Re: Fonts' strategy
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 ?
why is konqueror's font under woody so ugly ?
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