on Mon, Oct 21, 2002, Q. Gong (q.gong@tue.nl) wrote: > On Sun, 20 Oct 2002, Karsten M. Self wrote: > > > on Sun, Oct 20, 2002, Q. Gong (q.gong@tue.nl) wrote: > > > Dear all, > > > > > > I have a true type font newbie question. I am using Debian Woody. In order > > > to use some true type fonts under /usr/share/fonts/truetype/, xfstt must > > > be running. Is it right? > > > > No. Not for XFree86 v4, which has built-in TT support. > > > > > Any other methods possible? Thanks. > > > > Read: > > > > TrueType Fonts with XFree86 4.0.x mini-HOWTO > > http://tldp.org/HOWTO/mini/TT-XFree86.html > > > > It's a two-page HOWTO. The procedure's on the second page. Could > > hardly be easier. > > > > Note the confusion that may result from there being a "Debian TT Font > > HOWTO" and a "Font HOWTO". The document linked above is the one you > > want. > > > > Thanks a lot. It seems that the "Debian TT font HOWTO" should be updated. > Anyway, I tested that xfs and xfstt are still working under XFree86 4. Are > there any advantages or disadvantages for running xfs and xfstt under > XFree86 4? None that I'm aware of, other than they're not necessary. Law of least complexity says, if you don't need 'em, junk 'em. Peace. -- Karsten M. Self <kmself@ix.netcom.com> http://kmself.home.netcom.com/ What Part of "Gestalt" don't you understand? TWikIWeThey: Technology, free software, GNU/Linux, and a little bit of everything else: http://twiki.iwethey.org/
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