[lug] TTF font in X-Window

[Good Guy]

I'm using KDE..
tried to use port 7101 but still didn't work..

--- "Timothy C. Klein" <teece at silverklein.net> wrote:
> The ttf fonts work just fine for me, in Mozilla and
> everything else.  I
> am using xfstt on 7101, not 7100.  I am not sure
> what is going on.
> Which window managers?
> 
> Tim
> 
> * Good Guy (g00d_guy_21 at yahoo.com) wrote:
> > Hello Folks.. I'm newbie to Linux.. and find some
> > irritating drawback on my Linux (I use Mandrake
> 8.2)..
> > When I open some website using Garleon or Netscape
> or
> > Mozilla or Konquer.. the fonts always screwed.. I
> mean
> > the font looks very ugly.. I tried to install
> windows
> > fonts (TTF font).. first I install the xfstt and
> then
> > I do xset +fp unix/:7100 then xfstt --sync then I
> add
> > the font path to XF86Config.. after that I checked
> the
> > font using xfontsel(i forgot the command)..it
> lists
> > all my fonts (including the ttf fonts)..
> > 
> > but when I open my control center and tried to
> change
> > some of the font.. it only listed the linux font..
> I
> > couldn't find the ttf font.. 
> > 
> > can Linux(browser in linux) use ttf fonts ?
> > 
> > any suggestion ?
> > 
> > ps: I already read the font howto..and do all the
> > command in the howto  but these fonts problem
> still
> > persists..
> > 
> > regards,
> > Jeff
> > 
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