You can import Windows fonts using Samba. Just mount the remote windows directory with Samba and then use the 'Advanced' button in Drakfont to point to individual font files. Or else copy the font files to any media and import from there.
NOTE: There is an issue with drakfont - A required RPM often does not get installed. Before importing your Windows fonts make sure you have the perlftlib RPM installed. derek On Wednesday 06 Nov 2002 4:55 am, Steve Jeppesen wrote: > Howdy Angus, list memebers, > > I am curious if anybody knows will this work if I do not have Windows > installed on my system, can I still "import" windows fonts into mandrake > 9.0? > > I do have a computer in the house which has WinME (that is the > newest version of windows I have access to) and have copied the font > directory to my system. Do have to create a windows/font directory on a > fat32 file system - which I still have on a second hard drive in my > system, then "just" point Drakfont to it? > > Suppose I could just try it, but after reading about other problems > people have had with Drakfont I thought I would ask and hopefully > somebody has done the same thing as I am attempting. > > Thanks for any help > Steve > > On Tue, 05 Nov 2002 13:41:03 -0300 > > "Angus Auld" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Greetings, I just wanted to pass this along.......I thought I would > > import my MS fonts from my windows partition (winME), after reading > > about being able to do that with Drakfont. Also, I read that MS fonts > > are much better than those used by Mdk. > > > > I am more partial to readability than style, and I really like just > > plain old Arial font. Arial was not available in Mdk however. > > > > Well, I used Drakfont in the "Mandrake Control Center-System > > Configuration Tool" to "get windows fonts". Drakfont imported the > > fonts w/o trouble, and I am now using MS fonts (Arial [Monotype]). I > > can't believe the difference! The fonts are so much clearer. I will > > never bash MS for their fonts at least, again ;-) > > > > This has made my Mandrake 9.0 look so much cleaner and easier on the > > eyes. > > > > Just thought I would share my observations. :-) > > All the best. > > > > > > --Angus > > > > How do you destroy a righteous person? Give him or her one follower! > > --ancient Cherokee saying (fr. "Earth Medicine" by Jamie Sams) > > > > *************************************** > > *Reg. Linux User #278931* > > *************************************** > > *Power by Mandrake Linux 9.0* > > *************************************** > > -- > > _______________________________________________ > > Get your free email from http://mymail.operamail.com > > > > Powered by Outblaze
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