Re: [libreoffice-users] Font mishap

Hi :)
I would try a reboot even if not using Windows, just for old times sake.  I'm not sure about the 
folders issue.  Have you had a look in 

Tools - Options - LibreOffice/General - Fonts

to see if it's in there or is that where it's not appearing?
Regards from
Tom :)


--- On Thu, 20/10/11, Macho Philipovich <macho.philipovich@gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Macho Philipovich <macho.philipovich@gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Font mishap
> To: users@global.libreoffice.org
> Cc: tomdavies04@yahoo.co.uk, webmaster@libreoffice-na.us
> Date: Thursday, 20 October, 2011, 3:03
>
> Sorry for the delayed response.
>
> On 11-10-17 09:21 AM, webmaster for Kracked Press
> Productions wrote:
> > In "Places", you open you "home folder", mine is
> "timothy".
> > Then go to the View option and click on "Show Hidden
> Files"
> > The fonts should be listed in the ".font" folder.
>
> I had no such folder, but I found the needed fonts on my
> system in
> /both/ of the following directories as
> ‘Georgia_Italic.ttf’ etc.:
>
> /var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType/
> /usr/share/fonts/truetype/msttcorefonts/
>
> When I followed this advice:
>
> On 11-10-17 05:56 AM, Tom Davies wrote:
> > In Ubuntu once you get a ttf file just double-click on
> it to get a preview and down at the bottom right should be a
> button to click to install the font.  
>
> The folder was automatically created. Unfortunately, the
> fonts still
> didn't show up in LibreOffice using the ones in either of
> those
> directories (unless I need to do something weird like
> reboot the machine
> for it to take effect).
>
> On 11-10-17 05:56 AM, Tom Davies wrote:
> > Also it should be possible for the person sending the
> document to send you a copy of their specific ttf files
> although many people are unlikely to know where their fonts
> are.
>
> I don't think this should be necessary given that I already
> appear to
> have the needed fonts, and in the particular
> circumstances—which I won't
> go into—it would be awkward for me to ask.
>
> Any other ideas?
>
> Thanks again,
> Mark
>
> ps. Since a few days have elapsed, here's the initial email
> I had sent:
> > > > From: Macho Philipovich<macho.philipovich@gmail.com>
> > > > Subject: [libreoffice-users] Font mishap
> > > > To: users@global.libreoffice.org
> > > > Date: Monday, 17 October, 2011, 4:16
> > > > Hi there,
> > > >
> > > > I hope this is the appropriate place to send
> support
> > > > questions. I
> > > > couldn't find anything relevant in the FAQ or
> other help
> > > > documents. I'm
> > > > running LibreOffice 3.4.3 OOO340m1
> (Build:302), shipped
> > > > with Ubuntu 11.10.
> > > >
> > > > I have ttf-mscorefonts-installer set up, and
> so fonts like
> > > > "Georgia" are
> > > > available and can be italicized, etc. However,
> I was sent a
> > > > large
> > > > document that is mostly in Georgia, and looks
> fine, but has
> > > > problems
> > > > with italics and bold. Rather than having the
> font set to
> > > > "Georgia"
> > > > along with the property of being bolded or
> italicized, the
> > > > document has
> > > > the font name in various places itself set to
> "Georgia
> > > > Italic", "Georgia
> > > > Bold", or "Georgia Bold Italic", which it
> doesn't
> > > > recognize, so renders
> > > > in some default sans serif font.
> > > >
> > > > I need to be able to view the file properly
> without messing
> > > > with its
> > > > fonts, as I'm going to record changes to
> collaborate with
> > > > the author. Is
> > > > there some way I can do this? Is a
> "replacement table" what
> > > > I need? I
> > > > wasn't able to figure out how to do it or find
> any
> > > > documentation that
> > > > seemed to work for my version.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks for your help and for maintaining such
> a great
> > > > product,
> > > > Macho
>
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