Written by MattRogers1982 the 20 Jan 09 at 12:55.

by creating a simple GUI for font installation this particular frustration could be removed entirely. there is nothing more daunting to a user than to check the forums to find that the only way to perform a relatively common function is through the command line.

by creating a simple GUI for font installation this particular frustration could be removed entirely. there is nothing more daunting to a user than to check the forums to find that the only way to perform a relatively common function is through the command line.

Written by Nait the 20 Jan 09 at 15:35.

it'll be more intuitive for beginers(personally I drag & drop them to .fonts)

it'll be more intuitive for beginers(personally I drag & drop them to .fonts)

Written by cheesehead the 20 Jan 09 at 17:22.

defoma, the debian font manager, is the convenient command-line method for installing and tracking fonts.

dfontmgr, the graphical front end for defoma, has been deprecated because it still relies on GTK1. Update it and bring it back as a control panel for users who really want the GUI to manage fonts.

defoma, the debian font manager, is the convenient command-line method for installing and tracking fonts. dfontmgr, the graphical front end for defoma, has been deprecated because it still relies on GTK1. Update it and bring it back as a control panel for users who really want the GUI to manage fonts.

Written by SakJur the 20 Jan 09 at 20:38.

The simpliest way according to me is to use a simple nautilus script that installs the font with just right-clicking on it and then press on a menu option named "Install font" (or similary)

The simpliest way according to me is to use a simple nautilus script that installs the font with just right-clicking on it and then press on a menu option named "Install font" (or similary)

Written by vexorian the 1 Feb 09 at 16:54.

Font viewer is that program that previous the font when you double click on it. Of course this solution does not prevent other solutions from happening.

IIRC, windows does this.

Font viewer is that program that previous the font when you double click on it. Of course this solution does not prevent other solutions from happening. IIRC, windows does this.

Written by lutimdale the 9 Feb 09 at 23:51.

A font management application should be used that would INSTALL as well as VIEW fonts.

View mode would have 4 columns
GROUPING: logical grouping similar to playlist (eg. monospace, sans serif, serif, artistic, unfiled, etc.)
FONT: font name includes all variants (eg. Arial)
VARIANT: Bold, Italic, Bold Italic, Regular
PREVIEW: full alphabet in lowercase and uppercase.

Install mode would work by:
- from menu... file > Install new Font
which would prompt for the file name
- from menu... file > Install Fonts from folder
which would prompt for the folder structure to import
- drag and drop of font file anywhere in UI (filed under "unfiled")
- drag and drop of font file to specific GROUPING
- shell extension to install new font

This application should also allow easy enabling/disabling of fonts simply by checking an "Active" property checkbox beside the font.

A font management application should be used that would INSTALL as well as VIEW fonts. View mode would have 4 columns GROUPING: logical grouping similar to playlist (eg. monospace, sans serif, serif, artistic, unfiled, etc.) FONT: font name includes all variants (eg. Arial) VARIANT: Bold, Italic, Bold Italic, Regular PREVIEW: full alphabet in lowercase and uppercase. Install mode would work by: - from menu... file > Install new Font which would prompt for the file name - from menu... file > Install Fonts from folder which would prompt for the folder structure to import - drag and drop of font file anywhere in UI (filed under "unfiled") - drag and drop of font file to specific GROUPING - shell extension to install new font This application should also allow easy enabling/disabling of fonts simply by checking an "Active" property checkbox beside the font.

Written by flux the 16 May 09 at 13:06.

It's possible improve gnome font viewer to permits comparative between more fonts together, also before installation.

It's possible improve gnome font viewer to permits comparative between more fonts together, also before installation.

Written by arvindkumarc the 12 Jul 09 at 02:40.

Write a folder listener, so that to add or remove from the cache as soon as something is pasted or deleted from the folder. So that the only procedure is to place the new font in "/usr/share/fonts/truetype".

Write a folder listener, so that to add or remove from the cache as soon as something is pasted or deleted from the folder. So that the only procedure is to place the new font in "/usr/share/fonts/truetype".