On Tue, 21 Oct 2008 11:04:55 +1100 Chris Phillips <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Thanks very much for your help. > > Actually, I should have stated that I am running Thunderbird in MS > windows on an entirely separate computer, so there is no conflict. I > was just surprised that there was so much difference between the two > operating systems with this programme and far prefer the larger font > on the MS operating system and hoped to be able to duplicate it on > Linux > > Chris Phillips Have you try to install msttcorefonts? If you have, do the fonts look OK? The difference between Windows and Linux is in the proprietary nature of the software Windows uses, in the restrictions which come by you not owning but only licencing the software under pretty draconian edicts, and the lack of community development of the product. The difference over who produces the operating system, is that Microsoft produce Windows and IMHO Microsoft's business model is unethical and its practices have been proven illegal; on the other hand, nobody "owns" Linux in the same way and it is developed by a peer community, and even the user can contribute. The problem over fonts comes about by Microsoft buying up the user rights and them licensing them principally for use with Windows. As you are a Windows user you're licensed to use these fonts with Linux, so try (in a terminal): sudo apt-get install msttcorefonts <password> and see what happens. Come back here if you want more help. -- Graham Todd --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "gOS Linux" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/goslinux?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
