Re: [Gimp-user] fonts

[Jeff Trefftzs]

Hi Richard -

There are a number of font repositories on the web where you can 
get free fonts.  Since they come and go with alarming frequency, 
your best bet is to do a search for something like free fonts 
and see what you get.  With RH 7.2 I think you already have a 
true-type font server, so you can use anything you get from 
almost any of the free font repositories.

It's also a good idea to look up the font HOW-TO, and check on 
the web for installation tips and tricks.  I have gone through 
all the appropriate incantations myself and have true-type fonts 
working just fine on my old RH 6.1 system, but I hesitate to 
give you my cookbook recipe because I think it's easier on your 
later system.

Anyway, it's all out there, and I even have Parisian. (Well, a 
font called Paris, that is caps only, in a nice art-nouveau, 
turn-of-the-last-century font.

HTH,

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Re: [Gimp-user] fonts

[A Guy Called Tyketto]

On Sun, Jan 27, 2002 at 10:30:13AM -0500, John Culleton wrote:
 On Saturday 26 January 2002 22:43, Richard Konrad wrote:
  This may be an old topic.
 
  I am trying to create a new logo using gimp but the fonts it (redhat
  7.2)  comes with are extremely limiting.  Where can I download and
  install more fonts (decorative ones like windows parisian etc)
 
 
 
 I suppose limiting is in the eye of the beholder. I am pleased with the 
 selection of fonts that come with Gimp. Maybe they are in the Gimp distro,
 maybe they came with Slackware. All I know there is a bunch of them.
 
 It pays to upgrade from the version of Gimp that came with your system
 to the latest stable version available. You may find goodies included not 
 found with RH, Slackware etc. Don't feel bound to find an RPM version. 
 the standard utilities gunzip, tar, make etc. work just fine on RH systems. 

Also, which version of X are you running? if it's newer than 4.0.1, it 
should include Truetype font support via the freetype font module. Uncomment 
the line (or add it, if you don't have it), and then specify the path to your 
windows fonts in the Fontpath section. The module line should look like:

Section Module

Loadfreetype

Give that a go, and see what you get, IF you have Xfree86  4.0.

BL.
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