After a few hours, I managed to find a way to install some fonts for Red Hat, but I'm still not sure it's configured right. My apps - Mozilla, Phoenix and the like still have menus - File, Edit, View....with that ugly font. I have the apple fonts (Lucida Grande and the like ) and I'd like to use those. Does anyone know how i can change those as well as if possible, the fonts in the textboxes while browsing the web?
Thanx
may i ask how did u managed to install them? Im on redhat 8, and some one said that i must made a folder inside the HOME folder, called /.fonts i tried that, but it didnt worked. So cna you tell me please, how did u installed them?
Btw, you can try this 2 forums to ask that:
there you can get help, maybe here is not the correct forums to ask that.
thanks in advance
like I said mmr, I'm not sure I did it right, but I did two things.
1. I did create a folder in my home directory called "./fonts" although I think I moved it because I can't find it anymore, but it worked
2nd try
2. I created a folder called usr/share/default/fonts/truetype - You have to be logged in as root to do that - and then edited the /etc/x11/fs/config file and the /etc/fonts/fonts.config file just to make sure.
But I check out the forums you mentioned, thanks
the directory you created is hidden now, since you placed the . between the / and fonts you can access it if you know the location. or to find it go the folder in shell prompt and write
"ls -a"
it will list the directories with .xxxx
i think this tip might be useful, i will try both methods.
easy~
add FontPath
to your /etc/XF86Config
add "dir " to your XftConfig
restart X
there is a truetype font how-to on ldp
Originally posted by qtstorm@Jan 16 2003, 04:27 AMlike I said mmr, I'm not sure I did it right, but I did two things.
1. I did create a folder in my home directory called "./fonts" although I think I moved it because I can't find it anymore, but it worked
2nd try
2. I created a folder called usr/share/default/fonts/truetype - You have to be logged in as root to do that - and then edited the /etc/x11/fs/config file and the /etc/fonts/fonts.config file just to make sure.
But I check out the forums you mentioned, thanks
Hi!
In RedHat 8.0...
1- create dir in /usr/share/fonts/ttf
2- copy Windows ttf-s in this dir
3- download this program: Yafi-xfree at
http://student.ulb.ac.be/~osamyn/yafi/download.html
4- make the program...
./configure
make
make install
5- run the program in terminal:
yafi-xfree /usr/share/fonts/ttf
6- goto /etc/fonts/
7- edit the fonts.conf
insert your new font dir in the fonts dir section.
8- reboot the computer.
9- ENJOY! 
in redhat8,
Create a directory on your home directory called ".fonts"
mkdir ~/.fonts
put the ttf fonts there....
(dhcppc3)-(27)-(16:46:32)--(Thu Jan 16)--(~)
(roberto)-> cd .fonts
(dhcppc3)-(28)-(16:46:38)--(Thu Jan 16)--(~/.fonts)
(roberto)-> ls
AppleGaramond-BoldItalic.ttf AppleGaramond-LightItalic.ttf HardGothicNormal.ttf
AppleGaramond-Bold.ttf AppleGaramond-Light.ttf Lucida Grande.ttf
AppleGaramond-Italic.ttf AppleGaramond.ttf
either reboot or restart GDM
The fonts will be available to you, however, unles the applications uses xft to draw the fonts you will not be able to use TTF fonts with them, mozilla and phoenix DO NOT use xft, there is a mozilla release that will allow you to use them, I posted a bout it not long ago.
No need for modifying config files or installing new applications....
Originally posted by Telmo@Jan 16 2003, 11:05 PMin redhat8,
Create a directory on your home directory called ".fonts"
mkdir ~/.fonts
put the ttf fonts there....
(dhcppc3)-(27)-(16:46:32)--(Thu Jan 16)--(~)
(roberto)-> cd .fonts
(dhcppc3)-(28)-(16:46:38)--(Thu Jan 16)--(~/.fonts)
(roberto)-> ls
AppleGaramond-BoldItalic.ttf AppleGaramond-LightItalic.ttf HardGothicNormal.ttf
AppleGaramond-Bold.ttf AppleGaramond-Light.ttf Lucida Grande.ttf
AppleGaramond-Italic.ttf AppleGaramond.ttf
either reboot or restart GDM
The fonts will be available to you, however, unles the applications uses xft to draw the fonts you will not be able to use TTF fonts with them, mozilla and phoenix DO NOT use xft, there is a mozilla release that will allow you to use them, I posted a bout it not long ago.
No need for modifying config files or installing new applications....
Hey all!
Mozilla and Phoenix not use an XFT fonts??? <_<
See My Desk! (Larger)
check these links::
1. ftp://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla/release...at_8x_RPMS/xft/
download all rpms or srpms and run this command.:
rpm -Uvh *.rpm
or install srpms and compile it!
2. http://blog.lordsutch.com/?topic=10
Phoenix 0.5 with XFT!
roberTO,
I posted the mozilla with xft support about 1 month ago, and the phoenix 0.5 with xft support yesterday after I posted here about the fonts
Originally posted by Telmo@Jan 17 2003, 08:31 PMroberTO,
I posted the mozilla with xft support about 1 month ago, and the phoenix 0.5 with xft support yesterday after I posted here about the fonts
Ooppss!
Sorry All!
The way I did it was recompiled Freetype2 and modified the source code to allow bitcode.. and then compile, link, etc.. and copied all my ttf files to ~/.fonts and it works fine for me.
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