On Tue, 2002-01-15 at 13:51, christophe barbé wrote:
>
> I try to use TrueType fonts in Abiword but fail miserably.
> I installed the microsoft fonts and configured X to use it (without any
> font server) and it seems to be OK.
>
> AbiWord need also to see the font's files in its directory
> /usr/share/AbiSuite/fonts
>
> According to a FAQ in the AW web site
> http://www.abiword.org/faquser.phtml#2.7
>
> I only need to symlink all files from
> /usr/lib/X11/fonts/TrueType/
> in an empty /usr/share/AbiSuite/fonts/
>
> But It doesn't work. When I launch abiword I get a dialog box explaining
> that :
> "
> The font metrics file [/usr/share/AbiSuite/fonts//Times_New_Roman.afm] could
> not be opened for parsing, nor was it possible to retrieve the needed
> information from the X server: this is a fatal error and Abiword will
> terminate.
You symlinked more than just TrueType fonts, as a .afm file is a Adobe
Type 1 font, not TrueType...
Ross
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