[wplug] Fonts

[Weber, Larry A]

These are self installing .exe files.  Do I need to install them on a
Windows PC first and then transfer them to the Linux PC?

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Edward Walter [SMTP:ewalter at tpresence.com]
> Sent:	Monday, April 22, 2002 11:31 AM
> To:	wplug at wplug.org
> Subject:	RE: [wplug] Fonts
> 
> Download these:
> http://www.microsoft.com/typography/fontpack/default.htm
> Put them in /usr/share/fonts/default/TrueType or wherever your xfs looks
> for
> fonts.
> Restart xfs and it should re-index your available fonts.  After that, they
> should be available under X11.
> -Ed
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: wplug-admin at wplug.org [mailto:wplug-admin at wplug.org]On Behalf Of
> Weber, Larry A
> Sent: Monday, April 22, 2002 10:42 AM
> To: wplug at wplug.org
> Subject: [wplug] Fonts
> 
> 
> I have been developing Perl scripts using Tk to build user interfaces.
> Part
> of the user interface has to display very large numbers, approx. 3" high.
> My scripts look fine on Win32 but the typeface is very, very blocky on
> Linux
> systems.  I have heard that fonts are typically poorly done in Linux.
> Does
> anyone know where or how I can obtain cleaner fonts, particularly ones
> that
> can be used for large numbers?
> 
> -laweber
> 
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