How to install MS Core Fonts without my desktop switching to them?
I need MS Core fonts to use them with XeLaTeX. I do NOT want them anywhere else.
I tried two ways to get these fonts:
fetchmsttfontsRPM packet
msttcore-fonts-installerfrom http://mscorefonts2.sourceforge.net (because fetchmsttfonts was not available)
AFAIK both do the same: download MS's *.exe files, extract them to get *.ttf, and install those *.ttf system wide. After that, XeLaTeX works, so that's fine.
However, for some reason these new fonts instantly infect my desktop. Before the installation process is even finished, all my Firefox/Leafpad/Terminal fonts are switched to the freshly downloaded ones.
I find this utterly baffling. Why in the world installing a font automatically switches the whole system to it? Is there a way to just install the fonts and keep the desktop untouched?
My OS is OpenSuSE 13.2/42.1 (on different machines), DE is XFCE.
fonts
edited 1 hour ago
Rui F Ribeiro
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I need MS Core fonts to use them with XeLaTeX. I do NOT want them anywhere else.
I tried two ways to get these fonts:
fetchmsttfontsRPM packet
msttcore-fonts-installerfrom http://mscorefonts2.sourceforge.net (because fetchmsttfonts was not available)
AFAIK both do the same: download MS's *.exe files, extract them to get *.ttf, and install those *.ttf system wide. After that, XeLaTeX works, so that's fine.
However, for some reason these new fonts instantly infect my desktop. Before the installation process is even finished, all my Firefox/Leafpad/Terminal fonts are switched to the freshly downloaded ones.
I find this utterly baffling. Why in the world installing a font automatically switches the whole system to it? Is there a way to just install the fonts and keep the desktop untouched?
My OS is OpenSuSE 13.2/42.1 (on different machines), DE is XFCE.
fonts
edited 1 hour ago
Rui F Ribeiro
39.6k1479132
asked Jul 7 '16 at 21:48
ScumCoderScumCoder
1114
I have seen this problem only in Firefox and that is a problem originated from most internet sites, that explicitly ask for microsoft named fonts, like Arial and Times New Roman. So when they become available Firefox has no other choice than using them.
– alfC
Aug 13 '16 at 23:35
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I need MS Core fonts to use them with XeLaTeX. I do NOT want them anywhere else.
I tried two ways to get these fonts:
fetchmsttfontsRPM packet
msttcore-fonts-installerfrom http://mscorefonts2.sourceforge.net (because fetchmsttfonts was not available)
AFAIK both do the same: download MS's *.exe files, extract them to get *.ttf, and install those *.ttf system wide. After that, XeLaTeX works, so that's fine.
However, for some reason these new fonts instantly infect my desktop. Before the installation process is even finished, all my Firefox/Leafpad/Terminal fonts are switched to the freshly downloaded ones.
I find this utterly baffling. Why in the world installing a font automatically switches the whole system to it? Is there a way to just install the fonts and keep the desktop untouched?
My OS is OpenSuSE 13.2/42.1 (on different machines), DE is XFCE.
fonts
edited 1 hour ago
Rui F Ribeiro
39.6k1479132
asked Jul 7 '16 at 21:48
ScumCoderScumCoder
1114
I need MS Core fonts to use them with XeLaTeX. I do NOT want them anywhere else.
I tried two ways to get these fonts:
fetchmsttfontsRPM packet
msttcore-fonts-installerfrom http://mscorefonts2.sourceforge.net (because fetchmsttfonts was not available)
AFAIK both do the same: download MS's *.exe files, extract them to get *.ttf, and install those *.ttf system wide. After that, XeLaTeX works, so that's fine.
However, for some reason these new fonts instantly infect my desktop. Before the installation process is even finished, all my Firefox/Leafpad/Terminal fonts are switched to the freshly downloaded ones.
I find this utterly baffling. Why in the world installing a font automatically switches the whole system to it? Is there a way to just install the fonts and keep the desktop untouched?
