Re: [aclug-L] fonts...

[Jesse Kaufman <kaufmjes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

John Goerzen wrote:

ok, i already had that installed thinking it would help... then in /usr/fonts or
whatever xfstt's default font dir is, i put a symlink to /win9x/windows/fonts,
and it says it found 58 fonts there, but i can't seem to use them in anything
SO4.0 doesn't see them, nothing else i've seen can see them...  are they just
not supported?

ok, i think i've got some type1 on my printer cd, but how do i go about
installing them? is there a program (crazy idea, but what the heck) that
converts from ttf to type1?

> The easiest thing is to get PostScript (aka Type 1) fonts.  Most companies
> that sell fonts provide them in this format as well, since most
> publishing/print shops require that format, as do most non-Microsoft
> platforms.  If this is not available, you want xfstt.  This is an X Font
> Server, so it can actually serve up TrueType fonts for an entire network.
> If you have Debian, it is a Debian package.  Otherwise, you can find it on
> sunsite.unc.edu:/pub/Linux/X11/fonts/.  xfstt is a quite nice solution and
> works well.
>
> On Sat, Nov 21, 1998 at 04:26:56AM -0600, Jesse Kaufman wrote:
>
> > how do i get my nice windoze fonts to work in X?  they are all TrueType
> > fonts, and i would really like to have them, since when writing papers,
> > i usually put some kewl stuff in w/ funky fonts, just for looks...
> >
> > jesse
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