Re: Fonts: Annoyance With A Solution

 > > When I first migrated to linux it took me weeks to figure out how to 
 > > install true type fonts.
 > 
 > TrueType was invented by Apple Computer. Postscript Type 1 fonts should
 > work on the X Windows System.

In fact, I have both TrueType and Type 1 fonts installed, and I have
Mozilla using them. (Xft+freetype for rendering.) Very nice.

However, the details on how it's set up, how to add fonts etc. depend
on the distribution/OS used, this is not Linux specific. It's true
that learning how to add fonts to the system is quite opaque. And
since the rasterizers for the two types are different, they need to be
put in different places. (And there are the X11 fonts too, Speedo and
bitmap -- which are in a different place.)

There is no reason this can't be simplified. I think RedHat will be
there soon; the file /etc/fonts/fonts.conf is the place to start
looking.

-s