My OS is OpenSuSE 13.2/42.1 (on different machines), DE is XFCE.
fonts
fonts
edited 1 hour ago
Rui F Ribeiro
39.6k1479132
asked Jul 7 '16 at 21:48
ScumCoderScumCoder
1114
edited 1 hour ago
Rui F Ribeiro
39.6k1479132
asked Jul 7 '16 at 21:48
ScumCoderScumCoder
1114
edited 1 hour ago
Rui F Ribeiro
39.6k1479132
edited 1 hour ago
Rui F Ribeiro
39.6k1479132
edited 1 hour ago
Rui F Ribeiro
39.6k1479132
39.6k1479132
asked Jul 7 '16 at 21:48
ScumCoderScumCoder
1114
asked Jul 7 '16 at 21:48
ScumCoderScumCoder
1114
asked Jul 7 '16 at 21:48
ScumCoderScumCoder
1114
1114
I have seen this problem only in Firefox and that is a problem originated from most internet sites, that explicitly ask for microsoft named fonts, like Arial and Times New Roman. So when they become available Firefox has no other choice than using them.
– alfC
Aug 13 '16 at 23:35
add a comment |
I have seen this problem only in Firefox and that is a problem originated from most internet sites, that explicitly ask for microsoft named fonts, like Arial and Times New Roman. So when they become available Firefox has no other choice than using them.
– alfC
Aug 13 '16 at 23:35
I have seen this problem only in Firefox and that is a problem originated from most internet sites, that explicitly ask for microsoft named fonts, like Arial and Times New Roman. So when they become available Firefox has no other choice than using them.
– alfC
Aug 13 '16 at 23:35
I have seen this problem only in Firefox and that is a problem originated from most internet sites, that explicitly ask for microsoft named fonts, like Arial and Times New Roman. So when they become available Firefox has no other choice than using them.
– alfC
Aug 13 '16 at 23:35
add a comment |
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If you’re going to use TTF fonts in a LaTeX document anyway, the best solution is probably to use LuaLaTeX, where you can use TTF fonts directly. No installation necessary, just put them into a “fonts” directory next to your tex sources and use the fontspec package to load them, e.g.:
% set and load fonts
usepackage{fontspec}
setmainfont[
Ligatures = TeX,
ExternalLocation,
Path = {./fonts/},
Extension = {.otf},
UprightFont = {*Regular},
BoldFont = {*Bold},
ItalicFont = {*Italic},
BoldItalicFont = {*BoldItalic}]{Charter}
setsansfont[
Ligatures = TeX,
Scale = MatchLowercase,
ExternalLocation,
Path = {./fonts/},
Extension = {.ttf},
UprightFont = {*},
BoldFont = {*-Bold},
ItalicFont = {*-Oblique},
BoldItalicFont = {*-BoldOblique}]{Helvetica}
setmonofont[
Ligatures = TeX,
Scale = MatchLowercase]{Latin Modern Mono}
Hope this helps man. I've had a similar problem
answered Jul 7 '16 at 22:03
kommander0000kommander0000
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If you’re going to use TTF fonts in a LaTeX document anyway, the best solution is probably to use LuaLaTeX, where you can use TTF fonts directly. No installation necessary, just put them into a “fonts” directory next to your tex sources and use the fontspec package to load them, e.g.:
% set and load fonts
usepackage{fontspec}
setmainfont[
Ligatures = TeX,
ExternalLocation,
Path = {./fonts/},
Extension = {.otf},
UprightFont = {*Regular},
BoldFont = {*Bold},
ItalicFont = {*Italic},
BoldItalicFont = {*BoldItalic}]{Charter}
setsansfont[
Ligatures = TeX,
Scale = MatchLowercase,
ExternalLocation,
Path = {./fonts/},
Extension = {.ttf},
UprightFont = {*},
