Re: [Groff] adding non-native font directories [Was: fontconfig]

2015-03-07 Thread Peter Schaffter
On Sat, Mar 07, 2015, Larry Kollar wrote: Has anyone else successfully used site-font? I admit that I’ve always dumped custom fonts into the regular fonts directory. Been using it for years, through multiple installs. I have a very large font library, and it seems the safest place for it. --

Re: [Groff] adding non-native font directories [Was: fontconfig]

2015-03-07 Thread SGT. Garcia
On Mar 03 20:10 -0500, SGT. Garcia wrote: thank you very much indeed. the fonts i wanted luckily qualified (OCR A extended and Squarish Sans). hmm, it didn't actually. i have this on my system now: /usr/share/groff/site-font/devps/OCRAExtended and

Re: [Groff] adding non-native font directories [Was: fontconfig]

2015-03-07 Thread Larry Kollar
Having “.fam OCR” fail doesn’t surprise me, because it would expect fonts OCRR, OCRI, OCRB, and OCRBI. But “.ft OCRAExtended” should have worked. Has anyone else successfully used site-font? I admit that I’ve always dumped custom fonts into the regular fonts directory. — Larry On Mar 7,

Re: [Groff] adding non-native font directories [Was: fontconfig]

2015-03-04 Thread Dale Snell
On Tue, 3 Mar 2015 20:25:09 -0500, in message 20150304012509.GB654@vpn.5665sherbrooke.house, SGT. Garcia wrote: On Mar 03 10:28 -0800, Dale Snell wrote: If memory serves, Tadziu Hoffman also has a method, different from Peter's. You'll have to search the mailing list archives for to

[Groff] adding non-native font directories [Was: fontconfig]

2015-03-03 Thread SGT. Garcia
thanks for clarifying. my question however is aiming at something different. i think i should have asked: is it possible to use any font other than the ones that come with groff. following some other pointer i came across heirloom project and some hints here and there about TROFFONTS environment

Re: [Groff] adding non-native font directories [Was: fontconfig]

2015-03-03 Thread Dale Snell
On Tue, 3 Mar 2015 10:43:18 -0500, in message 20150303154318.GA3116@vpn.5665sherbrooke.house, SGT. Garcia wrote: thanks for clarifying. my question however is aiming at something different. i think i should have asked: is it possible to use any font other than the ones that come with groff.

Re: [Groff] adding non-native font directories [Was: fontconfig]

2015-03-03 Thread Peter Schaffter
On Tue, Mar 03, 2015, SGT. Garcia wrote: thanks for clarifying. my question however is aiming at something different. i think i should have asked: is it possible to use any font other than the ones that come with groff. following some other pointer i came across heirloom project and some hints

Re: [Groff] adding non-native font directories [Was: fontconfig]

2015-03-03 Thread SGT. Garcia
On Mar 03 15:31 -0500, Peter Schaffter wrote: If these directories do not exist, you may create them. The site-font directory is searched by groff so there's no need to set GROFF_FONT_PATH or use the -F flag. site-font is not overwritten by any new groff install, so your fonts are safe.

Re: [Groff] adding non-native font directories [Was: fontconfig]

2015-03-03 Thread SGT. Garcia
On Mar 03 10:28 -0800, Dale Snell wrote: Peter Schaffter (creator of the mom macro package, which I _highly_ recommend) i used it today for the first time actually. Peter Schaffter: i noticed something odd. when i use .PDF_WWW_LINK and .DROPCAP in the same document, the .DROPCAPS letter turns

Re: [Groff] adding non-native font directories [Was: fontconfig]

2015-03-03 Thread Peter Schaffter
On Tue, Mar 03, 2015, SGT. Garcia wrote: just a note on the script which seems very old; back-ticks (`) are deprecated and also mkdir could use -p. first run failed for me but that's probably because groff in on my system (gentoo-linux) is installed under /usr as opposed to /usr/local.

Re: [Groff] adding non-native font directories [Was: fontconfig]

2015-03-03 Thread Peter Schaffter
On Tue, Mar 03, 2015, SGT. Garcia wrote: Peter Schaffter: i noticed something odd. when i use .PDF_WWW_LINK and .DROPCAP in the same document, the .DROPCAPS letter turns up blue, the same colour as the link! i could send you the source file for further inspections if need be. Please do. This