I'm running SuSE 10.0. I have a TrueType font file that I would like to install. Google turned up a couple of procedures but they looked very error-prone plus they had been there awhile and could be out of date. I thought there was a routine in YaST that would do what I want but I can't seem to find it. Can anyone point me to a practical and safe way to install a single TrueType font? My undying appreciation for a good answer. Donald D. Henson, Managing Director West El Paso Information Network The "Non-Initiation of Force Principle" Rules
On Wednesday 24 May 2006 13:48, Donald D Henson wrote:
I'm running SuSE 10.0. I have a TrueType font file that I would like to install. Google turned up a couple of procedures but they looked very error-prone plus they had been there awhile and could be out of date. I thought there was a routine in YaST that would do what I want but I can't seem to find it. Can anyone point me to a practical and safe way to install a single TrueType font? My undying appreciation for a good answer.
There's some information on how to install TrueType fonts in the SuSE 10.0 documentation, it's in Chapter 35, a search under 'font' in KDE Help Center should find it for you. (that's if you're using KDE of course :) ) Seems to be just a case of copying the font (as root) to /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/truetype & making sure that the directory it's in is a subdirectory of the directories configured in /etc/fonts/fonts.conf I've just tried it & it worked fine for me running SuSE 10.0 & KDE 3.5.2 HTH David -- Windows Sucks! Linux Works! Windows Crashes! Linux Has A.B.S & Airbags!
On 5/24/06, David Rozzell
On Wednesday 24 May 2006 13:48, Donald D Henson wrote:
I'm running SuSE 10.0. I have a TrueType font file that I would like to install. Google turned up a couple of procedures but they looked very error-prone plus they had been there awhile and could be out of date. I thought there was a routine in YaST that would do what I want but I can't seem to find it. Can anyone point me to a practical and safe way to install a single TrueType font? My undying appreciation for a good answer.
There's some information on how to install TrueType fonts in the SuSE 10.0 documentation, it's in Chapter 35, a search under 'font' in KDE Help Center should find it for you. (that's if you're using KDE of course :) )
Seems to be just a case of copying the font (as root) to /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/truetype & making sure that the directory it's in is a subdirectory of the directories configured in /etc/fonts/fonts.conf
I've just tried it & it worked fine for me running SuSE 10.0 & KDE 3.5.2
HTH
David
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In K Menu---->personal settings ----->system administration-->font installer. install as root for system wide. Works fine for me.
Chip
On Wednesday 24 May 2006 08:48 am, Donald D Henson wrote:
Can anyone point me to a practical and safe way to install a single TrueType font?
Go into KDE control center and find Font Installer. Very easy! Bryan *************************************** Powered by Mepis Linux 3.4-3 KDE 3.5.2 KMail 1.8.3 This is a Microsoft-free computer Bryan S. Tyson bryantyson@earthlink.net ***************************************
Donald D Henson wrote:
I'm running SuSE 10.0. I have a TrueType font file that I would like to install. [...] I thought there was a routine in YaST that would do what I want but I can't seem to find it. Can anyone point me to a practical and safe way to install a single TrueType font?
Put the font into /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/truetype to install globally, or into ~/.fonts to install per user. Then run SuSEconfig, or, even faster, SuSEconfig -module fonts as root. This has been functioning since 8.2. A Type1 font, consisting of a .afm file and a .pfa or .pfb file, can be installed in a similar way, putting both files into /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1 or ~/.fonts.
On Wed, 2006-05-24 at 06:48 -0600, Donald D Henson wrote:
I'm running SuSE 10.0. I have a TrueType font file that I would like to install. Google turned up a couple of procedures but they looked very error-prone plus they had been there awhile and could be out of date. I thought there was a routine in YaST that would do what I want but I can't seem to find it. Can anyone point me to a practical and safe way to install a single TrueType font? My undying appreciation for a good answer.
Don't put too many in the system or you will slow it. I have a few I want as system fonts the rest I usually only use in OOo for which I only need links and that with spadmin. That way when I have a newer version of OOo to test I can avoid duplication of the fonts and still use them in the new version. BTW if you have any favorites from Win311 days they will work. -- ___ _ _ _ ____ _ _ _ | | | | [__ | | | |___ |_|_| ___] | \/
On Thu, 2006-05-25 at 18:42 -0700, Carl William Spitzer IV wrote:
On Wed, 2006-05-24 at 06:48 -0600, Donald D Henson wrote:
I'm running SuSE 10.0. I have a TrueType font file that I would like to install. Google turned up a couple of procedures but they looked very error-prone plus they had been there awhile and could be out of date. I thought there was a routine in YaST that would do what I want but I can't seem to find it. Can anyone point me to a practical and safe way to install a single TrueType font? My undying appreciation for a good answer.
Don't put too many in the system or you will slow it. I have a few I want as system fonts the rest I usually only use in OOo for which I only need links and that with spadmin. That way when I have a newer version of OOo to test I can avoid duplication of the fonts and still use them in the new version.
At the moment I only need one but I'll keep your comments in mind.
BTW if you have any favorites from Win311 days they will work.
Win311. That was a blast from the past. :-)
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In KDE: Open Control Centre | System Administration | Font Installer.
Then unless you are already logged as root, click Administrator Mode
button at the bottom, enter root password, click Add Fonts button,
browse to your desire font, select it and click "Open".
Was it helpful ?
regards,
Florin
--- Donald D Henson
On Wed, 2006-05-24 at 06:48 -0600, Donald D Henson wrote:
I'm running SuSE 10.0. I have a TrueType font file that I would
install. Google turned up a couple of procedures but they looked very error-prone plus they had been there awhile and could be out of date. I thought there was a routine in YaST that would do what I want but I can't seem to find it. Can anyone point me to a practical and safe way to install a single TrueType font? My undying appreciation for a good answer.
Don't put too many in the system or you will slow it. I have a few I want as system fonts the rest I usually only use in OOo for which I only need links and that with spadmin. That way when I have a newer version of OOo to test I can avoid duplication of the fonts and still use
On Thu, 2006-05-25 at 18:42 -0700, Carl William Spitzer IV wrote: like to them
in the new version.
At the moment I only need one but I'll keep your comments in mind.
BTW if you have any favorites from Win311 days they will work.
Win311. That was a blast from the past. :-)
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