2-byte TTF font brokenness - are there any options?
This is a GREAT question as I've run into this a LOT. I've recently
learned how to install Windows True-Type fonts in XFree86 (4.2.1) and I'm
finding I can use the Windows fonts with gimp on Linux that I thought I had
abandoned.
An answer to the "2-byte font" problem would be greatly appreciated.... :)
Peace....
Tom
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12/19/02 01:56 PM
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I'm trying to get ttf fonts to work with gimp, but it seems like most of
the fonts that my users want to use are causing the "This is a 2-byte font
and may not display correctly." message to appear. The "may not display"
in the message seems to consistantly translate into "renders in image as a
tiny ugly font like the Windows System font". Is there any workaround for
this? We're using gimp 1.2.3 on RedHat 8.0.
I've searched the web for hours and submitted a bug to Red Hat (
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=80024 which includes
a detailed way to reproduce the problem.) all without coming up with
anything. I'm not afraid of cvs, compiling, patching, converting the
fonts somehow, or whatever, but I have no idea why it's happening or where
to begin. Any guidance would be greatly appreciated.
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fighting against the two most destructive forces in the universe:
entropy and human stupidity. They're not things you can always
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