Font Problem-This Worked Before!

From: Barry Skidmore (skidmore@mail.worldvenue.org)
Date: Tue Nov 05 2002 - 21:28:07 EST

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    I am using AbiWord 1.0.3 installed from source, on Red Hat 7.2.

    Previously I had NO problems installing Windows-TTF fonts on
    AbiWord 1.0.2, using the following proceedure:

    1. Renamed /usr/local/share/AbiSuite/fonts => fonts_original
    2. Created new directory /usr/local/share/AbiSuite/fonts
    3. Copied Windows-TTF fonts to this new directory
    4. From /fonts, do 'ttmkfdir -o fonts.scale'
    5. From /fonts, do 'mkfontdir'
    6. From /usr/local/bin, do 'ttfadmin.sh /usr/local/share/AbiSuite/fonts'

    This is the output from (6) above:

    Processing font /usr/local/share/AbiSuite/fonts/andmoipa.ttf
    Processing font /usr/local/share/AbiSuite/fonts/arial.ttf
    Processing font /usr/local/share/AbiSuite/fonts/georgia.ttf
    Processing font /usr/local/share/AbiSuite/fonts/opens___.ttf
    Processing font /usr/local/share/AbiSuite/fonts/tahomabd.ttf
    Processing font /usr/local/share/AbiSuite/fonts/tahoma.ttf
    Processing font /usr/local/share/AbiSuite/fonts/times.ttf
    Processing font /usr/local/share/AbiSuite/fonts/trebuc.ttf
    Processing font /usr/local/share/AbiSuite/fonts/verdana.ttf

    These are the only fonts that show up in AbiWords font menu,
    even though these are the fonts listed in
    usr/local/share/AbiSuite/fonts:

