Following the instructions in http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Font-FAQ I am trying to add fonts to be globally available. I have created a folder and put my new fonts there. It then says I should create a text file called /usr/share/X11/fonts/local.conf, with the new folder added in the format <dir> /usr/share/X11/fonts/NewFonts </dir> However, when I run 'fc-cache /usr/share/X11/fonts/NewFonts' I get the error Fontconfig error: "local.conf", line 2: junk after document element

On Thursday 30 November 2006 13:11, François Patte wrote: > Anne Wilson a écrit : > > Following the instructions in > > http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Font-FAQ I am trying to add > > fonts to be globally available. I have created a folder and put my new > > fonts there. It then says I should create a text file > > called /usr/share/X11/fonts/local.conf, with the new folder added in the > > format > > > > <dir> /usr/share/X11/fonts/NewFonts </dir> > > > > However, when I run 'fc-cache /usr/share/X11/fonts/NewFonts' I get the > > error > > > > Fontconfig error: "local.conf", line 2: junk after document element > > I don't understand why they describe such a complicated method! I just > add directories in: > /usr/share/fonts/default/ > > then went into these directories and perform successively: > > ttmkfdir (if fonts are true type) > mkfontdir > fc-cache > > then run chkfontpath --add $PWD > > And that's all. > I tried this method, Francois, and the new fonts were available to kword. However, they are not available to openoffice. I don't know why it should be so, but perhaps that's why they advocate their particular method. Anne --

On Thursday 30 November 2006 13:59, Wolfgang wrote: > On Thu, 2006-11-30 at 13:48 +0000, Anne Wilson wrote: > > On Thursday 30 November 2006 13:11, François Patte wrote: > > > Anne Wilson a écrit : > > > > Following the instructions in > > > > http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Font-FAQ I am trying to add > > > > fonts to be globally available. I have created a folder and put my > > > > new fonts there. It then says I should create a text file > > > > called /usr/share/X11/fonts/local.conf, with the new folder added in > > > > the format > > > > > > > > <dir> /usr/share/X11/fonts/NewFonts </dir> > > > > > > > > However, when I run 'fc-cache /usr/share/X11/fonts/NewFonts' I get > > > > the error > > > > > > > > Fontconfig error: "local.conf", line 2: junk after document element > > > > > > I don't understand why they describe such a complicated method! I just > > > add directories in: > > > /usr/share/fonts/default/ > > > > > > then went into these directories and perform successively: > > > > > > ttmkfdir (if fonts are true type) > > > mkfontdir > > > fc-cache > > > > > > then run chkfontpath --add $PWD > > > > > > And that's all. > > > > I tried this method, Francois, and the new fonts were available to kword. > > However, they are not available to openoffice. I don't know why it > > should be so, but perhaps that's why they advocate their particular > > method. > > > > Anne > > -- > > If your using the KDE desktop, you can add the fonts using the control > centre (Center) in admin mode, and then they will be available globally > in any application. That's what I use.. > It's all very puzzling, Wolf. I've done that, adding three fonts adgo.ttf (Amhurst SF) aure.ttf (Stone Temple SF) and chev.ttf (Morris SF) None of them show up in OpenOffice.

On Thursday 30 November 2006 13:59, Wolfgang wrote: > On Thu, 2006-11-30 at 13:48 +0000, Anne Wilson wrote: > > On Thursday 30 November 2006 13:11, François Patte wrote: > > > Anne Wilson a écrit : > > > > Following the instructions in > > > > http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Font-FAQ I am trying to add > > > > fonts to be globally available. I have created a folder and put my > > > > new fonts there. It then says I should create a text file > > > > called /usr/share/X11/fonts/local.conf, with the new folder added in > > > > the format > > > > > > > > <dir> /usr/share/X11/fonts/NewFonts </dir> > > > > > > > > However, when I run 'fc-cache /usr/share/X11/fonts/NewFonts' I get > > > > the error > > > > > > > > Fontconfig error: "local.conf", line 2: junk after document element > > > > > > I don't understand why they describe such a complicated method! I just > > > add directories in: > > > /usr/share/fonts/default/ > > > > > > then went into these directories and perform successively: > > > > > > ttmkfdir (if fonts are true type) > > > mkfontdir > > > fc-cache > > > > > > then run chkfontpath --add $PWD > > > > > > And that's all. > > > > I tried this method, Francois, and the new fonts were available to kword. > > However, they are not available to openoffice. I don't know why it > > should be so, but perhaps that's why they advocate their particular > > method. > > > > Anne > > -- > > If your using the KDE desktop, you can add the fonts using the control > centre (Center) in admin mode, and then they will be available globally > in any application. That's what I use.. > It's all very puzzling, Wolf. I've done that, adding three fonts adgo.ttf (Amhurst SF) aure.ttf (Stone Temple SF) and chev.ttf (Morris SF) None of them show up in OpenOffice. Anne

Anne Wilson a écrit : > On Thursday 30 November 2006 13:11, François Patte wrote: >>Anne Wilson a écrit : >>>Following the instructions in >>>http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Font-FAQ I am trying to add >>>fonts to be globally available. I have created a folder and put my new >>>fonts there. It then says I should create a text file >>>called /usr/share/X11/fonts/local.conf, with the new folder added in the >>>format >>> >>><dir> /usr/share/X11/fonts/NewFonts </dir> >>> >>>However, when I run 'fc-cache /usr/share/X11/fonts/NewFonts' I get the >>>error >>> >>>Fontconfig error: "local.conf", line 2: junk after document element >> >>I don't understand why they describe such a complicated method! I just >>add directories in: >>/usr/share/fonts/default/ >> >>then went into these directories and perform successively: >> >>ttmkfdir (if fonts are true type) >>mkfontdir >>fc-cache >> >>then run chkfontpath --add $PWD >> >>And that's all. > > I tried this method, Francois, and the new fonts were available to kword. > However, they are not available to openoffice. I don't know why it > should be so, but perhaps that's why they advocate their particular > method. May be your problem is now solved, but I was out for sometimes.

I remenber that this method worked for openoffice only if I added my font directories in /usr/share/fonts/default/ Before that, I tried to build my own "local" directories, something like: /opt/share/X11/fonts/... and the fonts were not available to OO.

-- François Patte UFR de mathématiques et informatique Université René Descartes http://www.math-info.univ-paris5.fr/~patte

Anne Wilson wrote: > ... > <dir> /usr/share/X11/fonts/NewFonts </dir> > ... > I have checked that there is no space or newline character after the > line. What is wrong, please? I believe it is complaining about the spaces around the path.

Here's mine: $ cat /etc/fonts/local.conf <dir>/usr/local/share/fonts</dir> I keep stuff like that under /usr/local on a separate partition so I can easily clean-install around it, or use it in a dual-boot setup.