Marco Fioretti wrote:
> Larry Sword wrote:
> >
> > Ramon Nieto wrote:
> >
> > > when i try to use the
> > > scripts-fu to do some logos, it says i don't have the
> > > fonts installed.
> > >
> > > so, where are the fonts in the distro's CD? how can i
> > > install them?
> >
> > Most of the scripts-fu use the fonts sharefonts and freefonts.
> These
> > are available on the GIMP web page for ftp......
>
> This doesn't sound right, the stuff is on the CD, is just not always
> installed.
> I have exactly the same problem, but on the *second* installation from
> the same CD, i.e.:
>
> 1) 1st install, was able to write nice banners with script-fu, which
> found almost all fonts.
>
> 2) Playing here and there, screw up the system enough to reformat
> HD and re-install from scratch from the same CD.
>
> 3) Now no script-fu anymore: whatever font I try to use within the
> GIMP is reported as missing.
>
> Can it be something one does during installation? which kind of choice
> would (without warnings) install the Gimp and not the fonts looked for
> by script-fu?
If you will look on the distribution disk you find gimp, gimp-data-extras,
gimp-devel, gimp-libgimp, and the gimp-manual.
Gimp-1.0.4-6mdk.i586.rpm provides the following DESCRIPTION:
The GIMP is an image manipulation program suitable for photo retouching,
image composition and image authoring. Many people find it extremely useful
in creating logos and other graphics for web pages. The GIMP has many of
the
tools and filters you would expect to find in similar commercial offerings,
and some interesting extras as well.
The GIMP provides a large image manipulation toolbox, including channel
operations and layers, effects, sub-pixel imaging and anti-aliasing,
and conversions, all with multi-level undo.
This version of The GIMP includes a scripting facility, but many of the
included scripts rely on fonts that we cannot distribute. The GIMP ftp
site has a package of fonts that you can install by yourself, which
includes all the fonts needed to run the included scripts. Some of the
fonts have unusual licensing requirements; all the licenses are documented
in the package. Get
ftp://ftp.gimp.org/pub/gimp/fonts/freefonts-0.10.tar.bz2
and ftp://ftp.gimp.org/pub/gimp/fonts/sharefonts-0.10.tar.bz2 if you are so
inclined. Alternatively, choose fonts which exist on your system before
running the scripts.
Recommend you also read the Gimp-Manual.
Hope this helps.
Larry