    AGENCYB.TTF CALIFB.TTF GEORGIAI.TTF LTYPEB.TTF SCRIPTBL.TTF
    AGENCYR.TTF CALIFI.TTF georgia.t42 LTYPEO.TTF SHOWG.TTF
    ALGER.TTF CALIFR.TTF georgia.ttf LTYPE.TTF SHRUTI.TTF
    andmoipa.afm CALISTBI.TTF georgia.u2g LUCON.TTF SIMSUN.TTF
    andmoipa.t42 CALISTB.TTF GEORGIAZ.TTF MAGNETOB.TTF SNAP____.TTF
    andmoipa.ttf CALISTI.TTF GIGI.TTF MAIAN.TTF STENCIL.TTF
    andmoipa.u2g CALIST.TTF GILBI___.TTF MANGAL.TTF SYLFAEN.TTF
    ANTQUABI.TTF CASTELAR.TTF GILB____.TTF MARLETT.TTF SYMBOL.TTF
    ANTQUAB.TTF CENSCBK.TTF GILC____.TTF MATURASC.TTF tahoma.afm
    ANTQUAI.TTF CENTAUR.TTF GILI____.TTF MICROSS.TTF tahomabd.afm
    ARBLI___.TTF CENTURY.TTF GILLUBCD.TTF MISTRAL.TTF tahomabd.t42
    arial.afm CHILLER.TTF GILSANUB.TTF MOD20.TTF tahomabd.ttf
    ARIALBD.TTF COLONNA.TTF GIL_____.TTF MSCAPE.TTF tahomabd.u2g
    ARIALBI.TTF COMICBD.TTF GLECB.TTF MSMINCHO.TTF tahoma.t42
    ARIALI.TTF COMIC.TTF GLSNECB.TTF MTCORSVA.TTF tahoma.ttf
    ARIALNBI.TTF COOPBL.TTF GOTHICBI.TTF MVBOLI.TTF tahoma.u2g
    ARIALNB.TTF COPRGTB.TTF GOTHICB.TTF NIAGENG.TTF TCBI____.TTF
    ARIALNI.TTF COPRGTL.TTF GOTHICI.TTF NIAGSOL.TTF TCB_____.TTF
    ARIALN.TTF COURBD.TTF GOTHIC.TTF OCRAEXT.TTF TCCB____.TTF
    arial.t42 COURBI.TTF GOUDOSB.TTF OLDENGL.TTF TCCEB.TTF
    arial.ttf COURI.TTF GOUDOSI.TTF ONYX.TTF TCCM____.TTF
    arial.u2g COUR.TTF GOUDOS.TTF opens___.afm TCMI____.TTF
    ARIALUNI.TTF CURLZ___.TTF GOUDYSTO.TTF opens___.t42 TCM_____.TTF
    ARIBLK.TTF DESKTOP.INI HARLOWSI.TTF opens___.ttf TEMPSITC.TTF
    ARLRDBD.TTF ELEPHNTI.TTF HARNGTON.TTF opens___.u2g times.afm
    BASKVILL.TTF ELEPHNT.TTF HATTEN.TTF OUTLOOK.TTF TIMESBD.TTF
    BATANG.TTF ENGR.TTF HTOWERTI.TTF PALABI.TTF TIMESBI.TTF
    BAUHS93.TTF ERASBD.TTF HTOWERT.TTF PALAB.TTF TIMESI.TTF
    BELLB.TTF ERASDEMI.TTF IMPACT.TTF PALAI.TTF times.t42
    BELLI.TTF ERASLGHT.TTF IMPRISHA.TTF PALA.TTF times.ttf
    BELL.TTF ERASMD.TTF INFROMAN.TTF PALSCRI.TTF times.u2g
    BERNHC.TTF ESTRE.TTF ITCBLKAD.TTF PAPYRUS.TTF trebuc.afm
    BKANT.TTF FELIXTI.TTF ITCEDSCR.TTF PARCHM.TTF TREBUCBD.TTF
    BOD_BI.TTF fonts.dir ITCKRIST.TTF PERBI___.TTF TREBUCBI.TTF
    BOD_BLAI.TTF fonts.scale JOKERMAN.TTF PERB____.TTF TREBUCIT.TTF
    BOD_BLAR.TTF FORTE.TTF JUICE___.TTF PERI____.TTF trebuc.t42
    BOD_B.TTF FRABKIT.TTF KUNSTLER.TTF PERTIBD.TTF trebuc.ttf
    BOD_CBI.TTF FRABK.TTF L_10646.TTF PERTILI.TTF trebuc.u2g
    BOD_CB.TTF FRADMCN.TTF LATHA.TTF PER_____.TTF TUNGA.TTF
    BOD_CI.TTF FRADMIT.TTF LATINWD.TTF PLAYBILL.TTF verdana.afm
    BOD_CR.TTF FRADM.TTF LBRITEDI.TTF POORICH.TTF VERDANAB.TTF
    BOD_I.TTF FRAHVIT.TTF LBRITED.TTF PRISTINA.TTF VERDANAI.TTF
    BOD_PSTC.TTF FRAHV.TTF LBRITEI.TTF RAAVI.TTF verdana.t42
    BOD_R.TTF FRAMDCN.TTF LBRITE.TTF RAGE.TTF verdana.ttf
    BOOKOSBI.TTF FRAMDIT.TTF LCALLIG.TTF RAVIE.TTF verdana.u2g
    BOOKOSB.TTF FRAMD.TTF LFAXDI.TTF ROCCB___.TTF VERDANAZ.TTF
    BOOKOSI.TTF FREESCPT.TTF LFAXD.TTF ROCC____.TTF VINERITC.TTF
    BOOKOS.TTF FRSCRIPT.TTF LFAXI.TTF ROCKBI.TTF VIVALDII.TTF
    BRADHITC.TTF FTLTLT.TTF LFAX.TTF ROCKB.TTF VLADIMIR.TTF
    BRITANIC.TTF GARABD.TTF LHANDW.TTF ROCKEB.TTF WEBDINGS.TTF
    BRLNSB.TTF GARAIT.TTF LSANSDI.TTF ROCKI.TTF WINGDING.TTF
    BRLNSDB.TTF GARA.TTF LSANSD.TTF ROCK.TTF WINGDNG2.TTF
    BRLNSR.TTF GAUTAMI.TTF LSANSI.TTF SCHLBKBI.TTF WINGDNG3.TTF
    BROADW.TTF georgia.afm LSANS.TTF SCHLBKB.TTF
    BRUSHSCI.TTF GEORGIAB.TTF LTYPEBO.TTF SCHLBKI.TTF

    I also tried changing the file permissions on all the ttf files to 777,
    but that did not change anything.

    What am I doing wrong? I used this same proceedure previously on
    AbiWord 1.0.2.

    I have tried doing a fresh install of AbiWord from source, with the same
    results.

    Thanks,
    Barry Skidmore

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