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diff --git a/admin/External/Fonts/FreeFont/INSTALL b/admin/External/Fonts/FreeFont/INSTALL new file mode 100644 index 0000000..fbbbe80 --- /dev/null +++ b/admin/External/Fonts/FreeFont/INSTALL @@ -0,0 +1,86 @@ + Installing GNU FreeFont + ======================= + +GNU FreeFont can be used in any modern operating system. + +This document explains how to install FreeFont on some common systems. + +UNIX/GNU/Linux/BSD Systems +-------------------------- + +FreeFont works with any system using the free font rasterizer FreeType +<http://www.freetype.org/>. + +* Debian GNU/Linux + +Users of Debian GNU/Linux system will probably want to use the Debian package, +available from the Debian site, + + <http://packages.debian.org/unstable/x11/ttf-freefont.html>, + +or any of its mirrors. + +Install them by issuing the command + apt-get install ttf-freefont + + +* KDE local installation + +Users of KDE can install .ttf files on a per-user basis using the KDE +Control Center module "kcmfontinst", which may appear in the menu as + + Settings -> System Administration -> Font Installer + +This is especially helpful for developers and testers. + + +* Generic X-windows + + 1) Fetch the freefont-ttf.tar.gz package with Free UCS outline fonts + in the TrueType format. + + 2) Unpack TrueType fonts into a suitable directory, + e.g. /usr/local/share/fonts/default/TrueType/ + + 3) If you have chosen any other directory, make sure the directory you + used to install the fonts is listed in the path searched by the X + Font Server by editing the config file in /etc/X11/. + + In some systems, you list the directory in the item "catalogue=" + in the file /etc/X11/fs/config. + + 4) Run ttmkfdir in the directory where you unpacked the fonts. + + +Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP; Vista +------------------------------- + +Note that in at least Vista, XP and 2000, the OpenType versions perform much +better than, and are recommended over, the TrueType ones. + +* Vista: + 1) From the Start menu, open Control Panels + 2) Drag-n-drop font files onto Fonts control panel + You may get a dialog saying + "Windows needs your permission to continue" + a) Click Continue + +* 95/98/NT: + The font installation is similar to Vista. + + In order to use OpenType, users of Windows 95, 98 and NT 4.0 can + install Adobe's 'Type Manager Light'. It is available for download + without cost from Adobe's web site. + + Otherwise, use the TrueType versions. + +Mac OS X +-------- + +Installing on Mac OS X consists of moving the .ttf files to either + /Library/Fonts/ or ~/Library/Fonts/ +depending on whether they should be available to all users on your system +or just to yourself. + +-------------------------------------------------------------------------- +$Id: INSTALL,v 1.7 2008/12/26 12:33:31 Stevan_White Exp $ |