On Wednesday 20 February 2002 7:05, Anne Parker wrote: >�I came across the following fix on the Abisource developer's mailing list >�archive whilst trawling Google. The message was dated July 2001, so Lord >�only knows why they haven't updated the FAQ yet :) > >�To get MS truetype fonts working in Abiword, follow the instructions in the >�FAQ (i.e. move the abiword fonts out of their folder and copy or symlink >�your MS fonts there), *then* type the following command as root: > >�/usr/share/AbiWord/bin/ttfadmin.sh � �/usr/share/AbiWord/fonts/ > >�This should produce quite a few lines of console output as the shell script >�ttfadmin.sh processes the substitute fonts. Then launch AbiWord, et voila! >�Pretty truetype fonts instead of ugly Abisource Type1. > >�N.B. This works for the current abiword-gtk-0.9.6...rpm version - can't >�comment on earlier ones which didn't use the abiword-fonts rpm. > >�Enjoy! > >�Anne
Thank you, Anne, for the information. I have tried it, but I can't get Truetype fonts installed in Abiword. When I try to run AbiWord I get an error message that "AbiWord was not able to add its fonts to the X font path". The script environment variable $ABISUITE_HOME is set correctly. Removing the TrueType fonts from the AbiWord font folder and putting the Type1 fonts back in, enables AbiWord to work correctly. I have tried adding a TrueType line to the XF86Config file, and have also tried madking it point to the Abiword fonts folder. Also I have tried what is suggested in the FAQs: "Making Fonts Available To X", "Customising Fonts for Unix in AbiWord", and "AbiWord: True Type Fonts in Linux" All with no success. Having spent a day trying to get True Type fonts working with AbiWord and not succeeding, I have run out of ideas to try. � Ttfadmin.sh has processed the fonts, it just seems that AbiWord can't find them. Please can someone kindly tell me exactly how to do it? I have read and re-read the Help files and FAQs, but can't find out where I am going wrong. I am using version 0.99.2, but have also tried using 0.99.1. Many thanks Keith
