I want to add a collection of unicode fonts to my fontserver. I have downloaded the fonts and unpacked them to /usr/share/fonts/truetype. I have created the files fonts.scale and fonts.dir. Now I want to run the command chkfontpath -add /usr/share/fonts/truetype, but there is no command chkfontpath on my system (F9).
Is there another way to add these fonts?
Thanks.
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Dave Feustel wrote:
| I want to add a collection of unicode fonts to my fontserver. I have | downloaded the fonts and unpacked them to /usr/share/fonts/truetype. I | have created the files fonts.scale and fonts.dir. Now I want to run the | command chkfontpath -add /usr/share/fonts/truetype, but there is no | command chkfontpath on my system (F9). | | Is there another way to add these fonts?
You can build a Fedora9 package using the RHEL4 source RPM: ftp://fr.rpmfind.net/linux/redhat/enterprise/4/en/os/i386/SRPMS/chkfontpath-1.10.0-2.src.rpm
Just "rpmbuild --rebuild chkfontpath-1.10.0-2.src.rpm" then install the binary RPM.
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On Sun, Nov 09, 2008 at 04:57:01PM -0600, John Thompson wrote:
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Dave Feustel wrote:
| I want to add a collection of unicode fonts to my fontserver. I have | downloaded the fonts and unpacked them to /usr/share/fonts/truetype. I | have created the files fonts.scale and fonts.dir. Now I want to run the | command chkfontpath -add /usr/share/fonts/truetype, but there is no | command chkfontpath on my system (F9). | | Is there another way to add these fonts?
You can build a Fedora9 package using the RHEL4 source RPM: ftp://fr.rpmfind.net/linux/redhat/enterprise/4/en/os/i386/SRPMS/chkfontpath-1.10.0-2.src.rpm
Just "rpmbuild --rebuild chkfontpath-1.10.0-2.src.rpm" then install the binary RPM.
OK. Got the package. Copied into root dir and executed the rpmbuild command. which chkfontpath then does not find the program. How do I install the binary RPM?
Thanks.
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Dave Feustel wrote:
|> Just "rpmbuild --rebuild chkfontpath-1.10.0-2.src.rpm" then install the |> binary RPM. | | OK. Got the package. Copied into root dir and executed the rpmbuild command. | which chkfontpath then does not find the program. | How do I install the binary RPM?
The binary RPMs are placed in /usr/src/redhat[arch]/, where [arch] represents the target architecture -- e.g. i386, x86_64, etc.
To install use "rpm -Uvh /usr/src/redhat[arch]/chkfontpath-1.10.0-2.[arch].rpm
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On Sun, Nov 09, 2008 at 05:33:13PM -0600, John Thompson wrote:
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Dave Feustel wrote:
|> Just "rpmbuild --rebuild chkfontpath-1.10.0-2.src.rpm" then install the |> binary RPM. | | OK. Got the package. Copied into root dir and executed the rpmbuild command. | which chkfontpath then does not find the program. | How do I install the binary RPM?
The binary RPMs are placed in /usr/src/redhat[arch]/, where [arch] represents the target architecture -- e.g. i386, x86_64, etc.
To install use "rpm -Uvh /usr/src/redhat[arch]/chkfontpath-1.10.0-2.[arch].rpm
Worked! I had to correct the path and then install xfs first.
Thanks!
Dave Feustel wrote:
I want to add a collection of unicode fonts to my fontserver. I have downloaded the fonts and unpacked them to /usr/share/fonts/truetype. I have created the files fonts.scale and fonts.dir. Now I want to run the command chkfontpath -add /usr/share/fonts/truetype, but there is no command chkfontpath on my system (F9).
Is there another way to add these fonts?
You don't need it anymore and it is mentioned in the release notes as well.
http://hoegsberg.blogspot.com/2007/06/death-to-xfs.html
Rahul
On Mon, 2008-11-10 at 08:28 +0530, Rahul Sundaram wrote:
Dave Feustel wrote:
I want to add a collection of unicode fonts to my fontserver. I
have
downloaded the fonts and unpacked them to /usr/share/fonts/truetype.
I
have created the files fonts.scale and fonts.dir. Now I want to run
the
command chkfontpath -add /usr/share/fonts/truetype, but there is no command chkfontpath on my system (F9).
Is there another way to add these fonts?
You don't need it anymore and it is mentioned in the release notes as well.
Where's the best place to start looking / learning about fonts in Fedora? I need to get more for use in OOo, GIMP, Inkscape and Scribus.
Simon Slater wrote: \
Where's the best place to start looking / learning about fonts in Fedora? I need to get more for use in OOo, GIMP, Inkscape and Scribus.
IIRC, all these apps just use fontconfig. So the method is documented in the release notes. Quoting
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"Adding new fonts to the fontconfig font subsystem is more straightforward; the new font file only needs to be copied into the /usr/share/fonts/ directory (individual users can modify their personal font configuration by copying the font file into the ~/.fonts/ directory).
After the new font has been copied, use fc-cache to update the font information cache:
fc-cache <directory>
(Where <directory> would be either the /usr/share/fonts/ or ~/.fonts/ directories.)"
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Rahul
On Mon, 2008-11-10 at 12:44 +0530, Rahul Sundaram wrote:
Where's the best place to start looking / learning about fonts in Fedora? I need to get more for use in OOo, GIMP, Inkscape and
Scribus.
IIRC, all these apps just use fontconfig. So the method is documented in the release notes. Quoting
Thanks Rahul. Is there a centralized or preferred place to find (open source) fonts which I can use now on F8 and then transfer to F10? I'm new to fonts and have been happy with default fonts for my work, but others here want "better" or fancier fonts. This will be another learning curve I think.
Simon Slater wrote:
On Mon, 2008-11-10 at 12:44 +0530, Rahul Sundaram wrote:
Where's the best place to start looking / learning about fonts in Fedora? I need to get more for use in OOo, GIMP, Inkscape and
Scribus.
IIRC, all these apps just use fontconfig. So the method is documented in the release notes. Quoting
Thanks Rahul. Is there a centralized or preferred place to find (open source) fonts which I can use now on F8 and then transfer to F10? I'm new to fonts and have been happy with default fonts for my work, but others here want "better" or fancier fonts. This will be another learning curve I think.
There are a number of them already packaged (yum search fonts). It is a long list and we are working through it but otherwise it is pretty scattered.
http://www.redhatmagazine.com/2007/12/13/open-source-fonts/ http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Category:Font_wishlist
Rahul
On Mon, 2008-11-10 at 15:16 +0530, Rahul Sundaram wrote:
There are a number of them already packaged (yum search fonts). It is a long list and we are working through it but otherwise it is pretty scattered.
http://www.redhatmagazine.com/2007/12/13/open-source-fonts/ http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Category:Font_wishlist
Rahul
This'll be beaut!