[NTLUG:Discuss] Fonts help

Jack Snodgrass jack at jacksnodgrass.com
Sun Feb 8 06:13:17 CST 2004


On Sun, 2004-02-08 at 05:43, Greg Edwards wrote:
> Does anyone have any leads on tools to convert Type-1 and True Type 
> fonts to Open Type fonts?
> 
> I found a tool called TTX at sourceforge that converts to and from XML 
> and TTF/OTF.  Anyone tried it?
> 
> I also found a xf86-corefonts RPM that is suppose to contain the MS web 
> (IE I guess) fonts for X11.  Anyone know anything about this?

I installed these from http://corefonts.sourceforge.net/. You just 
download a cab.rpm and a rpm spec file and then make and install an
rpm. it was simile and I like my new fonts. I use the Tahoma and
Comic Sans MS font all of the time.  

jack 



> TIA,




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