On Sun, 15 Oct 2006 15:29:06 +1000 Sandy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> dijo: > The issue of OpenType fonts seems to be a system rather than software issue: > http://qa.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=16032 > > and can be fixed at that level: > http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/showthread.php?&t=200530 > http://www.oooforum.org/forum/viewtopic.phtml?t=24511#96046
No, the site you posted above is way out of date. Linux has handled OpenType fonts without a problem for a long time. Also, it can't be fixed because it doesn't need to be fixed in Linux. What needs fixing is the bug in OO.o. What I wanted find out is if that bug has finally been fixed in 2.04. Note: I have several dozen OpenType fonts installed on my Linux computer. All work flawlessly in all applications except OO.o. My problem is not a problem of getting them installed in Linux. And the OpenType fonts that are from Microsoft do work in OO.o because they were originaly TrueTypes. Unfortunately, I never want to use those fonts (Arial, Times New Roman -- ugh!). What I want to use are the professional Adobe fonts I paid hundreds and hundreds of dollars for and that I use for typesetting textbooks. And Adobe OpenType fonts are all Type 1's with the OpenType wrapper. In fact, of all OpenType fonts currently available, only the handful from Microsoft are TrueTypes with the OpenType wrapper. The vast majority were originally Type 1s. Again, all my OpenType fonts, including those from Adobe, appear in the dropdown list for all applications on my Linux computer EXCEPT in OO.o. I realize that if you are typesetting books and doing design work you should not be using OpenOffice.org and Linux. You may now tell me to go buy a Windows computer and put Microsoft Office on it. I won't take the advice, but feel free to tell me to do so anyway. :) Anyway, I do have a Windows computer. It's what I have to use because OO.o on Linux cannot see my OpenType fonts. Please, someone tell me that OO.o has finally fixed the bug! --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
