Subject: Re: fonts
From: Geert Janssens (geert.janssens3@pandora.be)
Date: Thu Dec 20 2001 - 08:04:44 MST
Hello,
I have much improved fonts finally, but I still have one problem/mystery.
I did all as you said:
- download the fonts
- unzip them in /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/TrueType
- run ttmkfdir > fonts.scale and mkfontdir in that directory
- the first fontpath entry in XF86Config-4 is "unix:/7100
- the font catalogue is updated
- I restarted the font server (I even rebooted the machine to be sure)
- in /etc/X11/gdm/gdm.conf I changed 0=/usr/bin/X11/X to
0=/usr/bin/X11/X -dpi 96 just to be sure
The mystery now is, when I start Konqueror, go to the settings to change
the font settings, the newly installed fonts are not there ?!
There is no Areal, Verdana, Times New Roman etc. So I can't select them.
On the other hand, if I open mozilla's preferences, and try to change
the fonts there, then the areal fonts etc are available (although a bit
cryptic as eg monotype-areal-... and microsoft-impact-...).
Have I forgotten something ?
Geert Janssens
Avinash Gupta wrote:
> On Tuesday 18 December 2001 01:06, you wrote:
>
>>Hrm, not so easy as it looks at first. :-(
>>
>>You suggested to download Areal, Verdana, Courrier and Times. Well, all
>>but Verdana are only available for Win 9x/NT and MacOS, not for Win 3.11.
>>
>>What now ?
>>
>>
>
> Try this site ;-)
>
> http://www.joerg-pommnitz.de/TrueType/ttfonts.html#MSFONTS
>
>
>
>>Also, I use gdm. After some investigation, I found a config file for gdm
>>that had a similar line as the Xservers file, and added the dpi 96 stuff
>>there. That seems to work.
>>
>>I looked at the fontpath you gave me, but it doesn't contain the
>>directory in which I installed de new fonts (the one you suggested). Is
>>that intentionally, or by accident ?
>>
>>
>
> The important line in FontPath is :
> FontPath "unix/:7100"
>
> The other FontPath lines are only essential if your X server complains about
> certain fonts not being found, e.g. 'fixed'. You don't need the TrueType path
> as a FontPath entry.
>
> BTW, There was an error in my original post. The location of the XF86Config-4
> is not /etc but /etc/X11
>
>
>>I'm not sure about startx. How do I know if I use it ?
>>
>>
>
> If you have a graphical login at bootup, then you don't use xdm, kdm or gdm.
> In that case, you don't need to update startx (it doesn't hurt to do so
> though)
>
>
>>So much questions...
>>
>
> :P
>
>
>>Thank you for all the replies.
>>
>>
>
> You're welcome!
>
> -- Avinash Gupta (agupta@mediaone.net)
>
>
>
>>Geert
>>
>>Avinash Gupta wrote:
>>
>>>You should get the Windows 3.1 fonts. Even though they are .exe files,
>>>they are really zip files in disguise. You can put all the .exe files in
>>>one directory, rename all of them to .zip and then use 'unzip' on each of
>>>them. Make sure to delete the original zip files AND TO RENAME THE
>>>RESULTING .TTF FILES TO lowercase. You can find a bash script to do this
>>>here:
>>>
>>>http://www.linuxdoc.org/LDP/abs/html/textproc.html#LOWERCASE
>>>
>>>Hope this helps.
>>>
>>>-- Avinash Gupta (agupta@mediaone.net)
>>>
>>>On Tuesday 18 December 2001 11:52, you wrote:
>>>
>>>>Thank you for the fast reply.
>>>>
>>>>I have one more question: which fonts should I download ? The fonts for
>>>>NT, 3.11 or MacOS ?
>>>>
>>>>I noticed that the windows sets are selfinstalling, so I suspect that
>>>>the Mac OS set is the best ?
>>>>
>>>>If that is true, then how can I expand the downloaded sets ? They are in
>>>>.bin.hqx format. Is there a utility in linux for this, or should I go
>>>>back to MacOS for that ?
>>>>
>>>>Thank you.
>>>>Geert
>>>>
>>>>Avinash Gupta wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>Oops! Forgot to mention a few things:
>>>>>
>>>>>Add Steps:
>>>>>
>>>>>2a - Change directory to usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/TrueType and run
>>>>> ttmkfdir > fonts.scale
>>>>> mkfontdir
>>>>>
>>>>>Sorry!
>>>>>
>>>>>-- Avinash Gupta (agupta@mediaone.net)
>>>>>
>>>>>On Tuesday 18 December 2001 10:52, you wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>You need to get some good truetype fonts. e,g, Microsoft Web fonts. You
>>>>>>can download them from:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>http://www.microsoft.com/typography/fontpack/default.htm
>>>>>>
>>>>>>1. Get at least the Arial, Verdana, Courier and Times fonts.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>2. Put them all in a directory, e.g.
>>>>>> /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/TrueType
>>>>>>
>>>>>> MAKE SURE ALL THE FILENAMES ARE LOWERCASE AND THERE ARE NO .fon FILES
>>>>>>IN THE DIRECTORY! VERY IMPORTANT.
>>>>>>3. Modify /etc/XF86Config-4 and make sure FontPath looks like:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> FontPath "unix/:7100"
>>>>>> FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/"
>>>>>> FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled"
>>>>>> FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled"
>>>>>> FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/"
>>>>>> FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/"
>>>>>> FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/"
>>>>>> FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/local/"
>>>>>> FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/"
>>>>>> FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/CID/"
>>>>>> FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo/"
>>>>>>
>>>>>>4. Modify /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fs/config and make sure the catalogue is:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>catalogue = /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc:unscaled,
>>>>>> /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi:unscaled,
>>>>>> /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi:unscaled,
>>>>>> /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc,
>>>>>> /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1,
>>>>>> /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo,
>>>>>> /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic,
>>>>>> /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/CID,
>>>>>> /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/local,
>>>>>> /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/latin2/Type1,
>>>>>> /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/TrueType,
>>>>>> /usr/share/fonts/default/Type1,
>>>>>> /usr/share/AbiSuite/fonts,
>>>>>> /usr/share/fonts/KOI8-R/75dpi:unscaled,
>>>>>> /usr/share/fonts/KOI8-R/75dpi
>>>>>>
>>>>>>5. Restart X font server
>>>>>> /etc/rc.d/init.d/xfs restart
>>>>>>
>>>>>>6. If you use xdm, modify /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xdm/Xservers to look like:
>>>>>> :0 local /usr/X11R6/bin/X -dpi 96
>>>>>>
>>>>>>7. If you use startx, then modify /usr/bin/X11/startx and modify the
>>>>>>line:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> xinit $clientargs -- $serverargs -dpi 96
>>>>>>
>>>>>>8. Start KDE and make sure Anti-aliasing is enabled in:
>>>>>> Control Center->Look and Feel->Fonts
>>>>>>
>>>>>> And the Fixed Width font is Courier New
>>>>>>
>>>>>>9. In Control Center->Web Browsing->Konqueror Browser->Appearance
>>>>>> Make sure Minimum Font Size is 10 and Medium Font Size is 12
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Standard Font -> Arial
>>>>>> Fixed Font -> Courier New
>>>>>> Serif Font -> Times New Roman
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Restart KDE.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Fonts should look MUCH better now ... at least they do for me!
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Hope this helps.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>-- Avinash Gupta (agupta@mediaone.net)
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