On Thu, 2006-11-30 at 14:24 +0000, Anne Wilson wrote: > On Thursday 30 November 2006 13:59, Wolfgang wrote: > > On Thu, 2006-11-30 at 13:48 +0000, Anne Wilson wrote: > > > On Thursday 30 November 2006 13:11, François Patte wrote: > > > > Anne Wilson a écrit : > > > > > Following the instructions in > > > > > http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Font-FAQ I am trying to add > > > > > fonts to be globally available. I have created a folder and put my > > > > > new fonts there. It then says I should create a text file > > > > > called /usr/share/X11/fonts/local.conf, with the new folder added in > > > > > the format > > > > > > > > > > <dir> /usr/share/X11/fonts/NewFonts </dir> > > > > > > > > > > However, when I run 'fc-cache /usr/share/X11/fonts/NewFonts' I get > > > > > the error > > > > > > > > > > Fontconfig error: "local.conf", line 2: junk after document element > > > > > > > > I don't understand why they describe such a complicated method! I just > > > > add directories in: > > > > /usr/share/fonts/default/ > > > > > > > > then went into these directories and perform successively: > > > > > > > > ttmkfdir (if fonts are true type) > > > > mkfontdir > > > > fc-cache > > > > > > > > then run chkfontpath --add $PWD > > > > > > > > And that's all. > > > > > > I tried this method, Francois, and the new fonts were available to kword. > > > However, they are not available to openoffice. I don't know why it > > > should be so, but perhaps that's why they advocate their particular > > > method. > > > > > > Anne > > > -- > > > > If your using the KDE desktop, you can add the fonts using the control > > centre (Center) in admin mode, and then they will be available globally > > in any application. That's what I use.. > > > It's all very puzzling, Wolf. I've done that, adding three fonts > > adgo.ttf (Amhurst SF) > aure.ttf (Stone Temple SF) and > chev.ttf (Morris SF) > > None of them show up in OpenOffice. > > Anne Hm, I did another test, by adding another font. I found out two problems. 1. In administrator mode, has a bug in it as it won't actually install the font. (As it works if in user mode, but it's only available to that user?!) 2. There's no ttf directory in the /usr/share/fonts directory. BUT, when I copied the font into the /usr/share/fonts/ttf directory manually, the font appeared in the global list and I was able to use it in Open-Office. I installed a font called stretch_thin.ttf, and yet OO shows it as just 'Stretch', I wish they get the naming in sync.. But it seems to work.. Wolf
