https://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=Sumit+DuttaInkscape Wiki - User contributions [en]2026-05-01T20:22:15ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.36.1https://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php?title=Installing_fonts&diff=6093Installing fonts2006-03-26T17:10:05Z<p>Sumit Dutta: </p>
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<div>One may install Linux user fonts using a variety of methods. They can be made available systemwide, to be accessible to core GUI resources such as KDE or GNOME. More commonly, users only install fonts so they can be used by product-making applications including Inkscape and OpenOffice.org.<br />
<br />
Inkscape's way of installing fonts is hardly any different than the installing of fonts on any other program. Essentially, one has to download whatever fonts he would like and place them in the default font directory. Truetype fonts are installed by placement of the files into the /usr/share/fonts/ttf directory (or C:\WINDOWS\FONTS for Windows types).<br />
<br />
- mv ~/downloads/*.ttf /usr/share/fonts/ttf<br />
<br />
It is advisable that '''the font cache file be deleted''' in the process. This file is fonts.cache-1, located in /usr/share/fonts (or C:\WINDOWS\FONTS for Windows types). After font files have been transferred to the default font directory, delete this fonts.cache-1 file and the .fonts.cache-1 file in your home directory (or "My Documents" directory for Windows types).<br />
<br />
- rm -f /usr/share/fonts/*fonts.cache-1<br />
- rm -f ~/*fonts.cache-1<br />
<br />
Once done doing this, you need to rebuild your font cache files (only if you are using Linux or some other OS for which font caches are used) so other programs can effectively use the fonts. Do this by going to your default font directory (/usr/share/fonts) and typing as root:<br />
<br />
- fc-cache</div>Sumit Duttahttps://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php?title=Installing_fonts&diff=6025Installing fonts2006-03-16T00:36:21Z<p>Sumit Dutta: </p>
<hr />
<div>One may install Linux user fonts using a variety of methods. They can be made available systemwide, to be accessible to core GUI resources such as KDE or GNOME. More commonly, users only install fonts so they can be used by product-making applications including Inkscape and OpenOffice.org.<br />
<br />
Inkscape's way of installing fonts is hardly any different than the installing of fonts on any other program. Essentially, one has to download whatever fonts he would like and place them in the default font directory. Truetype fonts are installed by placement of the files into the /usr/share/fonts/ttf directory (or C:\WINDOWS\FONTS for Windows types).<br />
<br />
- mv ~/downloads/*.ttf /usr/share/fonts/ttf<br />
<br />
It is advisable that '''the font cache file be deleted''' in the process. This file is fonts.cache-1, located in /usr/share/fonts (or C:\WINDOWS\FONTS for Windows types). After font files have been transferred to the default font directory, delete this fonts.cache-1 file and the .fonts.cache-1 file in your home directory (or "My Documents" directory for Windows types).<br />
<br />
- rm -f /usr/share/fonts/*fonts.cache-1<br />
- rm -f ~/*fonts.cache-1</div>Sumit Duttahttps://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php?title=Installing_fonts&diff=6024Installing fonts2006-03-16T00:35:22Z<p>Sumit Dutta: </p>
<hr />
<div>One may install Linux user fonts using a variety of methods. They can be made available systemwide, to be accessible to core GUI resources such as KDE or GNOME. More commonly, users only install fonts so they can be used by product-making applications including Inkscape and OpenOffice.org.<br />
<br />
Inkscape's way of installing fonts is hardly any different than the installing of fonts on any other program. Essentially, one has to download whatever fonts he would like and place them in the default font directory. Truetype fonts are installed by placement of the files into the /usr/share/fonts/ttf directory (or C:\WINDOWS\FONTS for Windows types).<br />
