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bringing in the changes from the build_system_rework branch in preparation for the 0.3.0 release. This commit will require the Jan2010 devkit. Clients will also need to be modified to the new way to import fife.
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date Mon, 11 Jan 2010 23:34:52 +0000
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1 Installing GNU FreeFont
2 =======================
3
4 GNU FreeFont can be used in any modern operating system.
5
6 This document explains how to install FreeFont on some common systems.
7
8 UNIX/GNU/Linux/BSD Systems
9 --------------------------
10
11 FreeFont works with any system using the free font rasterizer FreeType
12 <http://www.freetype.org/>.
13
14 * Debian GNU/Linux
15
16 Users of Debian GNU/Linux system will probably want to use the Debian package,
17 available from the Debian site,
18
19 <http://packages.debian.org/unstable/x11/ttf-freefont.html>,
20
21 or any of its mirrors.
22
23 Install them by issuing the command
24 apt-get install ttf-freefont
25
26
27 * KDE local installation
28
29 Users of KDE can install .ttf files on a per-user basis using the KDE
30 Control Center module "kcmfontinst", which may appear in the menu as
31
32 Settings -> System Administration -> Font Installer
33
34 This is especially helpful for developers and testers.
35
36
37 * Generic X-windows
38
39 1) Fetch the freefont-ttf.tar.gz package with Free UCS outline fonts
40 in the TrueType format.
41
42 2) Unpack TrueType fonts into a suitable directory,
43 e.g. /usr/local/share/fonts/default/TrueType/
44
45 3) If you have chosen any other directory, make sure the directory you
46 used to install the fonts is listed in the path searched by the X
47 Font Server by editing the config file in /etc/X11/.
48
49 In some systems, you list the directory in the item "catalogue="
50 in the file /etc/X11/fs/config.
51
52 4) Run ttmkfdir in the directory where you unpacked the fonts.
53
54
55 Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP; Vista
56 -------------------------------
57
58 Note that in at least Vista, XP and 2000, the OpenType versions perform much
59 better than, and are recommended over, the TrueType ones.
60
61 * Vista:
62 1) From the Start menu, open Control Panels
63 2) Drag-n-drop font files onto Fonts control panel
64 You may get a dialog saying
65 "Windows needs your permission to continue"
66 a) Click Continue
67
68 * 95/98/NT:
69 The font installation is similar to Vista.
70
71 In order to use OpenType, users of Windows 95, 98 and NT 4.0 can
72 install Adobe's 'Type Manager Light'. It is available for download
73 without cost from Adobe's web site.
74
75 Otherwise, use the TrueType versions.
76
77 Mac OS X
78 --------
79
80 Installing on Mac OS X consists of moving the .ttf files to either
81 /Library/Fonts/ or ~/Library/Fonts/
82 depending on whether they should be available to all users on your system
83 or just to yourself.
84
85 --------------------------------------------------------------------------
86 $Id: INSTALL,v 1.7 2008/12/26 12:33:31 Stevan_White Exp $