On Fri, Jul 17, 1998 at 11:18:30PM +0800, Richard L. Alhama wrote: > I installed freetype and I don't know how to use it. Help me! I'm lazy > rtfming! > I have tons of TTF Fonts that I would like to use with GIMP.
I have never used freetype...but maybe what you want is xfstt? it is a "TrueType font server for X". All you need to do is install it, add the fonts into the proper dir, then xfstt --sync then start xfstt and...add it to your font path. How you do all this depends on what you are running. If you are on a bo system then put the fonts in /var/ttfonts install xfstt... add FONTPATH "unix/7100" to your XF86Config file... then start xfstt. Under hamm it is the same. If you run hamm I suggest getting the slink package since it is newer...unfortunaly in that one fonts go in /usr/share/fonts/truetype (I had to change it because /var/ttfonts violates policy) Now for the "Beware of breaking packages": The next version of xfstt will use 7101 instead of 7100 for its port number this is to avoid conflict with xfs. The current (slink) version has a /etc/init.d script to startup on reboot...but...its not marked as a conffile..so if you change it...you will loose your changes. Ok thats all...I know its allot of information but I like to be thourough. Basically...it will let you use truetype fonts in any app...Netscape looks great ;) (but has its own issues) -Steve > /\ Richard L. Alhama, Technical Support > /vvvvvvvvvvvv \--------------------------------------, > .o`^^^^^^^^^^^^ /=====================================" > ,,'' \/ Cyberspace Laoag,ISP > ``,, http://www2.cyberspace.com.ph/~keyoz > "Overuse of the smiley is a mark of loserhood!" --The Jargon File > *'' > > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > -- /* -- Stephen Carpenter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>------------ */ E-mail "Bumper Stickers": "A FREE America or a Drug-Free America: You can't have both!" "honk if you Love Linux" -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null
