Re: Fonts in X [Off Topic]
On Fri, 17 Apr 1998, Paul Rightley wrote:
> I have been using gimp to produce some overheads lately (in the
> hope that I can finally rid myself of the necessity of booting
> into and Windows product). However, when I create large text
> (like 50 pixels high), it looks pretty pixelated - even if the
> image itself has a much higher resolution. Is there a way to
> make smoother text? Since gimp seems to use the X fonts, maybe
> I just need a scalable (?) font in X? I know nothing about adding
> fonts to X (that are not conveniently provided by a debian
> package).
>
> Thanks for any assistance (even if it is just the fm to r),
>
> Paul
>
> P.S. Thanks for the outstanding debian distribution, and the
> support found on this list.
I don't know where GIMP gets it fonts, but if it gets them from the X
server I think I have a solution for you. Take a look at the xfstt
package. This is a font server for X that handles TTF fonts. With it, you
can have all your favorite Windows fonts on your X display. Try it and see
if it works for you.
Remco
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