Linda L. Hull. wrote:
> I have been using Open Office for a while now, but
> I have never figured out how to get English fonts
> into the box at the top of the page (or even into
> the other list that I get with right click)?
>
> I don't really have a lot of use for ae_Sharjah,
> Baekmuk Gulim, or AR PL SanHeiSun Uni.
>
> It seems with each upgrade I get more fonts in
> other languages and fewer in English.
>
> I would like things like Aral Bold, Times New Roman
> and Schoolbook.
>
> How do I get these?
>
> I'm running Ubuntu Feisty, and prefer command line.
>
> I am an adult with learning disabilities, and need
> step by step instructions, not man pages.
>
> Linda
Hi Linda,
The fonts you have don't depend on Openoffice but rather on the operating
system you use (Ubuntu Feisty in your case). To get the fonts you want, you
need to install the msttcorefonts package which is in the Ubuntu multivers
repo. From the command line type
sudo aptitude install msttcorefonts
Close your Openoffice and restart it. You should see your new fonts among
those listed by Openoffice. Openoffice has a font-installer wizard but I
don't think it supplies the fonts you name. The msttcorefonts package gives
you these fonts:
Andale Mono
Arial Black
Arial (Bold, Italic, Bold Italic)
Comic Sans MS (Bold)
Courier New (Bold, Italic, Bold Italic)
Georgia (Bold, Italic, Bold Italic)
Impact
Times New Roman (Bold, Italic, Bold Italic)
Trebuchet (Bold, Italic, Bold Italic)
Verdana (Bold, Italic, Bold Italic)
Webdings
Hope this helps.
Jonathan
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