On Sat, 24 Jun 2006 07:26:48 -0400 Thomas Ronayne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Gary Kline wrote: > > Years ago I created a port of free fonts for FreeBSD. I've > > updated the font list which is in Postscript form. Is > > there a way I can add these font to OOo-2.02? > > > > I also bought a truckload of fonts in TTF format as well as > > Postscript. Is there a way of adding these fonts? > > > > thanks in advance, > > > > gary > > > > > > PS: I'm willing to share my port of fonts with OO.org; > > just drop a line. > > > If you have them installed on your system (I'm assuming Unix or > Linux?) and your window manager is aware of them, OO will find and > use them -- you did execute mkfontdir and mkfontscale in the font > directories? You may need type1inst for some PostScript fonts (Google > is your friend to find it). Again, assuming Unix or Linux, you have > your font directories listed in your xorg.conf file? Looks something > like this: Section "Files" > RgbPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb" > ModulePath "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules" > FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/" > FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/TTF/" > FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Adobe/" > FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/" > FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/myfonts/" > FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/" > FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/" > EndSection > And there is a fonts.dir and fonts.scale file in every font directory > (created with mkfontdir and mkfontscale whenever you add font files)? > > Ought to be good to go. > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Also, OOo has its own Printer Administration facility which sorts out the fonts bit. If it's not in a Desktop menu on your system, it's called spadmin. You can use this to point OOo to your fonts directories. -- God bless you, Keith Bates 4 Mooloobar St Narrabri NSW 2390 Phone: 02 67924890 Fax: 02 67925418 www.new-life.org.au If you don't have a reason to live JESUS IS THE ANSWER! Ask him into your life today... He really does make a difference. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