<br />
- mv ~/downloads/*.ttf /usr/share/fonts/ttf<br />
<br />
It is advisable that '''the font cache file be deleted''' in the process. This file is fonts.cache-1, located in /usr/share/fonts (or C:\WINDOWS\FONTS for Windows types). After font files have been transferred to the default font directory, delete this fonts.cache-1 file and the .fonts.cache-1 file in your home directory (or "My Documents" directory for Windows types).<br />
<br />
- rm -f /usr/share/fonts/*fonts.cache-1<br />
- rm -f ~/*fonts.cache-1</div>Sumit Duttahttps://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php?title=Installing_fonts&diff=6023Installing fonts2006-03-16T00:29:52Z<p>Sumit Dutta: </p>
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<div>One may install Linux user fonts using a variety of methods. They can be made available systemwide, to be accessible to core GUI resources such as KDE or GNOME. More commonly, users only install fonts so they can be used by product-making applications including Inkscape and OpenOffice.org.<br />
<br />
Inkscape's way of installing fonts is hardly any different than the installing of fonts on any other program. Essentially, one has to download whatever fonts he would like and place them in the default font directory.<br />
<br />
It is advisable that '''the font cache file be deleted''' in the process.</div>Sumit Duttahttps://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php?title=Inkscape&diff=6016Inkscape2006-03-12T21:58:59Z<p>Sumit Dutta: /* About Inkscape */</p>
<hr />
<div>This is a freeform area for Inkscape development and discussion. <br />
Curious about [[WikiSyntax]]?<br />
<table cellspacing="11" width="100%"><tr valign="top"><br />
<td style="width:33%;background-color: #EFFBFF; padding:.5em; border: 1px solid #BFEEFF"><br />
=== About Inkscape ===<br />
* [http://www.inkscape.org/ Inkscape Homepage]<br />
* [[AboutInkscape]]<br />
* [[InkscapeFeatures]]<br />
* [[FAQ]] - Frequently Asked Questions<br />
* [[ProjectInfo]]<br />
* [[SupportedOperatingSystems]]<br />
* [[Tools]] - Supporting Tools and Applications<br />
* [[Galleries]]<br />
* [[ArticlesAndPresentations]]<br />
* [[TestimonialComments]]<br />
* [[InkscapePopularity]]<br />
* [[ContactInfo]] our heroes<br />
<br />
</td><td style="width:33%;;background-color: #FFF1EF; padding:.5em; border: 1px solid #FFC7BF;margin:.5em"><br />
<br />
=== User Documentation ===<br />
* [[InkscapeTerminology]]<br />
* [[UserManual]]<br />
* [http://inkscape.org/doc/basic/tutorial-basic.html Tutorial:Basic]<br />
* [[InkscapeSVG]] vs. Plain SVG<br />
* [[GettingExtensionsWorking]]<br />
* [[GettingEffectsWorking]]<br />
* [[WhatEffectsDo]]<br />
* [[UsingTheConnectorTool]]<br />
* [[Installing Fonts as a User]]<br />
<br />
* [[ReleaseNotes]] for 0.44 and past<br />
* [[PressRelease]] for 0.43 and past<br />
* [[ArticleIntroducingInkscape0_40|Introducing Inkscape 0.40]]<br />
<br />
* [[InkscapeTipWiki]]<br />
* [[OtherProjects]] (outside links)<br />
</td><td style="width:33%;background-color: #FFFAE5; padding:.5em; border: 1px solid #FFFF66; margin:.5em"><br />
<br />
=== Help Inkscape Without Coding === <br />
<br />
* [[PrintingConsensusPoll]]<br />
* [[HelpWanted]]<br />
* [[CreatingDists]]: how to build packages<br />
* [[WebsiteEditing]]<br />
* [[WritingNews]]<br />
* [[UpdatingTrackerItems]]<br />
* [[TutorialIdeas]]<br />
<br />
* [[TestingInkscape]]<br />
<br />
</td></tr></table><table cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="background-color: #FFFAE5; border-width:0em .5em; border-style:solid; border-color:white"><tr valign="top" style="padding:11px 0em 0em 11px"><br />
<th colspan="2" align="left" style="padding:.5em 0em 0em .5em"><br />
=== Developer Documentation ===<br />
</th></tr><tr valign="top" align="left"><td style="width:50%;padding:.5em"><br />
