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EXCELLENT READ! I will try that as soon as I am able. Thanks Chaz!
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On Mon, 2002-10-14 at 17:32, Charles Rishel wrote:
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<PRE><FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>Here is the article that I had read. It was one of the reviews for RH8.0</FONT></FONT></I>
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<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>http://www.all4linux.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=115</FONT></FONT></I>
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<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>Chaz03</FONT></FONT></I>
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<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>At 05:19 PM 10/14/02 -0400, you wrote:</FONT></FONT></I>
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<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>>Not from what I see. The Font Server checks the file /etc/X11/fs/config</FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>>for font paths. You can always add $HOME/fonts to the list if you wish.</FONT></FONT></I>
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<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>>Or you can modify /etc/X11/XF86Config, and add your custom font path after</FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>>the unix/:7100 line.</FONT></FONT></I>
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<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>>Both should tell the X Server where to find your custom font path.</FONT></FONT></I>
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<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>>-Rob</FONT></FONT></I>
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<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>> > I believe that I had read (i haven't installed additional fonts) that you</FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>> > can create a fonts dir in your home directory and that the Font server will</FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>> > check user directory for this. I just wish I could remember where I read</FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>> > that so that I could give a bit better information, or a link to where I</FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>> > had read that.</FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>> > If I come across that information I will repost that info here.</FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>> ></FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>> > Chaz03</FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>> ></FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>> > At 09:10 AM 10/14/02 -0400, you wrote:</FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>> > >Ok Bob or anyone else out there.....</FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>> > >Can you tell me where RedHat 8.0 might have put a font installing tool????</FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>> > >They seem to have stripped the kfontinst package from kde3 and I can find</FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>> > >no other gui tool to import fonts into the system. How could they try to</FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>> > >really enter the desktop world and not include a way to import fonts?? I</FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>> > >am sure I am missing something, hopefully......I have been reaching for</FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>> > >the Mandrake 9 cd's but I know I must be missing something here</FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>> > ></FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>> ></FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>> > "If you want others to follow, give them leadership that they can </FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>> believe in."</FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>> ></FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>> ></FONT></FONT></I>
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<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>>Dege</FONT></FONT></I>
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<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>>So Many Things in Life Would Be Really Funny</FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>>.... If They Weren't Happening To Me</FONT></FONT></I>
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<FONT COLOR="#737373"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>"If you want others to follow, give them leadership that they can believe in."</FONT></FONT></I>
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