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very pretty linux fonts, but...
slave:
And make sure to get the xft version of mozilla!
http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla/releases/mozilla1.2.1/Red_Hat_8x_RPMS/xft/
[ December 07, 2002: Message edited by: Linux User #5225982375 ]
voidmain:
I just downloaded the RedHat source RPM freetype-2.1.2-7.src.rpm. I found something interesting out, in the "freetype.spec" file there is a simple way to turn this on. I will add these instructions to my FAQ when I finish.
At any rate if you have "apt" installed you could just:
# apt-get source freetype
# cd /usr/src/redhat/SPECS
# vi freetype.spec
The first line in that file should be changed from:
--- Code: ---
--- End code ---
to
--- Code: ---
--- End code ---
Then build and install the rpm:
# rpmbuild -bb freetype.spec
which will make your binary RPMs, then install them with:
# rpm -Uvh ../RPMS/i386/freetype* --force
voidmain:
Actually, after doing just the above addition and adding the section to the fonts.conf file my system fonts now look like crap (the ones used on folder ICONs on the desktop, etc). I am pretty sure that mostly has to do with the addition to the /etc/fonts/fonts.conf because I took that section back out and my fonts look better, I don't think as good as with the bytecode option turned off though. Hmmmm.....
So far I've only been able to make my fonts look worse, not better. But then I think they already look pretty damn good and are enhanced just by adding the TTF fonts so nazi web sites and documents look like the owners intended.
[ December 07, 2002: Message edited by: void main ]
choasforages:
i know, what i was trying to do was update the version of freetype and axe the damned toggles in the first place
voidmain:
Now I'm pissed. I thought my fonts were near perfect before. They looked nothing like the fonts in Linux Users first couple of pics. I think I have set everything back to the way it was but my fonts are still screwed up. I have the original freetype packages installed and took the lines back out of /etc/fonts/fonts.conf. They are still screwed. I removed the ~/.font*cache* files, restarted xfs and X and still ugly fonts. I wish I knew how to get them back to the way I had them. :0
[edit]
Ok, got them back. I'm not exactly sure how but I went into the font config in preferences on the menu and changed the terminal font to something else and then back, logged off and back on and they magically corrected themselves (whew!). It wouldn't have been too bad but it was the fonts in my terminal windows that were the worst, and I *certainly* can't have that.
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[ December 07, 2002: Message edited by: void main ]
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