myDSL Extensions (deprecated) :: Has anyone built an msttcorefonts.dsl?
At the moment I'm relying on mkwriteable to allow symlinking to all the right spots. There may be ways to get the fonts to work without all the symlinking but that would require a much better understanding of how X finds and uses TrueType fonts than what I currently possess. What I'm doing is really only a couple steps removed from a deb2dsl generated extension. If only I had more free time!For all the hubub about mkwritable using extra memory, for most computers it really isn't that big of a deal.
For computers that have < 64MB of RAM it can be a problem, for everyone else it should be a non-issue.Ok, I have something that works for me -- now I get to see if it works for anyone else
msttfonts_dsl.tar.gz is a "green" DSL extension that provides scripts and support files that will, with a single click, do the following:
1. Download the Microsoft TrueType "core fonts" distribution files from Sourceforge (you must have a working internet connection on your DSL system to use this). 2. Extract the actual font (ttf) files from the CAB (exe) files in the distribution. 3. Package the fonts and supporting files up into an msttcorefonts.tar.gz "green" DSL extension that will give you the joys of Times New Roman and friends in a memory friendly package.
So, to try this out first download msttfonts_dsl.tar.gz. Install the extension and you'll get a "Build msttcorefonts extension" option in your MyDSL desktop menu. Run that and let the scripts will take it from there.
Caveats:
* I've tried this on exactly one system running a frugal HD install. Will it work on other configs? You tell me
* I've only tested this against the X server in the XFree86 4.3.0 DSL extension. I don't know if the KDrive X server even supports TT fonts, let alone whether this will work with it.
Feedback on whether this works for you is greatly desired!Any way to pre-download the CAB and point to the local file, rather than download live? I still can't get my USB wifi to work with DSL, so I'm currently netless under DSL (I could run a cable, but the GF would not be amused). Any thoughts on adding other ttf fonts using this system?
Quote (RoGuE_StreaK @ July 30 2005,01:42)
Any way to pre-download the CAB and point to the local file, rather than download live?
The get-core-fonts script supports doing that. I haven't tested it but you're welcome to give it a try.
Go here and download all the .exe files. Don't skip any because the script is expecting all of them.
