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> In article <StF15.7033$xX4.95815@newsread2.prod.itd.earthlink.net>,
> <user@localhost.localhost.ingenieux.org> wrote:
> > In article <8hvjr9$hnp$1@towncrier.cc.monash.edu.au>, "Marcus Leonard"
> > <mdl@netspace.net.au> wrote:
> >> Okay, come on, you can all admit it now: it's actually not possible to
> >> get tt fonts running under X, is it?
> >>
> > Yes. I am using it truetype fonts in X. I'ts a no brainer....
>
> Upgrade to XFree86 4.0. It has true type font support and the same
> fonts actually look better from my humble perspective. However,
> make sure that your card is supported before doing so or all is for
> naught.
>

here is an article from linux.redhat group which explains how to add
tt fonts to linux. I did this and it works like a charm and you don't
need XFree86 4.0 for it :-).

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HOW TO ADD TRUE TYPE FONTS TO LINUX/NETSCAPE

What we want is actually True Type Fonts. If you have a dual boot system
like I do then
just copy
the files in c:\windows\fonts to a new directory in /usr/ttfonts. This is
pretty simple.
If you dont
have windows installed then you can also get them from someone who does. Or
get ahold of
the
Microsoft True Type Fonts Package.

Next, We need to create a file called fonts.dir in the /usr/ttfonts
directory. This is
kind of a refer-
ence to all the available fonts found in that directory. We do this by
issuing the
following command
while in the directory /usr/ttfonts.

ttmkfdir -o fonts.scale

This will create the file fonts.dir.

Next, We want to add /usr/ttfonts to our fonts path. This can be done by
issuing the
following
command:

chkfontpath --add /usr/ttfonts

This will add /usr/ttfonts to your fonts path. Next, We need to tell
Netscape to use
these fonts.
You will need to add the following lines to your .Xdefault file in your home
directory.

Netscape*DocumentFonts.sizeIncrement: 20
Netscape*documentFonts.xResolution*iso-8859-1: 100
Netscape*documentFonts.yResolution*iso-8859-1: 100

The next step is to restart your font server so that it re-reads the font
path.

/etc/rc.d/init.d/xfs restart

Now restart X-windows and get on the web and loadup Netscape. You will
notice that you
will have
to change your default font in preferences in netscape. But "taa daa"! Your
fonts are
fixed!!

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that's it.. hope this helps a bit.

regards,
alex