==== General ====<br />
* [[DeveloperManual]]<br />
* [[CompilingInkscape]]<br />
* [[WorkingWithSVN]]<br />
* [[HandlingPreferences]]: creating and using preference values<br />
* [[AddSPObject]]: how to add a new SPObject type<br />
* [[ReprListeners]]: responding to XML doc changes<br />
* [[ErrorsAndWarnings]]: how to deal with reporting errors, warnings, and other messages<br />
* [[DebuggingTips]]: random tips to help debug problems<br />
<br />
* [[DeveloperTitles]]: terms for various roles in Inkscape<br />
* [[InkscapeJanitors]]: small tasks that need doing<br />
* [http://livarot.sourceforge.net/ Livarot]: for boolean ops<br />
<br />
</td><td style="width:50%;padding:.5em"><br />
==== Development Discussion ====<br />
* [[Roadmap]]: the main todo list<br />
* [[NewFeatureProposals]]<br />
* [[ExtensionArchitectureProposals]]<br />
* [[Coding Style|Coding Style Discussion]]<br />
* [[FileTypes]]<br />
* [[Icons]] (Application + Interface)<br />
* [[ApplicationIcons]] ( more application + interface )<br />
* [[InkscapeColor]]<br />
* [[PrintingSubsystem]]<br />
* [[SVG Competitors Plan]] - MS WVG vs SVG, etc<br />
* [[SVG Tiny Compliance]]<br />
* [[SVG Test Suite Compliance]] - [[W3C]] full test suite<br />
* [[CSS Support]]<br />
* [[OpenVG]] Standard (draft)<br />
* [[OpenDocument proposal]]<br />
* [[Googles Summer of Code]]<br />
<br />
</td></tr><tr valign="top" align="left"><td style="width:50%;padding:.5em"><br />
==== User Interface Discussion ====<br />
* [[TranslationInformation]]<br />
* [[AccessibleGraphics]]<br />
* [[ObjectManager]]<br />
* [[DialogsReorganization]]<br />
* [[DialogReplacement]]<br />
* [[ModalInterfaces]]<br />
* [[TextUsability]]: text tool /dialog dialog<br />
* [[KeyboardShortcutsToDo]]<br />
** [[KeyboardProfiles]]: how you can help <br />
* [[StatusbarAPI]]<br />
* [[Animation-(Timeline)]]<br />
* [[Free Desktop Graphic Suite]]<br />
<br />
</td><td style="width:50%;padding:.5em"><br />
==== Rearchitecture Discussion ====<br />
* [[SubsystemRearchitecture]]<br />
* [[CPlusPlus]]: Convert to C++<br />
* [[Pangoification]]: replace font rendering subsystem<br />
* [[GtkMMification]]: replace C boilerplate with gtkmm objects<br />
* [[PathRepresentation]]<br />
* [[Cairoification]]<br />
* [[ScribusInteroperability]]<br />
<br />
</td></tr></table><br />
----<br />
* [[WikiAttic]]: pages that are no longer relevant but kept for historical value<br />
<br />
__NOTOC__</div>Sumit Duttahttps://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php?title=Inkscape&diff=6015Inkscape2006-03-12T21:58:11Z<p>Sumit Dutta: /* About Inkscape */</p>
<hr />
<div>This is a freeform area for Inkscape development and discussion. <br />
Curious about [[WikiSyntax]]?<br />
<table cellspacing="11" width="100%"><tr valign="top"><br />
<td style="width:33%;background-color: #EFFBFF; padding:.5em; border: 1px solid #BFEEFF"><br />
=== About Inkscape ===<br />
* [http://www.inkscape.org/ Inkscape Homepage]<br />
* [[AboutInkscape]]<br />
* [[InkscapeFeatures]]<br />
* [[FAQ]] - Frequently Asked Questions<br />
* [[ProjectInfo]]<br />
* [[Supported Operating Systems]]<br />
* [[Tools]] - Supporting Tools and Applications<br />
* [[Galleries]] <br />
* [[ArticlesAndPresentations]]<br />
* [[TestimonialComments]]<br />
* [[InkscapePopularity]]<br />
* [[ContactInfo]] our heroes<br />
<br />
</td><td style="width:33%;;background-color: #FFF1EF; padding:.5em; border: 1px solid #FFC7BF;margin:.5em"><br />
<br />
=== User Documentation ===<br />
* [[InkscapeTerminology]]<br />
* [[UserManual]]<br />
* [http://inkscape.org/doc/basic/tutorial-basic.html Tutorial:Basic]<br />
* [[InkscapeSVG]] vs. Plain SVG<br />
* [[GettingExtensionsWorking]]<br />
* [[GettingEffectsWorking]]<br />
* [[WhatEffectsDo]]<br />
* [[UsingTheConnectorTool]]<br />
* [[Installing Fonts as a User]]<br />
<br />
* [[ReleaseNotes]] for 0.44 and past<br />
* [[PressRelease]] for 0.43 and past<br />
