From owner-freebsd-questions Mon Jul 16 10:24:54 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from serenity.mcc.ac.uk (serenity.mcc.ac.uk [130.88.200.93]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id ACFE037B409 for ; Mon, 16 Jul 2001 10:24:49 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from jcm@freebsd-uk.eu.org) Received: from dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org ([130.88.200.97] ident=root) by serenity.mcc.ac.uk with esmtp (Exim 2.05 #6) id 15MC6y-000Nlx-00 for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Mon, 16 Jul 2001 18:24:48 +0100 Received: (from jcm@localhost) by dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org (8.11.3/8.11.1) id f6GHOl750195 for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Mon, 16 Jul 2001 18:24:47 +0100 (BST) (envelope-from jcm) Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2001 18:24:47 +0100 From: j mckitrick To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: truetype fonts Message-ID: <20010716182447.A50179@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> References: <20010712233612.A8199@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> <20010712185004.A29406@moo.holy.cow> <20010713172722.B16488@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> <20010713145109.A9176@moo.holy.cow> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 1.0.1i In-Reply-To: <20010713145109.A9176@moo.holy.cow>; from parv_@yahoo.com on Fri, Jul 13, 2001 at 02:51:09PM -0400 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Fri, Jul 13, 2001 at 02:51:09PM -0400, parv wrote: | on Jul 13 14:29, i got this from j... | > On Thu, Jul 12, 2001 at 06:50:04PM -0400, parv wrote: | > | on Jul 12 18:47, i got this from j... | > | > | > | > It seems that Microsoft only offers TrueType fonts for download as win | > | > executables. Big surprise. | > | > | > | > Does anyone know how we can use these? I am following the TrueType font | > | > article from a few months ago in Daemonnews. | > | > | > | | > | # cd /usr/ports/x11-fonts/webfonts && make install clean | > | > Perfect, thanks. What is the best way to test them? Or does it make a | > difference on a laptop? | | if by testing you mean, how to use them, then one way to test is to | select verdana/tebuchet ms/georgia/etc font in netscape. if selection | is available, well, everything went well, i suppose. | | when you install the ports you will be asked if you want to create | font list for netscape. i suggest that you say 'yes'. otherwise you | would have only size 12 font available. | | oh and don't forget to include the "FontPath" in your XF86Config in | somewhere in /etc. or you can always do... | | # xset fp+ | # xset fp rehash | | -- | so, do you like word games or scrabble? | - parv jcm -- o-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-o | ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Jonathon McKitrick ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | | "I prefer the term 'Artificial Person' myself." | o-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-o To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message