[ale] Q: How to install ttf fonts in Linux

[Christopher R. Curzio]

Danny,

XFree86 versions 4.02 and up have a built-in TTF font server. Mandrake 8.2
appears to ship with 4.2.0, so xfstt (being two years old anyway) isn't
needed.

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Thus Spake Danny Cox <danscox at mindspring.com>:
05 Apr 2002 09:15:33 -0500


> Chris,
> 
> On Fri, 2002-04-05 at 09:00, Chris Woodruff wrote:
> > I grabbed a bunch of new truetype fonts (*.ttf) and placed them in the
> > /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/TTF.  I retarted X and then brought up gimp
> > and found that none of the new fonts are seen by gimp.
> > 
> > I am using Mandrake 8.2.  Any help in getting X to see the new fonts
> > would be helpful.
> 
> 	Are you using xfs (X Font Server)?  Since Mandrake is RH based,
> 	I'll bet you are.  Search Freshmeat for "xfstt", a replacement for
> 	xfs that'll handle True Type fonts.
> 
> 	You may also need the "FreeType" library.  Freashmeat will have
> 	that, too.
> 
> -- 
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> medieval traditions of sorcery and black art.
> 
> Danny
> 
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