On Sat, 21 Feb 2009 22:07:02 -0600 Kent West <we...@acu.edu> wrote: > I'm trying to use an early-semitic font (midway down page > http://www.ancient-hebrew.org/30_intro.html) on my Sid system. > > A couple of weeks ago I was playing with a Slashdot(?)-highlighted site > that allows you to make a font of your own handwriting, and after > scanning my handwriting in and submitting it to the site, I got a .ttf > file, and I was able to find some instructions on the web about dropping > the .ttf file into "/usr/share/fonts/truetype/kents-handwriting/" and > then to run "fc-cache -fv" or something similar. (I can't recall all the > details now, and I can't find the site that walked me through the process.) > > What I recall of the process is not working with this early-semitic font > (at least, the font doesn't show up in OO.o writer or in the chart on > the above-referenced page). > > I've tried googling for the answer, but it seems that one page talks > about defoma (which may have a questionable future if I'm reading > between the lines properly of the bug report at > http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=285653), and another > page talks about restarting xfs (which I don't seem to have installed), > and another page talks about reordering the font lines in > /etc/X11/xorg.conf, none of which I had to do with my hand-writing font. > > Can anyone outline or point me to a step-by-step for the proper way to > install a random truetype font in Lenny or Sid? > > Thanks! >
As far as I know you simply place the fonts in ~/.fonts folder. Create one if it doesn't already exist. Launch the application you want and use it there. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
