how-to install chinese fonts

hunter_one · 11-19-2003, 03:57 PM

i have installed twmoefonts using portage (i use gentoo) & added fonts directory to
etc/X11/XF86Config

then i restart X server...

and nothing changes...

i want use them in mozilla... but it's dont working

(
i open site withc chinese "signs" on it and i dont see them...

what to do to install and use those or other fonts...?

pls help me...

Demonbane · 11-19-2003, 10:22 PM

You need to change the font setting for the language encoding in Mozilla, somewhere in the preference you can change it.

hunter_one · 11-20-2003, 09:22 AM

i got problem...

i copyt my fonts to: cd /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/TTF

root@localhost / # cd /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/TTF
root@localhost TTF # ls
encodings.dir fonts.scale luximr.ttf luxirr.ttf luxisr.ttf
ffangsong.ttf jfangsong.ttf luximri.ttf luxirri.ttf luxisri.ttf
fonts.cache-1 luximb.ttf luxirb.ttf luxisb.ttf mssong.ttf
fonts.dir luximbi.ttf luxirbi.ttf luxisbi.ttf

as you see there are some ttf fonts...
but i cant use any of them in my system!!!

here is a part of my XF86Config file:

FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/local/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/"
# FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/TrueType/"
# FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/freefont/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/ttf/zh_TW/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/TTF/"

what to do to make them work ? ? ? ?

Demonbane · 11-20-2003, 10:42 AM

try mkfontdir in /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/TTF then restart X

hunter_one · 11-20-2003, 10:54 AM

now i got second problem... every program see my new chinese fonts but mozilla see only standard fonts...

(Mozilla >> Edit >> Preferences... >> Apearance >> Fonts )

in list of fonts there i have only standard old fonts... (oder aplications can normal use my chinese fonts)

Demonbane · 11-20-2003, 11:19 AM

make sure mozilla is compiled with xft support (it is by default though)

denning · 02-24-2005, 04:22 PM

run fc-cache as root after adding new fonts.

if the system complains there is no fc-cache, do whereis fc-cache. then run that command.