Comments on: How To Install Fonts on Windows, Mac & Linux http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-install-fonts-on-windows-mac-linux/ Cool Websites, Software and Internet Tips Sat, 11 Feb 2012 04:28:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Neeraj's Software Discussion http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-install-fonts-on-windows-mac-linux/#comment-400874 Neeraj's Software Discussion Mon, 24 Aug 2009 19:30:44 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=23059#comment-400874 Yes, these stylish fonts surely enhance the graphic capability of our system. But having a lot of fonts which we may not use daily can cause slowing down of the system. It is better to keep these fonts in some other folder other than the fonts folder in control panel and install them whenever we want them. Yes, these stylish fonts surely enhance the graphic capability of our system. But having a lot of fonts which we may not use daily can cause slowing down of the system. It is better to keep these fonts in some other folder other than the fonts folder in control panel and install them whenever we want them.

]]> By: lefty.crupps http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-install-fonts-on-windows-mac-linux/#comment-400611 lefty.crupps Sun, 23 Aug 2009 15:47:38 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=23059#comment-400611 Your example for Ubuntu Linux is really just for the GNOME desktop, so that can be used in any GNOME desktop distro. For the KDE desktop, using a file manager (Dolphin or Konqueror), put in the location bar: fonts:/ to get the list of fonts installed; new fonts can be copied into the folders here. Additionally, you can just right-click on a font file in KDE to install it within that right-click menu. I was able to successfully install a PostScript Type 1 (.pfb) file on my Debian Sid / KDE4 system just fine, and use them in OpenOffice immediatly upon restarting that app. Your example for Ubuntu Linux is really just for the GNOME desktop, so that can be used in any GNOME desktop distro.

For the KDE desktop, using a file manager (Dolphin or Konqueror), put in the location bar:
fonts:/
to get the list of fonts installed; new fonts can be copied into the folders here. Additionally, you can just right-click on a font file in KDE to install it within that right-click menu.

I was able to successfully install a PostScript Type 1 (.pfb) file on my Debian Sid / KDE4 system just fine, and use them in OpenOffice immediatly upon restarting that app.

]]> By: Tina http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-install-fonts-on-windows-mac-linux/#comment-400610 Tina Sun, 23 Aug 2009 15:46:14 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=23059#comment-400610 Thank you for the additional information Ghisa! For OpenType fonts, to make them compatible with OpenOffice while it doesn't support that format, there is the option to convert them from .otf to .ttf, see this FAQ: http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Font-FAQ#Does_OpenOffice.org_2_support_OpenType_fonts_named_with_.22.OTF.22_.28having_CFF_outlines.3F.29 Thank you for the additional information Ghisa!
For OpenType fonts, to make them compatible with OpenOffice while it doesn’t support that format, there is the option to convert them from .otf to .ttf, see this FAQ: http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Font-FAQ#Does_OpenOffice.org_2_support_OpenType_fonts_named_with_.22.OTF.22_.28having_CFF_outlines.3F.29

]]> By: Tina http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-install-fonts-on-windows-mac-linux/#comment-400605 Tina Sun, 23 Aug 2009 15:39:20 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=23059#comment-400605 Very glad to hear you found the article helpful! :) What operating system did you try it on? Very glad to hear you found the article helpful! :)
What operating system did you try it on?

]]> By: Free kaspersky key http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-install-fonts-on-windows-mac-linux/#comment-400603 Free kaspersky key Sun, 23 Aug 2009 15:30:48 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=23059#comment-400603 It worked for me.Great article. It worked for me.Great article.

]]> By: Ghisa http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-install-fonts-on-windows-mac-linux/#comment-400345 Ghisa Sat, 22 Aug 2009 15:16:19 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=23059#comment-400345 I use Type1 fonts under Debian Lenny, Squeeze testing, Ubuntu... With Openoffice 2...3...3.1.1 etc. Opentype fonts don't work. But they work with abiword. Maybe one day even Ooo will be able to use them. So, according to my experience, under Gnu/linux you can use Truetype, Opentype (everywhere but in openoffice) & Type1 fonts. Bye Ghisa I use Type1 fonts under Debian Lenny, Squeeze testing, Ubuntu…
With Openoffice 2…3…3.1.1 etc. Opentype fonts don’t work.
But they work with abiword. Maybe one day even Ooo will be able to use them.
So, according to my experience, under Gnu/linux you can use
Truetype, Opentype (everywhere but in openoffice) & Type1 fonts.

Bye
Ghisa

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