How To Install New Fonts? 2

[Quintios]

I have a bunch of fonts that I copied off of my Windows machine onto a CD. How do I install them in Linux? Can I install them so they are available to my Linux machine? Is it just a straight copy?

Thanks in advance!

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[kei2]

Personally, I used a non-free branch of debian to install them. But what I understand, installing TTF fonts in X are about as fun as a root canal. Installing fonts at all... well you get the picture ;-(

 

[Quintios]

Uh, I don't undertsand your response at all. What's a "non-free branch"? It doesn't appear that you answered any of my questions; maybe you did?

I'm using Red Hat 7.3. My questions again:

How do I install Windows fonts in Linux? Can I install them so they are available to my Linux machine? Is it just a straight copy?


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[flugh]

You probably should put them in /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/TrueType (not sure of the last directory name, maybe 'ttf'?). By 'put' I mean just copy them there. Do a 'chmod 644' on them so all users can read/use the files. Then probably the easiest thing to do would be to restart X (or maybe just 'xfs', the 'X Font Server' if 7.3 uses it). Either way, you need to rehash the list of available fonts to the X server.

The 'non-free' branch of Debian refers to 'not free' license and such. Proprietary stuff like Gif89a, mp3 stuff, etc. Some Debian purists don't even include non-free stanzas in their apt sources.list.

You will discover the root canal kei2 referred to the first time you try to upgrade an RPM package to something current and begin wading through dependancy hell ;-)

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JR

 

[Quintios]

Thanks for the advice JR!

The reason I want to do this is, well, it seems that web pages look a LOT different on netscape than IE. In some places it appears that the fonts are different, in others I have no idea what's going on...

Anyway, I appreciate both replies. Thank you!

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[AP81]

If you are using kde, you can install them through the control center. Run the font installer and it should so the trick.

 

[Quintios]

Hey, while I have you guys' attention, a related question:

Why do web page output fonts look grainy in comparison to the same web pages through Internet Explorer. I just installed phpMyAdmin on my box and opened it up and the edges of the fonts look quite jagged.

Is it because I have the wrong fonts installed? The resolution is 1024x768, 24bit color, 17" monitor. Is this what "smooth edges of screen fonts" in Windows takes care of?

Thanks in advance!

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[AP81]

Have a read of this page, it might clear some things up for you:

http://www.justlinux.com/nhf/Fonts/Where_Are_My_True_Type_Fonts.html

 

[Quintios]

Out*freakin*standing!

I wish I could give you two stars!

Thanks!



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