Hi, Andre Schmidt hat gesagt: // Andre Schmidt wrote:
that linux install procedure for fonts doesnt hear so promising easy, huh :(
It depends, on what you're used to. Linux, coming from the Big-Unix-Machine background, is very multiuser oriented. Installing fonts isn't considered as something, a normal user should do, it's in the responsibility of the system administrator.
Of course, in most home situations, the main user also is sysadmin.
so theres no 1 "easy way" for all linux distrs to install fonts ?
Generally fonts are kept in a few font directories, that are not writable by normal users. Installation in one of these is normally really made easy by distribution tools, but it's not standardized. I wouldn't bother with this in your position. There are many Howtos and docs, that explain font installation in Linux, but it wouldn't make sense, if you'd try to make a self-installing font package for all Linuxes.
is there a possibility to use NON system fonts in PD(tcl/tk) ? (means, using fonts direct from pd folder that are not installed in OS) [i think this would mean to code an own font driver/interface for PD, cpu loss?]
I still would prefer, if PD could somehow read, which fonts are available and then let the user make a choice.
I made a quick google-search and I would like something like the Font Dialog on this site: http://www.cs.man.ac.uk/~fellowsd/tcl/mwidx.html#fontdlg
Then I could install your font and decide on my own, if I want to use it, or if I want to stay with the go'old Courier.
ciao,
Frank Barknecht _ ______footils.org__