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Fwd: Text fonts
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Henrik Frisk |
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Fwd: Text fonts |
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Thu, 25 Nov 2010 09:56:38 +0100 |
Sorry, forgot to CC the list...
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From: Henrik Frisk <address@hidden>
Date: Thu, Nov 25, 2010 at 9:55 AM
Subject: Re: Text fonts
To: Werner LEMBERG <address@hidden>
>
>> but I'm guessing /usr/share/fonts is just as good
>
> Well, yes, but I consider it a bad thing to install local stuff into
> the /usr tree. A better place is /usr/local/share/fonts. However,
> you should check /etc/fonts/conf.d whether this directory is scanned
> by fontconfig by default. Alas, there isn't a GUI for fontconfig yet,
> as far as I know, which would greatly simplify the manipulation of
> such issues.
>
I can live without the GUI now that I know what to look for and where
to find it. But, yes, I guess it would be nice.
>> (since that's where the lilypond fonts live)?
>
> This is the wrong reason. LilyPond fonts could be installed at any
> place since it explicitly tells fontconfig to scan its own font
> directory.
>
As I said, I know very little about fonts... How and when does
Lilypond/fontconfig scan for new fonts?
/Henrik
- Text fonts, Henrik Frisk, 2010/11/23
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