Re: Fonts in KDE

[Jean-Michel Leclant]

> Have a look at package anti-aliasing-howto - it provides lots of
information
> for setting up fonts and antialiasing under KDE.

Well. I am not sure but I believe that the anti-aliasing checkbox in the
control panel of KDE have no effect on truetype fonts. :(( But it is not a
problem because truetype fonts look pretty in KDE. :))

Jean-Michel


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Re: Fonts in KDE

[Jean-Michel Leclant]

> xlsfonts spits out over 18000 lines of fonts.

You know the name of an installed truetype font (ie: arial), so enter :

# xlsfonts | grep arial

;-)


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Re: Fonts in KDE

[Jean-Michel Leclant]

> Under Openoffice, I have a plethora of truetype fonts available for
> use.  However, openoffice is the only place they show up.

Yes, when you install truetype fonts for openoffice.org, you have to launch
~/.openoffice/spadmin in order to select the truetype font directory to be
used. Then these fonts are knowned from openoffice, but only from
openoffice.

> Under kword,
> it lists seven fonts: charter bitstream, courier, courier 10 pitch,
> three versions of ludicux, and utopia.  Those same seven fonts are all
> this is available under Control Center/Look and Feel/Fonts, under
> konsole, etc.  Shouldn't KDE be able to use ttf's?  Is there any setting
> that's necessary to make them available?

If you use a use a font server like xfs, you have a section in your
/etc/X11/XF86Config-4 file like :

Section "Files"
FontPath "unix/:7100"   # local font server
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/misc"
...
EndSection

You just have to add a new font server named xfstt (truetype font server) :

# apt-get install xfstt

During setup, you have to enter the directory path where truetype fonts are
located.

Now you need to add the following line to the /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 file :

Section "Files"
FontPath "unix/:7101"   # truetype font server
FontPath "unix/:7100"   # local font server
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/misc"
 ...
EndSection

Be sure the xfstt server is running and restart the X server (if you are too
lazy, then reboot the system, but never say you did it ;-)

Under a console, you can query the font server to verify that your truetype
fonts are available by entering :

# fslsfonts -server unix/:7101

Under X, you can query XFree by entering :

# xlsfonts

You are now able to use your favorites truetype fonts under KDE using the
Control Center/Look and Feel/Fonts and probably under all the KDE tools.

Some Windows fonts seem to be used freely... See
http://www.microsoft.com/typography/fontpack/ for more informations. Take
care ! the word "free" can have different meaning when used by Micro$oft !

If you need more info about truetype fonts under Debian/KDE take a look at
http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/mini/TT-Debian.html#toc1 (a very good page)

Enjoy it !

Jean-Michel Leclant


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Re: KDE 3 Update -- Please

[Jean-Michel Leclant]

- Original Message -
From: "Frank Van Damme" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: 
Sent: Saturday, May 11, 2002 11:22 AM
Subject: Re: KDE 3 Update -- Please


> On Thursday 09 May 2002 11:31 pm, Jean-Michel Leclant wrote:
> > You can try this uri, but I think you'd better to wait the official
> > package.
> >
> > deb http://kde3.geniussystems.net/debian ./
>
> I have a slight problem apt-getting these (apt just takes and I think it
> might have something to do with my apt_preferences file. It looks like
this:
>
> dionysos:/etc/apt# cat preferences
> Package: *
> Pin: release a=testing
> Pin-Priority: 600
>
> Package: *
> Pin: release a=unstable
> Pin-Priority: 80
>
>
> How can I make sure that I download the packages from that http spot
above?
>
> thank you.
>
>
Here is my apt_preferences file when kde2 was only available in sid :

Package: kde
Pin: release a=unstable

Package: *
Pin: release a=testing

Of course your sources.list file must reference testing and unstable deb
sources.

Bonne chance ;-)

Jean-Michel


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Re: KDE 3 Update -- Please

[Jean-Michel Leclant]

Hi,

You can try this uri, but I think you'd better to wait the official package.

deb http://kde3.geniussystems.net/debian ./

Jean-Michel


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