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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