[hblug] Fonts Failures

[Michael Adams]

On Fri, 07 Dec 2007 11:38:57 +1300
Perry Spiller wrote:

> ----------------Earlier, Michael commented--------------------
> >Very few linux distros come with much in the way of TT fonts
> >installed. Using the Adobe Postscript Type 1 format instead. For
> >Microsoft Core Fonts there is usually a copy available via the
> >installer. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Core_fonts_for_the_Web
> >
> >Look up "(distro name here) microsoft core fonts" on Google. Which
> >would be "ubuntu microsoft core fonts" if i read the above corectly.
> >If i remember correctly they may or may not be available to OO.o at
> >first once installed.
> 
> It perplexes me that OO2 shows a whole range of
> fonts in the drop-down box, even though they are
> seemingly unavailable.
> 
> Anyway, here's where I got to, after following
> your advice, Michael: 
> 
> http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2006/12/12/how-to-install-microsoft-core-fonts-ubuntu-510-6061-610/
> 
> I used
> 
> sudo aptitude install msttcorefonts 
> 
> And, wouldn't you know it, the font she wanted
> (Century Schoolbook L) wasn't among the changes.
> Damn!
> 

Many well known Microsoft fonts are  not part of the corefonts set. But
that is not a well known Microsoft font:
http://www.kayskreations.net/fonts/fonttb.html

In fact "Century Schoolbook L" is a standard unix free Adobe Postscript
Type1 font that originally came with ghostscript. I would be upset if
Ubuntu didn't include it in a standard install. Could be that OO.o
hasn't logged in the System fonts or it genuinely isn't installed.

There may be a Gnome or KDE font tool installed on Ubuntu which you can
look up fonts, Ubuntu users back me up here?

If not use something like KWord or Gimp to sort this out. Use KWord if
it is available and view it's font list. If you need to use Gimp then
from the Gimp menu do "Xtns - Script Fu - Logos - Basic 1". Click ont eh
font button and you'll get a list. If its not there you can download it
from anywhere, even Microsoft give it away!

If it is installed look to OO.o for the issue. I think there is a font
installer Wizard in recent OO.o's. "File - Wizards" from the menu. Sorry
i can't confirm that more as it isn't installed on this box. You may
need to know where the fonts actually are.


> 
> PS.
> I used Fast to search with, instead of googol. I've
> found that  www.alltheweb.com  gets better results
> than the 'other' one, which seems intent on becoming
> a behemoth brother to MS.
> 
> PPS
> Thanks, Brett, for your extra comments. Now it seems
> I need to hunt up some extra fonts. Actually, I do have
> a CD with lots of fonts on it. So maybe I just need to
> figure out how to get them installed. I also have a font
> files list that I can put of a USB stick, to see if I can
> install them, for there.
> 
> PPPS
> Someone else had this experience,
> http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-1261.html
> but the info is dated 2004, so may have been overtaken by events.
> 


-- 
Michael

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