installing ttf fonts in debian(etcH)....

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Hello,
 I tried a how to for installing fonts which involves steps roughly as
below:

> First i downloaded Manorama.ttf from
> http://www.hackorama.com/malayalam/fonts/
> then for present user,
>
> $cd ~.fonts
> $mkdir matweb
> Copy Matweb ttf font into this directory
> then,
>
> $ttmkfdir > fonts.dir
> $ttmkfdir > fonts.scale
> $mkfontdir
> $xset fp+ $HOME/.fonts/manorama
> $xset fp+ rehash
> Now do an
> $fc-cache -fv
> Next step is to add the fontpath to our /etc/X11/xorg.conf last of font paths
> like this:
> FontPath        "/home/prakash/.fonts/manorama"
> Do a
> $fc-cache -fv
>
> source <http://pjklinux.blogspot.com>


For manorama font this steps worked..but in Mathrubhumi site it showed some
weird looking malayalam.. :(  help if u know

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Hello,<br>&nbsp;I tried a how to for installing fonts which involves steps roughly as below:<br><blockquote style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;" class="gmail_quote"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">
First i downloaded Manorama.ttf from </span><a href="http://www.hackorama.com/malayalam/fonts/">http://www.hackorama.com/malayalam/fonts/</a><br>then for present user,<br><br>$cd ~.fonts<br>$mkdir matweb<br>Copy Matweb ttf font into this directory
<br>then,<br><pre><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 130%;">$ttmkfdir &gt; fonts.dir</span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;"><br></span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 130%;">
$ttmkfdir &gt; fonts.scale</span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 130%;"><br></span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 130%;">$mkfontdir</span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 130%;">
<br></span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 130%;">$xset fp+ $HOME/.fonts/manorama</span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 130%;"><br></span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 130%;">
$xset fp+ rehash</span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 130%;"><br></span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 130%;">Now do an</span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 130%;">
<br></span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 130%;">$fc-cache -fv</span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 130%;"><br></span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 130%;">
Next step is to add the fontpath to our /etc/X11/xorg.conf last of font paths</span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 130%;"><br></span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 130%;">
like this:</span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 130%;"><br></span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 130%;">FontPath        &quot;/home/prakash/.fonts/manorama&quot;</span>
<span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 130%;"><br></span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 130%;">Do a</span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 130%;"><br></span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 130%;">
$fc-cache -fv</span></pre></blockquote><div><a href="http://pjklinux.blogspot.com">source</a><br>&nbsp;</div><br><div>For manorama font this steps worked..but in Mathrubhumi site it showed some weird looking malayalam.. :(&nbsp; help if u know
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