I think I will put them in /usr/share/fonts/truetype and then run "SuSEconfig -module fonts" to make them available. -- Roger Oberholtzer OPQ Systems / Ramböll RST Ramböll Sverige AB Krukmakargatan 21 P.O. Box 17009 SE-104 62 Stockholm, Sweden Office: Int +46 10-615 60 20 Mobile: Int +46 70-815 1696 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Hi Roger,
You can simply create a new directory in /usr/share/fonts/ and copy
there the fonts you want to add. For example I created a folder
/usr/share/fonts/msfonts where I copied ttf fonts from msoffice.
Otherwise you can use the font installer from desktop settings.
Regards,
Francesco
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On Fri, Oct 8, 2010 at 1:35 PM, Roger Oberholtzer
If I do not have (want) an xorg.conf file, but I want to add fonts to the system, what is the preferred location?
They are ttf fonts. So I guess I could add them to /usr/share/fonts/truetype. But I really do not like adding things to directories I see as being managed by the system. It seems that X does not look, by default (i.e., without an xorg.conf file), in all folders in /usr/share/fonts. If it had, I could have added a 'local' or some such directory.
-- Roger Oberholtzer
OPQ Systems / Ramböll RST
Ramböll Sverige AB Krukmakargatan 21 P.O. Box 17009 SE-104 62 Stockholm, Sweden
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Roger Oberholtzer said the following on 10/08/2010 07:35 AM:
If I do not have (want) an xorg.conf file, but I want to add fonts to the system, what is the preferred location?
Of course there's the X Font Server ;-) But the question is 'what directories does X use for fonts in the absence of a config file? However I'm sure that the /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/* files count :-)
They are ttf fonts. So I guess I could add them to /usr/share/fonts/truetype. But I really do not like adding things to directories I see as being managed by the system. It seems that X does not look, by default (i.e., without an xorg.conf file), in all folders in /usr/share/fonts. If it had, I could have added a 'local' or some such directory.
I do have ~anton/,fonts but I specify that in the XFS. Using 'strings' on /usr/bin/X uncovers the following: libXfont.so.1 /usr/share/fonts/misc:unscaled,/usr/share/fonts/TTF/,/usr/share/fonts/OTF/,/usr/share/fonts/Type1/,/usr/share/fonts/100dpi:unscaled,/usr/share/fonts/75dpi:unscaled,/usr/share/fonts/URW/,/usr/share/fonts/cyrillic:unscaled,/usr/share/fonts/misc/sgi:unscaled,/usr/share/fonts/truetype/ I'm sure the source would reveal more :-) -- Life is like an analogy -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Fri, 2010-10-08 at 08:45 -0400, Anton Aylward wrote:
Using 'strings' on /usr/bin/X uncovers the following:
libXfont.so.1 /usr/share/fonts/misc:unscaled,/usr/share/fonts/TTF/,/usr/share/fonts/OTF/,/usr/share/fonts/Type1/,/usr/share/fonts/100dpi:unscaled,/usr/share/fonts/75dpi:unscaled,/usr/share/fonts/URW/,/usr/share/fonts/cyrillic:unscaled,/usr/share/fonts/misc/sgi:unscaled,/usr/share/fonts/truetype/
In fact, this is the list I see in the X server log. So I think this is all the server looks at by default. -- Roger Oberholtzer OPQ Systems / Ramböll RST Ramböll Sverige AB Krukmakargatan 21 P.O. Box 17009 SE-104 62 Stockholm, Sweden Office: Int +46 10-615 60 20 Mobile: Int +46 70-815 1696 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
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