Re: xfstt package and fonts; xfstt and xfs-xtt
Antonio Rodriguez wrote: > I have been looking at the info xfstt, and i really didn't understand whats > that with xset fp+ unix/:7101 > Can you explain what this means, and what exactly I have to do? Okay, this is of the top of my head, because I don't have Linux at work. The X server can get his fonts from a directory or over a network connection. So the "fp+" tells the X-Server to look for fonts in an additional location and the "unix/:7101" tells him where to look. I think you have to issue that command as root, after starting X. So to try out xfstt, do the following in a xterm: xfstt & <-- start xfstt in the background <-- wait a couple of seconds xset fp+ unix/:7101 <-- add the new fontpath After that you should have true type fonts until you end your current X session. If you like xfstt, you can automate that job, by installing an init script that starts xfstt at boot time (which Debian does for you if you install xfstt from dselect or apt-get) and adding the "unix/:7101" to your fontpath in the global XF86Config file (which you have to do yourself). Man XF86Config should help you with the latter. Hope that helps, Viktor -- Viktor Rosenfeld E-Mail: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] or: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] HertzSCHLAG:http://www.informatik.hu-berlin.de/~rosenfel/hs/
Re: xfstt package and fonts; xfstt and xfs-xtt
On Tue, May 30, 2000 at 08:31:54PM +, Antonio Rodriguez wrote: > It is said there that you must get the fonts separately for xfstt to > work. Yes. > Can you use the fonts from windows? Yes. > If so, how do you do it? Copy your MS Windows fonts to some location, you can copy them directly or archive them first (winzip, tar, or other multiplatform utility). Copy or unarchive them into a folder. Default is, IIRC, /usr/share/fonts/truetype. Note that the MS EULA for fonts specifically allows their use on different machines. Some of the fonts, however, don't render for me. > Or otherwise, how do you get the fonts? There are various sources of TT fonts, including websites, CDs available at office supply stores, peddlers on street corners, large men in dark alleys Just copy the *.ttf files to the appropriate directory. You'll then need to tell the font server you've got fonts. RTFM. > Which is better, xfstt or xfs-xtt, since they seem to conflict with one > another? Whichever works for you. I'm running xfstt. There is TT support built directly in to XFree86 v4, you won't need a third-party font server for this. -- Karsten M. Self http://www.netcom.com/~kmself Evangelist, Opensales, Inc. http://www.opensales.org What part of "Gestalt" don't you understand? Debian GNU/Linux rocks! http://gestalt-system.sourceforge.net/ K5: http://www.kuro5hin.org GPG fingerprint: F932 8B25 5FDD 2528 D595 DC61 3847 889F 55F2 B9B0 pgpJJjwSYnjbT.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: xfstt package and fonts; xfstt and xfs-xtt
Hello, there is a mini-howto for installing ttf for debian and you can find all the information you need to know there. the link is http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/mini/TT-Debian.html#toc6 Good Luck.
xfstt package and fonts; xfstt and xfs-xtt
It is said there that you must get the fonts separately for xfstt to work. Can you use the fonts from windows? If so, how do you do it? Or otherwise, how do you get the fonts? Which is better, xfstt or xfs-xtt, since they seem to conflict with one another?
