Amit Uttamchandani wrote: > On Sat, 21 Feb 2009 22:07:02 -0600 > Kent West <we...@acu.edu> wrote: > >> I'm trying to use an early-semitic font (midway down page >> http://www.ancient-hebrew.org/30_intro.html) on my Sid system. >> >> A couple of weeks ago I was playing with a Slashdot(?)-highlighted site >> that allows you to make a font of your own handwriting, and after >> scanning my handwriting in and submitting it to the site, I got a .ttf >> file, and I was able to find some instructions on the web about dropping >> the .ttf file into "/usr/share/fonts/truetype/kents-handwriting/" and >> then to run "fc-cache -fv" or something similar. (I can't recall all the >> details now, and I can't find the site that walked me through the process.) >> >> What I recall of the process is not working with this early-semitic font >> (at least, the font doesn't show up in OO.o writer or in the chart on >> the above-referenced page). >> >> I've tried googling for the answer, but it seems that one page talks >> about defoma (which may have a questionable future if I'm reading >> between the lines properly of the bug report at >> http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=285653), and another >> page talks about restarting xfs (which I don't seem to have installed), >> and another page talks about reordering the font lines in >> /etc/X11/xorg.conf, none of which I had to do with my hand-writing font. >> >> Can anyone outline or point me to a step-by-step for the proper way to >> install a random truetype font in Lenny or Sid? >> >> Thanks! >> > > As far as I know you simply place the fonts in ~/.fonts folder. Create
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