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