* [[ArticleIntroducingInkscape0_40|Introducing Inkscape 0.40]]<br />
<br />
* [[InkscapeTipWiki]]<br />
* [[OtherProjects]] (outside links)<br />
</td><td style="width:33%;background-color: #FFFAE5; padding:.5em; border: 1px solid #FFFF66; margin:.5em"><br />
<br />
=== Help Inkscape Without Coding === <br />
<br />
* [[PrintingConsensusPoll]]<br />
* [[HelpWanted]]<br />
* [[CreatingDists]]: how to build packages<br />
* [[WebsiteEditing]]<br />
* [[WritingNews]]<br />
* [[UpdatingTrackerItems]]<br />
* [[TutorialIdeas]]<br />
<br />
* [[TestingInkscape]]<br />
<br />
</td></tr></table><table cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="background-color: #FFFAE5; border-width:0em .5em; border-style:solid; border-color:white"><tr valign="top" style="padding:11px 0em 0em 11px"><br />
<th colspan="2" align="left" style="padding:.5em 0em 0em .5em"><br />
=== Developer Documentation ===<br />
</th></tr><tr valign="top" align="left"><td style="width:50%;padding:.5em"><br />
==== General ====<br />
* [[DeveloperManual]]<br />
* [[CompilingInkscape]]<br />
* [[WorkingWithSVN]]<br />
* [[HandlingPreferences]]: creating and using preference values<br />
* [[AddSPObject]]: how to add a new SPObject type<br />
* [[ReprListeners]]: responding to XML doc changes<br />
* [[ErrorsAndWarnings]]: how to deal with reporting errors, warnings, and other messages<br />
* [[DebuggingTips]]: random tips to help debug problems<br />
<br />
* [[DeveloperTitles]]: terms for various roles in Inkscape<br />
* [[InkscapeJanitors]]: small tasks that need doing<br />
* [http://livarot.sourceforge.net/ Livarot]: for boolean ops<br />
<br />
</td><td style="width:50%;padding:.5em"><br />
==== Development Discussion ====<br />
* [[Roadmap]]: the main todo list<br />
* [[NewFeatureProposals]]<br />
* [[ExtensionArchitectureProposals]]<br />
* [[Coding Style|Coding Style Discussion]]<br />
* [[FileTypes]]<br />
* [[Icons]] (Application + Interface)<br />
* [[ApplicationIcons]] ( more application + interface )<br />
* [[InkscapeColor]]<br />
* [[PrintingSubsystem]]<br />
* [[SVG Competitors Plan]] - MS WVG vs SVG, etc<br />
* [[SVG Tiny Compliance]]<br />
* [[SVG Test Suite Compliance]] - [[W3C]] full test suite<br />
* [[CSS Support]]<br />
* [[OpenVG]] Standard (draft)<br />
* [[OpenDocument proposal]]<br />
* [[Googles Summer of Code]]<br />
<br />
</td></tr><tr valign="top" align="left"><td style="width:50%;padding:.5em"><br />
==== User Interface Discussion ====<br />
* [[TranslationInformation]]<br />
* [[AccessibleGraphics]]<br />
* [[ObjectManager]]<br />
* [[DialogsReorganization]]<br />
* [[DialogReplacement]]<br />
* [[ModalInterfaces]]<br />
* [[TextUsability]]: text tool /dialog dialog<br />
* [[KeyboardShortcutsToDo]]<br />
** [[KeyboardProfiles]]: how you can help <br />
* [[StatusbarAPI]]<br />
* [[Animation-(Timeline)]]<br />
* [[Free Desktop Graphic Suite]]<br />
<br />
</td><td style="width:50%;padding:.5em"><br />
==== Rearchitecture Discussion ====<br />
* [[SubsystemRearchitecture]]<br />
* [[CPlusPlus]]: Convert to C++<br />
* [[Pangoification]]: replace font rendering subsystem<br />
* [[GtkMMification]]: replace C boilerplate with gtkmm objects<br />
* [[PathRepresentation]]<br />
* [[Cairoification]]<br />
* [[ScribusInteroperability]]<br />
<br />
</td></tr></table><br />
----<br />
* [[WikiAttic]]: pages that are no longer relevant but kept for historical value<br />
<br />
__NOTOC__</div>Sumit Duttahttps://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php?title=Installing_fonts&diff=6014Installing fonts2006-03-12T21:55:08Z<p>Sumit Dutta: </p>
<hr />
<div>One may install Linux user fonts using a variety of methods. They can be made available systemwide, to be accessible to core GUI resources such as KDE or GNOME. More commonly, users only install fonts so they can be used by product-making applications including Inkscape and OpenOffice.org.<br />
<br />
Inkscape has a unique way of installing fonts.</div>Sumit Dutta