i dont know about other distros or desktop manager but in ubuntu 10.04 (Gnome classic),i could install fonts by double clicking it.
On 10 August 2011 18:34, Roland Hughes <rol...@logikalsolutions.com> wrote: > The KDE desktop has a nice application built in to add fonts. > > The Gnome desktop is from a time when programmers lived in caves and ate > their young. You have to know the super secret directories to copy > into, then the 3 name never spoken script files to edit. > > There is a Gnome font adding application, but most distros don't include > it. > > > On Tue, 2011-08-09 at 21:05 -0700, SillyOne wrote: > > > My question is really basic, but I couldn't find anything about it, > sorry. > > So here goes. > > > > Adding fonts to the windows version of LE is simple, just add them to the > > "c:/windows/fonts" folder (or install via control panel), and you can use > > them in LE just as in any other applications. > > But in Linux (I'm using Linux Mint 11 x64) I can't figure out how to get > it > > done. > > > > *what I have tried:* > > 1) copied the fonts to "/usr/share/fonts/truetype/windows-fonts", updated > > the font cache doing sudo fc-cache -fv, they show up using fc-list, but > they > > didn't show up in LibreOffice. > > 2) opened the font in font viewer and clicked install, same as above. > > > > I'd prefer a solution that can be automated (I'm about to install > hundreds > > of fonts), but everything is appreciated. > > > > Thank you! > > > > -- > > View this message in context: > http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/add-ttf-fonts-to-LibreOffice-tp3241306p3241306.html > > Sent from the Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > > > > -- > Roland Hughes, President > Logikal Solutions > (630)-205-1593 > > http://www.theminimumyouneedtoknow.com > http://www.infiniteexposure.net > > No U.S. troops have ever lost their lives defending our ethanol > reserves. > > -- > For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org > Problems? > http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ > Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette > List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ > All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be > deleted > -- Dr soumalya ray <http://drsoumalya.blogspot.com> <drsouma...@gmail.com> MBBS,MD(PGT)C.Medicine,Ex-HousePhysician(Medicine) Skype: som3776 | Twitter: @docbkp <http://twitter.com/docbkp> -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
