I installed the msttfcorefotns package lately too, on debian also, but, I cant recall exactly what happened there :-( I can tell you that I was also required to install defoma, which I did and, I also DL'd the fonts themselves in some .exe self extracting package which I've google'd to find. Then the msttfcorefotns installed easily and a restart to the X enabled the fonts. more comments: - I believe copying the (licensed) fonts from your Winblows machine and then running the fonts "preparation" commands manually gives more fonts than the ones you get in the .exe file, which is perhaps older (IIRC, it involved running two commands in the directory you placed your fonts at, and updating X for the new path - either using the xfs, or in the XF86Config file). I did this a few years ago but cant recall the exact details... . you can search the Linux-IL archives to recall old messages detailing the process to go through. I have no spare time these days so I went the faster, but also the obscure, way. anyway, just to let you know, the process you described worked for me - don't forget you have to download the fonts themselves (you haven't mentioned this). - Well, you can also ask this question of Debian-IL mailing list, but I believe most, if not all, power users there are also subscribed to this list.
Boaz. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Shaul Karl" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Eli Segal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "Linux-IL" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 4:51 PM Subject: Re: Hebrew fonts > On Wed, Apr 02, 2003 at 08:06:40AM +0200, Eli Segal wrote: > > Hey all, > > > > I install in my debian the pkg msttfcorefonts, and it told me that i need to > > have > > the Defoma pkg for it to work, i try to install it but apparently i allready > > have it installed > > > > but i still don't get these fonts :( > > > > Do i need to activate Defoma ?? how do I do that ?? > > > > > I don't know the exact answers. Hopefully some more general tips might > help, although I am somewhat guessing. > 1. As root, try > dpkg-reconfigure defoma > 2. Try looking at /usr/share/doc/msttfcorefonts and > /usr/share/doc/defoma/. > 3. Ask on debian-user. > 4. Wait for someone else to give better answers. > In addition, I believe Debian now has fontconfig, or something > similar. Not sure if/how defoma is integrated with it. > -- > > Shaul Karl, [EMAIL PROTECTED] e t > > ================================================================= > To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with > the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command > echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ================================================================= To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
