on Sat, Dec 29, 2001 at 07:30:34PM +0100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > On Fri, 28 Dec 2001 14:28:39 -0800 > Erik Steffl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > which fonts should I install and why would I install xfs ? > > > > font server is useful if you want to provide fonts for more than one > > X server, otherwise you don't have a reason to run it (AFAIK) > > > > > how can I use fonts from Windows ? > > > > apt-get install msttcorefonts > > > > if you have more true type fonts you need to have them accessible > > from linux, add a font path in /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 and run > > mkfontdir for that directory (actually it's mkttfdir for true type > > fonts, there's also alternate utility with very similar name), not > > sure if latest mkfontdir supports true type fonts... > > > > that's assuming you are using X 4.x which has support for true type > > fonts, for older X 3.x you'd have to use separate font server (there > > are few available, not sure which is better) > > > > how can I see which fonts I've already installed ?
$ xlsfonts
$ ls /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts
$ dpkg --get-selections xfonts-*
> why is konqueror's font under woody so ugly ?
No idea. What font? Screenshot? Post URL, ***DON'T*** attach and send
to list.
Peace.
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