Re: Font Problem

From: Barry Skidmore (skidmore@mail.worldvenue.org)
Date: Wed Aug 14 2002 - 10:31:27 EDT

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    Bernard,

    Thanks for your reply.

    I followed your suggestions, however I am getting the same error message
    that I described below.

    Does anyone else have an idea?

    Barry

    > > Mercredi 14 Août 2002 04:54, Barry Skidmore a écrit :
    > > When trying to open an MS Word document, I receive the following error
    > > message:
    > > AbiWord could not load the following font or fontset from the X Window
    > > System display server:
    > > [-*-Arial-bold-r-*-*-*-0-*-*-*-*-*-*]
    > > I have followed the suggested instructions, and added the these lines to
    > > both the XF86Config and XF86Config-4 files and rebooted:
    > > (it was suggested to just add the line, Load "type1", to the "Module"
    > > section, but since there was not a section called "Module", I created one
    > > [wrong???])
    > > [ ... ]
    > > Barry
    >
    > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    > If I have correctly understood, arial font, in Windows docs, is a True-type
    > font, and AbiWord does not use these fonts normally. Its uses Type1
    > fonts which are formated completely differently.
    > If you want use Windows true-type fonts, there is a special way for that.
    > If you remain with Type1 fonts your Win-document will be reformated
    > by the choice of following options:
    > File => Import => "Open a file with" automatic detection (you click)
    > and you choice << Microsoft Word (.doc, .dot) >> and you select your
    > document.
    > If all is correct, you have the doc on screen!
    > ...and if I have said stupidities, the list-gurus will correct me!
    > Best wishes
    > Bernard Lambey
    >

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