![]() ![]() To view a list of monospaced client-side fonts (available from Xft, so it is possible to apply font hinting and antialiasing): $ fc-list :spacing=mono A python based graphical utility, font-manager, is also available to preview all installed and available fonts.įontconfig is the underlying configuration tool you may find the following programs useful:įc-match -s helvetica – show an ordered list of fonts matching a certain name or patternįc-cache -fv – rebuilds cached list of fonts (in ~/.cache/fontconfig, older caches may also be in ~/.fontconfig) You can verify the fonts are present by looking for them in an application (such as a word processor), or by using the command fc-list. GNOME users can simply open a Nautilus window to fonts:// and drag&drop the font files in there. Then enable bit maps font in the third screen. ![]() If you are installing bit map fonts you might need to enable this with dpkg-reconfigure: # dpkg-reconfigure fontconfig-config ![]() The above mentioned paths can be customized in the fontconfig configuration file at /etc/fonts/nf – you can also include subdirectories or links, which is useful if you have a directory of fonts on a separate hard drive (or partition or other location). Run fc-cache to update the font cache (add -v for verbose output). These files should have the permission 644 ( -rw-r-r-), otherwise they may not be usable. ttf or otf files and placing them into /usr/local/share/fonts (system-wide), ~/.local/share/fonts (user-specific) or ~/.fonts (user-specific). Install a font manually by downloading the appropriate. Some non-free font downloader packages are in contrib, which you will need to add to your sources if not present. Some fonts might have a -variable build, which are known as (VF), variable font.As default system-wide fonts will be installed into /usr/share/fonts by the package-manager.įor most uses, you’ll want TrueType (TTF) and OpenType (OTF) fonts – these packages start with fonts. the former is not the same as a "Type 1".Fonts can be added system-wide to Debian by installing the appropriate package fonts are specified in the “Fonts” section. Note: Opentype fonts may say either "Opentype Type 1" or "Opentype TrueType" depending on its internal format. ![]() Regardless, if you select the font in the list, in the Info section below (Click "More Info" if it isn't currently visible), the font Type is usually the 4th line. Current InDesign versions will alert you right away that a font is a Type 1 (see attached : note the "a" with an alert sign beside it). If you are using the font in a document, go to the menu Type > Find Font, and a list of all the fonts in the document will show. Without knowing the file extension, to check what you have:ġ) At a System level, if you are not using a font manager, go to Font Book, select the font you want in the list, and look at info (Command-I), The "Kind" will be a few items down in the list.Ģ) You can also just check in InDesign. Type 1 fonts were originally two-part files on the Mac which have been been slowly disappearing since OS X came out, and as you are probably finding out, support for them is ending soon. Did you install these yourself? In which case, the file extension will likely be the first clue. ![]()
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