Re: AbiWord font issues
"Jason E. Stewart" wrote:
>
> "Michel Dänzer" <michdaen@iiic.ethz.ch> writes:
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> > "Jason E. Stewart" wrote:
> > >
> > > "Jason E. Stewart" <jason@openinformatics.com> writes:
> > >
> > > > "Michel Dänzer" <michdaen@iiic.ethz.ch> writes:
> > > >
> > > > > Add /usr/share/abisuite/fonts to the font server catalogue or have
> > > > > the X server load the type1 module (Abiword will dynamically add the
> > > > > font path).
> > > >
> > > > That was it! I didn't know about the type1 module. I noticed that
> > > > type1 fonts weren't working since my upgrade to 4.1, but I just
> > > > haven't been frustrated enough by it to get it working.
> > >
> > > Funny, it seems that my entire X workspace has sped up dramatically by
> > > adding the load "type1" directive.
> >
> > You are saying a 'direct' FontPath is noticeably faster than a font
> > server? I'll have to check...
>
> No, sorry I wasn't clearer. What helped was adding:
>
> Load "type1"
>
> To my Module section. I had been using xfs, but my fonts weren't
> working properly. That fixed it.
That doesn't make sense. xfs supports Type1 fonts. Do you have any other
FontPath lines in your XF86Config besides the one for the font server? If not,
then maybe abiword leaves the font path it dynamically adds.
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Earthling Michel Dänzer (MrCooper) \ Debian GNU/Linux (powerpc) developer
CS student, Free Software enthusiast \ XFree86 and DRI project member
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