BoldFont = {*-Bold},
ItalicFont = {*-Oblique},
BoldItalicFont = {*-BoldOblique}]{Helvetica}
setmonofont[
Ligatures = TeX,
Scale = MatchLowercase]{Latin Modern Mono}
Hope this helps man. I've had a similar problem
answered Jul 7 '16 at 22:03
kommander0000kommander0000
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add a comment |
If you’re going to use TTF fonts in a LaTeX document anyway, the best solution is probably to use LuaLaTeX, where you can use TTF fonts directly. No installation necessary, just put them into a “fonts” directory next to your tex sources and use the fontspec package to load them, e.g.:
% set and load fonts
usepackage{fontspec}
setmainfont[
Ligatures = TeX,
ExternalLocation,
Path = {./fonts/},
Extension = {.otf},
UprightFont = {*Regular},
BoldFont = {*Bold},
ItalicFont = {*Italic},
BoldItalicFont = {*BoldItalic}]{Charter}
setsansfont[
Ligatures = TeX,
Scale = MatchLowercase,
ExternalLocation,
Path = {./fonts/},
Extension = {.ttf},
UprightFont = {*},
BoldFont = {*-Bold},
ItalicFont = {*-Oblique},
BoldItalicFont = {*-BoldOblique}]{Helvetica}
setmonofont[
Ligatures = TeX,
Scale = MatchLowercase]{Latin Modern Mono}
Hope this helps man. I've had a similar problem
answered Jul 7 '16 at 22:03
kommander0000kommander0000
664
add a comment |
If you’re going to use TTF fonts in a LaTeX document anyway, the best solution is probably to use LuaLaTeX, where you can use TTF fonts directly. No installation necessary, just put them into a “fonts” directory next to your tex sources and use the fontspec package to load them, e.g.:
% set and load fonts
usepackage{fontspec}
setmainfont[
Ligatures = TeX,
ExternalLocation,
Path = {./fonts/},
Extension = {.otf},
UprightFont = {*Regular},
BoldFont = {*Bold},
ItalicFont = {*Italic},
BoldItalicFont = {*BoldItalic}]{Charter}
setsansfont[
Ligatures = TeX,
Scale = MatchLowercase,
ExternalLocation,
Path = {./fonts/},
Extension = {.ttf},
UprightFont = {*},
BoldFont = {*-Bold},
ItalicFont = {*-Oblique},
BoldItalicFont = {*-BoldOblique}]{Helvetica}
setmonofont[
Ligatures = TeX,
Scale = MatchLowercase]{Latin Modern Mono}
Hope this helps man. I've had a similar problem
answered Jul 7 '16 at 22:03
kommander0000kommander0000
664
If you’re going to use TTF fonts in a LaTeX document anyway, the best solution is probably to use LuaLaTeX, where you can use TTF fonts directly. No installation necessary, just put them into a “fonts” directory next to your tex sources and use the fontspec package to load them, e.g.:
% set and load fonts
usepackage{fontspec}
setmainfont[
Ligatures = TeX,
ExternalLocation,
Path = {./fonts/},
Extension = {.otf},
UprightFont = {*Regular},
BoldFont = {*Bold},
ItalicFont = {*Italic},
BoldItalicFont = {*BoldItalic}]{Charter}
setsansfont[
Ligatures = TeX,
Scale = MatchLowercase,
ExternalLocation,
Path = {./fonts/},
Extension = {.ttf},
UprightFont = {*},
BoldFont = {*-Bold},
ItalicFont = {*-Oblique},
BoldItalicFont = {*-BoldOblique}]{Helvetica}
setmonofont[
Ligatures = TeX,
Scale = MatchLowercase]{Latin Modern Mono}
Hope this helps man. I've had a similar problem
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I have seen this problem only in Firefox and that is a problem originated from most internet sites, that explicitly ask for microsoft named fonts, like Arial and Times New Roman. So when they become available Firefox has no other choice than using them.
– alfC
Aug 13 '16 at 23:35