Farsi fonts in Scribus, was: Re: [SlugBug] Re: SlugBug Digest, Vol 16, Issue 9

[Alan Dawson]

Quoting Chris <chris at slugbug.org.uk>:


> Do you have Farsi fonts working in other applications?
> 

It should be ok, if you have the farsi fonts installed.

there is a kde farsi project

http://www.farsikde.org/guide.php

has some details on getting the fonts installed

Conversation in #scribus

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00:38 < bone_idol> hi scribus ..
00:38 < bone_idol> anybody now how to add farsi fonts for scribus on Linux!
00:39 < bone_idol> maybe even how to get farsi on linux in the first place :-)
00:39 <@Tsoots> hehe
00:39 <@Tsoots> you have the font in your X11 font path
00:39 <@Tsoots> if it's there it should be available in Scribus if it's not
there's something wrong with it and it's ignored by Scribys
00:40 <@Tsoots> Scribus
00:40 <@Tsoots> hi bone_idol
00:40 <@Tsoots> there's also an addtitional font path setting in scribus
Settings->Fonts->Additional Paths
00:41 < bone_idol> k ..  so i need to find a linux farsi font first
00:41 <@Tsoots> you'll just need a True Type, Type1 or OpenType font
<snip>
00:47 <@Tsoots> bone_idol, like this http://koti.welho.com/rleino/farsi.jpg


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