Hi :) I would try a reboot even if not using Windows, just for old times sake. I'm not sure about the folders issue. Have you had a look in
Tools - Options - LibreOffice/General - Fonts to see if it's in there or is that where it's not appearing? Regards from Tom :) --- On Thu, 20/10/11, Macho Philipovich <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Macho Philipovich <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Font mishap > To: [email protected] > Cc: [email protected], [email protected] > Date: Thursday, 20 October, 2011, 3:03 > > Sorry for the delayed response. > > On 11-10-17 09:21 AM, webmaster for Kracked Press > Productions wrote: > > In "Places", you open you "home folder", mine is > "timothy". > > Then go to the View option and click on "Show Hidden > Files" > > The fonts should be listed in the ".font" folder. > > I had no such folder, but I found the needed fonts on my > system in > /both/ of the following directories as > ‘Georgia_Italic.ttf’ etc.: > > /var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType/ > /usr/share/fonts/truetype/msttcorefonts/ > > When I followed this advice: > > On 11-10-17 05:56 AM, Tom Davies wrote: > > In Ubuntu once you get a ttf file just double-click on > it to get a preview and down at the bottom right should be a > button to click to install the font. > > The folder was automatically created. Unfortunately, the > fonts still > didn't show up in LibreOffice using the ones in either of > those > directories (unless I need to do something weird like > reboot the machine > for it to take effect). > > On 11-10-17 05:56 AM, Tom Davies wrote: > > Also it should be possible for the person sending the > document to send you a copy of their specific ttf files > although many people are unlikely to know where their fonts > are. > > I don't think this should be necessary given that I already > appear to > have the needed fonts, and in the particular > circumstances—which I won't > go into—it would be awkward for me to ask. > > Any other ideas? > > Thanks again, > Mark > > ps. Since a few days have elapsed, here's the initial email > I had sent: > >>> From: Macho Philipovich<[email protected]> > >>> Subject: [libreoffice-users] Font mishap > >>> To: [email protected] > >>> Date: Monday, 17 October, 2011, 4:16 > >>> Hi there, > >>> > >>> I hope this is the appropriate place to send > support > >>> questions. I > >>> couldn't find anything relevant in the FAQ or > other help > >>> documents. I'm > >>> running LibreOffice 3.4.3 OOO340m1 > (Build:302), shipped > >>> with Ubuntu 11.10. > >>> > >>> I have ttf-mscorefonts-installer set up, and > so fonts like > >>> "Georgia" are > >>> available and can be italicized, etc. However, > I was sent a > >>> large > >>> document that is mostly in Georgia, and looks > fine, but has > >>> problems > >>> with italics and bold. Rather than having the > font set to > >>> "Georgia" > >>> along with the property of being bolded or > italicized, the > >>> document has > >>> the font name in various places itself set to > "Georgia > >>> Italic", "Georgia > >>> Bold", or "Georgia Bold Italic", which it > doesn't > >>> recognize, so renders > >>> in some default sans serif font. > >>> > >>> I need to be able to view the file properly > without messing > >>> with its > >>> fonts, as I'm going to record changes to > collaborate with > >>> the author. Is > >>> there some way I can do this? Is a > "replacement table" what > >>> I need? I > >>> wasn't able to figure out how to do it or find > any > >>> documentation that > >>> seemed to work for my version. > >>> > >>> Thanks for your help and for maintaining such > a great > >>> product, > >>> Macho > > -- > For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: [email protected] > Problems? > http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ > Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette > List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ > All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived > and cannot be deleted > -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: [email protected] Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
