Re: Fix for TTF font problem!

From: Keith Powell (keith@keithg4jvx.force9.co.uk)
Date: Sat Feb 23 2002 - 18:08:58 GMT

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    On Wednesday 20 February 2002 7:05, Anne Parker wrote:
    >�I came across the following fix on the Abisource developer's mailing list
    >�archive whilst trawling Google. The message was dated July 2001, so Lord
    >�only knows why they haven't updated the FAQ yet :)
    >
    >�To get MS truetype fonts working in Abiword, follow the instructions in the
    >�FAQ (i.e. move the abiword fonts out of their folder and copy or symlink
    >�your MS fonts there), *then* type the following command as root:
    >
    >�/usr/share/AbiWord/bin/ttfadmin.sh � �/usr/share/AbiWord/fonts/
    >
    >�This should produce quite a few lines of console output as the shell script
    >�ttfadmin.sh processes the substitute fonts. Then launch AbiWord, et voila!
    >�Pretty truetype fonts instead of ugly Abisource Type1.
    >
    >�N.B. This works for the current abiword-gtk-0.9.6...rpm version - can't
    >�comment on earlier ones which didn't use the abiword-fonts rpm.
    >
    >�Enjoy!
    >
    >�Anne

    Thank you, Anne, for the information.

    I have tried it, but I can't get Truetype fonts installed in Abiword. When I
    try to run AbiWord I get an error message that "AbiWord was not able to add
    its fonts to the X font path". The script environment variable $ABISUITE_HOME
    is set correctly. Removing the TrueType fonts from the AbiWord font folder
    and putting the Type1 fonts back in, enables AbiWord to work correctly.

    I have tried adding a TrueType line to the XF86Config file, and have also
    tried madking it point to the Abiword fonts folder. Also I have tried what is
    suggested in the FAQs: "Making Fonts Available To X", "Customising Fonts for
    Unix in AbiWord", and "AbiWord: True Type Fonts in Linux" All with no success.

    Having spent a day trying to get True Type fonts working with AbiWord and not
    succeeding, I have run out of ideas to try. �

    Ttfadmin.sh has processed the fonts, it just seems that AbiWord can't find
    them.

    Please can someone kindly tell me exactly how to do it? I have read and
    re-read the Help files and FAQs, but can't find out where I am going wrong.

    I am using version 0.99.2, but have also tried using 0.99.1.

    Many thanks

    Keith

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