Subject: Fw: Adding fonts problem
From: Serenade (blondsumtymz@home.com)
Date: Thu Dec 21 2000 - 11:15:59 CST
----- Original Message -----
From: "Alexander Shopov" <al_shopov@web.bg>
To: <abiword-user@abisource.com>
Sent: Thursday, December 21, 2000 3:48 AM
Subject: Adding fonts problem
> Hi guys,
> I am sure somebody has asked similar questions but I could not find good
> answer in the archives.
> Ok - the problem - I want to add Type1 fonts to AbiWord.
> I am using a RedHat6.2 system with HelixGnome.
> AbiWord is their version - abisuite-0.7.11-0_helix_4.
> Here come the questions.
>
> 1. fonts go in /usr/share/AbiSuite/fonts.
> Can I use pfb files or abiword accepts only pfa?
> 2. fonts are declared in the
> /usr/share/AbiSuite/fonts/fonst.dir file. Does it have the same
> structure as the fonts.dir file for the X server?
> 3. When I copy or symlink my afm & pfa font files to
> /usr/share/AbiSuite/fonts/, declare them properly in
> /usr/share/AbiSuite/fonts/fonts.dir (i.e. if I do xset fp+
> /usr/share/AbiSuite/fonts/ && xset fp rehash - they appear to the X
> server), my new fonts get displayed in the font drop dialogue of
> abiword, but I cannot format text with these fonts on the screen - the
> font dialogue says they are formatted with my font timeset for example,
> but their oulines are of the default abiword font. What do I have to
> check, etc.?
> 4. Does abiword check the encoding part of the declaration of font in
> fonts.dir?
> can I use for example microsoft-cp1251, or I have to lie and use
> adobe-fontspecific?
> Regards: al_shopov
>
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