Installation of .ttf fonts in X

StonedZealot · 12-24-2003, 02:23 AM

I know this has been asked before, but I can't find it. Anyway, I'm running a brand new Gentoo system (just installed yesterday) and I want to install a .ttf font. This font must be registered and usable in the Gimp.

So. From the beginning (right after the font is downloaded), how do I get the Gimp to recognize this font?

I might sound a little pissed right now, because I am. The fact that I have to ask how to install a font (I can't just dump it into the appropriate directory or use a program) is ridiculous.

nexx_au · 12-24-2003, 03:15 AM

dump them in the folder /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/TTF

failing that, put them in ~/.fonts

StonedZealot · 12-24-2003, 02:06 PM

http://lli.linux-bangalore.org/ttfonts.php

This is the site that I found that got the job done. Basically:

1. Put the font in /usr/lib/X11/fonts/TTF
2. cd to that directory
3. ttmkfdir > fonts.dir
4. check your /etc/x11/XftConfig to make sure that "dir '/usr/lib/X11/fonts/TTF'" is in there and uncommented
5. restart the X font server with /etc/init.d/xfs restart

wiraone · 12-24-2003, 02:34 PM

If Gentoo uses RPM, you can use the guide in the following URL to install all web fonts ..

http://corefonts.sourceforge.net/

teval · 12-24-2003, 07:21 PM

Go into that directory and do

ttmkfdir
mkfontdir
chfontpath `pwd`
xset +fp `pwd`

Also make sure the ttf module is enabled in your xconfig, it's called xtt
So you should have in your module loading section, (Section "Modules")

Load "freetype" # If you have the freetype library installed
Load "xtt"

Now do the things above.

vincebs · 04-04-2004, 03:53 PM

Somebody should write a graphical program to add fonts. This procedure is a mess!