[ale] Tech Install Fest (was Re: How to install ttf fonts...)

[aaron]

On Friday 05 April 2002 13:05, you wrote:
> Is the installfest at GA Tech still on for this weekend?

Yes.

Noon to 6:00 pm  , Sat. 4/6/02

Details and Map at:

http://www.lugatgt.org/

Meant to go myself but the folks I was trying to
help get installed haven't followed through.

peace
aaron
>
> Antonio O. UcedaVelez
> Programmer
> DATAMATX
> 3146 Northeast Expressway
> Atlanta, GA  30341-5345
> (o) 770.936.5600 Ext. 277
> (f) 770.936.5614
> tucedavelez at datamatx.com
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Danny Cox [SMTP:danscox at mindspring.com]
> Sent:	Friday, April 05, 2002 9:16 AM
> To:	Chris Woodruff
> Cc:	ALE Mailing List
> Subject:	Re: [ale] Q: How to install ttf fonts in Linux
>
> 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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