[lug] TrueType fonts in X

Rob Riggs rriggs at doubleclick.net
Thu Feb 15 13:09:59 MST 2001


ftp://ftp.pangalactic.org/pub/outgoing/microsoft-ttf-1.02-4.noarch.rpm

Just install the RPM and run gfontsel (or xfontsel, for you
traditionalists) to verify that they are installed.

Should work fine under both RH 6.2 and RH 7.0.



Tony Dyson wrote:

> Rob Riggs built a Micro$oft TTF RPM package a while back. If you search
> the LUG archives you should be able to find the URL. I have not tried
> using it with the latest XFree86, but it seems to work very well with
> earlier versions & RedHats 6/7.
>
> Rob reckons no additional steps are required, but if you find that your
> new fonts are still not available, try the following: cd to the
> directory with your new *.TTF files. Run "ttmkfdir -o fonts.scale" &
> then run "mkfontdir".
>
> One of the older hands will probably tell you how to restart the
> appropriate components to make your new fonts usable without the
> indignity of having to bounce your box :-)
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Rob Riggs
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