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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: Font size, display, print , zoom
From:       Craig Drummond <cpdrummond () freeuk ! com>
Date:       2001-04-17 10:09:27
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> Now that is a problematic point - in terms of the various Linux 
> distributions..
> 
> 1. You don't know if the end user have XFree 4.x or XFree 3.3.x, or 
maybe 
> other commercial X servers - and what font server (if they're using 
font 
> server) they're using, and if they're using XFree 4 built in true 
type 
> support...
> 
> 2. The conversion problem - Redhat got their ttmkfntdit and they use 
modified 
> XFS server - their script sucks because it extract only some of the 
Unicode 
> fonts from Windows fonts or from the Corel Draw CD, others - you don'
t know 
> if you have anything to convert TTF fonts to standard fonts.dir, 
> fonts.encoding etc...
> 
> 3. What about *BSD, Sun, HP/UX, SGI, AIX etc? do you want to ignore 
them?
> 
> This font thing is indeed could be one of the major winning point of 
getting 
> the end-user to use it. None of the 'other' desktop enviroments or 
Window 
> managers does that (actually - not even Windows - the installer have 
the 
> responsibilities to install fonts). Mandrake however - got this part 
taken 
> care of, so it could be taken from there, slap a new GUI and use it...

> 
> Thanks,
> Hetz

Hi,

In case your interested, I've already written a basic KDE based font 
installer - have a look at http://www.cpdrummond.uklinux.net/kfontinst

Ciao

Craig.
> 
> 
> On Sunday 15 April 2001 13:41, Thomas Diehl wrote:
> > On Sun, 15 Apr 2001 12:54:23 +0200, Ferdinand Gassauer wrote:
> > >We need a font installer!
> >
> > FWIW, I also think this might be the biggest remaining problem in 
KDE
> > for ordinary Windows users. These people simply do not understand 
why
> > there's no Control Center module for installing / administrating 
all
> > those great TrueType and Type1 fonts they got on their Corel DRAW 
CDs,
> > Shareware floppies and Windows partitions. They just cannot be 
expected
> > to get into the intricacies of X11 font handling.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Thomas
> >
> >
> >
> >
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