on Sat, Dec 29, 2001 at 07:30:34PM +0100, paca@noos.fr (paca@noos.fr) wrote: > On Fri, 28 Dec 2001 14:28:39 -0800 > Erik Steffl <steffl@bigfoot.com> wrote: > > > paca@noos.fr wrote: > > > which fonts should I install and why would I install xfs ? > > > > font server is useful if you want to provide fonts for more than one > > X server, otherwise you don't have a reason to run it (AFAIK) > > > > > how can I use fonts from Windows ? > > > > apt-get install msttcorefonts > > > > if you have more true type fonts you need to have them accessible > > from linux, add a font path in /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 and run > > mkfontdir for that directory (actually it's mkttfdir for true type > > fonts, there's also alternate utility with very similar name), not > > sure if latest mkfontdir supports true type fonts... > > > > that's assuming you are using X 4.x which has support for true type > > fonts, for older X 3.x you'd have to use separate font server (there > > are few available, not sure which is better) > > > > how can I see which fonts I've already installed ? $ xlsfonts $ ls /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts $ dpkg --get-selections xfonts-* > why is konqueror's font under woody so ugly ? No idea. What font? Screenshot? Post URL, ***DON'T*** attach and send to list. Peace. -- Karsten M. Self <kmself@ix.netcom.com> http://kmself.home.netcom.com/ What part of "Gestalt" don't you understand? Home of the brave http://gestalt-system.sourceforge.net/ Land of the free We freed Dmitry! Boycott Adobe! Repeal the DMCA! http://www.freesklyarov.org Geek for Hire http://kmself.home.netcom.com/resume.html
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