Getting cleartype-like fonts on linux

[mohbana]

Originally Posted by leigh123@linux

Hi Wayne,

Yes I would remove the freetype-freeworld package first .


Leigh

Are your packages going to be put in Livna? Leigh which fontconfig patch are you using?

[mohbana]

Freetype 2.3.6 released after 1 year

http://sourceforge.net/project/shown...ease_id=605780


Any chance of getting an update .

[brebs]

Originally Posted by mohbana

Any chance of getting an update

Yes, for backported security fixes, as today's freetype update shows - see thread. Otherwise, the answer is - there's rawhide or (eventually) F10, for those who want to continue riding the bleeding-edge wave.

[leigh123linux]

Originally Posted by mohbana

Freetype 2.3.6 released after 1 year

http://sourceforge.net/project/shown...ease_id=605780


Any chance of getting an update .

Freetype 2.3.6 rpm's


i386

http://www.4shared.com/file/51854712...__i386tar.html




x86_64

http://www.4shared.com/file/51854812...x86_64tar.html

[Shelton]

Hi Leigh

Can you help me - if i do the following:
Code:
su
yum install rpmdevtools
yum install yum-utils



Then as a normal non root user ( you may need to install some build deps )


Code:
rpmdev-setuptree
yumdownloader --source freetype
rpmbuild --rebuild --with bytecode_interpreter --with subpixel_rendering freetype-2.3.5-4.fc9.src.rpm

What do I need to do next - command by command ? I am on a i386 arch.

I just installed Fedora 9 and the fonts are terrible.

Thanks
Shelton.

[Shelton]

Hi

When i try and install the freetype font I get the following error:

error: can't create transaction lock on /var/lib/rpm/__db.000

What could this be ?

[brunson]

Originally Posted by Shelton

Hi

When i try and install the freetype font I get the following error:

error: can't create transaction lock on /var/lib/rpm/__db.000

What could this be ?

Are you doing it as root?

[Shelton]

no not as root as specified above:
Then as a normal non root user ( you may need to install some build deps )



Code:
rpmdev-setuptree
yumdownloader --source freetype
rpmbuild --rebuild --with bytecode_interpreter --with subpixel_rendering freetype-2.3.5-4.fc9.src.rpm

Then install the rpm

http://forums.fedoraforum.org/forum...&highlight=mock

Should I be root ?

[brunson]

Build as user, install as root. :-)

[Shelton]

Ok thanks - will do.

[mohbana]

Originally Posted by Shelton

Ok thanks - will do.

why don't you use the rpms leigh provided?

edit;
anyone else notice that the ubuntu's fontconfig ignores the option set under system->pref>looks and feel->appearance->fonts, in particular the rendering options. i'm using the ~/.fonts.conf found with the default ubuntu installation.

[brebs]

Sounds like /etc/fonts/blahblah and ~/.fonts.conf overrides gnome, which makes sense because they're far more configurable.

[mohbana]

any chance of getting this into livna - or even more ambitiously - into the main repo in the upcoming release?

[brebs]

Nope - see Ubuntu fonts thread and livna bug.

[mohbana]

Originally Posted by mohbana

any chance of getting this into livna - or even more ambitiously - into the main repo in the upcoming release?

anyone with an update?