Hi, > I an looking to use the fonts that are installed on FC5 > in /usr/share/fonts. I have no idea whether these are X fonts though it > is likely. THere is no fontconfig installed so that is moot. The reason > I asked is that the system has Times and many templates I have use > Times. I opened an issue on FontOOo to address this but ... > The issue is http://qa.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=63585
Some of the fonts on your system probably probably look like Times or Helvetica, and these fonts will be used when Times and Helvetica are requested. Unless these fonts claim to "real" Times or Helvetica they will not be offered for selection. OOo will only offer fonts it can access directly. Your printer may have some of the fonts you are looking for. If you enable the compatibility option "use printer metrics for formatting" these fonts will be available again. > May I ask for more info on why this regression was needed? > http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=62039 is a little > sketchy on the background. Native X11 fonts are often only available in certain pixel sizes. This means they look wrong when e.g. the zoom factor is changed. They often scale non-linearly, which means that their text metrics are fragile. Often the X11 fonts are named confusingly (e.g. a random serif font is called Times, though it is in no way metrically compatible). They cannot be shown antialiased. They cannot be printed or be exported as PDF.When converted to outlines they often look like crap. They do not support CTL and vertical CJK text looks wrong... Good enough? -- Herbert --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
