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
