Get Me.... Off This List...PLEASE ----- Original Message ----- From: "Serenade" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, December 21, 2000 12:15 PM Subject: Fw: Adding fonts problem > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Alexander Shopov" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, December 21, 2000 3:48 AM > Subject: Adding fonts problem > > > > Hi guys, > > I am sure somebody has asked similar questions but I could not find good > > answer in the archives. > > Ok - the problem - I want to add Type1 fonts to AbiWord. > > I am using a RedHat6.2 system with HelixGnome. > > AbiWord is their version - abisuite-0.7.11-0_helix_4. > > Here come the questions. > > > > 1. fonts go in /usr/share/AbiSuite/fonts. > > Can I use pfb files or abiword accepts only pfa? > > 2. fonts are declared in the > > /usr/share/AbiSuite/fonts/fonst.dir file. Does it have the same > > structure as the fonts.dir file for the X server? > > 3. When I copy or symlink my afm & pfa font files to > > /usr/share/AbiSuite/fonts/, declare them properly in > > /usr/share/AbiSuite/fonts/fonts.dir (i.e. if I do xset fp+ > > /usr/share/AbiSuite/fonts/ && xset fp rehash - they appear to the X > > server), my new fonts get displayed in the font drop dialogue of > > abiword, but I cannot format text with these fonts on the screen - the > > font dialogue says they are formatted with my font timeset for example, > > but their oulines are of the default abiword font. What do I have to > > check, etc.? > > 4. Does abiword check the encoding part of the declaration of font in > > fonts.dir? > > can I use for example microsoft-cp1251, or I have to lie and use > > adobe-fontspecific? > > Regards: al_shopov > > > > >
