I have Xfree86 v4 already; I am running (almost) the latest unstable. Therefore I do not use a separate TrueType font server. I guess then I am wondering what the best Debian way is to install a new font. There are, if I remember correctly, some TrueType-specific steps (something like ttmkfontdir before mkfontdir?), which is why I asked about TrueType fonts specifically. I am not that familiar with the whole process, even on other distributions, so please tell me what to do, for a TrueType font (and, if you wish, also what to do for any other font).
Thanks again for paying attention to my query. - Jimmy Kaplowitz [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Fri, Mar 16, 2001 at 12:14:30AM -0800, Ross Boylan wrote: > The handling of TT fonts changed with Xfree86 4; to save having to > learn it to ways you might want to upgrade to v4 first. Or you might > not; there have been various glitches with the upgrade process. > > For v3 there is a Debian HowTo True Type (probably in the debian site, > not LDP). You need to start a separate TT font server and, if you > don't have it, a regular font server. > > For v4 the new font server can handle TT, so you don't need a separate > TT font server. However, you can feed it off the old TT font server. > > On Wed, Mar 14, 2001 at 07:53:45PM -0500, Jimmy Kaplowitz wrote: > > Hi everyone. I just downloaded a TrueType font (Lucida Sans Unicode) and am > > wondering what's the best way to install that so that everything works in > > the > > Debian fashion. You know, what's the "official Debian" policy-guided (etc.) > > way to install a TrueType font? What packages do I need, what commands do I > > type, etc.? Also, does anyone offhand know the legal status of the Lucida > > Sans > > Unicode font? I've read conflicting statements on that. > > > > Thanks in advance for your guidance. Please CC me on all replies; I was once > > subscribed to the list but unsubscribed due to the extremely high volume. > > > > - Jimmy Kaplowitz > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
