1) Get a Mozilla/Netscape build with TrueType support compiled in.
2) Check you have the FreeType2 library.
3) Check that the FreeType2 library is on the standard lib path.
4) Enable TrueType in the browser.
5) Get some TrueType fonts.
6) Tell Mozilla/Netscape where the TrueType fonts are.
7) Select TrueType fonts.

1) Get a Mozilla/Netscape build with TrueType support compiled in.

   Available on many platforms after Feb 28, 2002.
   To check if the build has TrueType support compiled in set the
   environment variable NS_FONT_DEBUG to 400 and run
   the browser. If it reports "freetype not compiled in"
   then this build does not have TrueType support built in and
   cannot display TrueType fonts.

2) Check you have the FreeType2 library

   Typically named "/usr/local/lib/libfreetype.so.6".
   See "Checking for the FreeType library".

3) Check that the FreeType2 library is on the standard lib path

   Check that the directory where the FreeType library is installed
   is in the standard library paths (eg: on Redhat check that the
   directory is in /etc/ld.so.conf) or the directory in in your
   environment variable LD_LIBRARY_PATH

4) Enable TrueType in the Browser

   Make sure the pref pref("font.FreeType2.enable", true);
   is set to 'true'. The pref is in the unix.js file:
   "/mozilla/defaults/pref/unix.js" or
   "/netscape/defaults/pref/unix.js".


5) Get some TrueType fonts

6) Tell Mozilla/Netscape where the TrueType fonts are

   Set a pref for each directory with TrueType fonts; ie:
   if the fonts are in "/usr/local/share/fonts/TrueType" and
   "/home/user1/fonts" then add prefs to unix.js:
   pref("font.directory.truetype.1", "/usr/local/share/fonts/TrueType");
   pref("font.directory.truetype.2", "/home/user1/fonts");
   Be sure to use different numbers in the pref name:
   "font.directory.truetype."

7) Note that the very first time Mozilla/Netscape sees a new
   TrueType font(s) it will scan the font(s). This one time
   activity may take several minutes depending on the number
   and size of the font(s).

8) Select TrueType fonts

   Select the font prefs dialog:
   Edit->Preferences...->Appearance->Fonts
   Set the language.
   Select fonts that start with an uppercase letter.
   Click "OK".

Checking for the FreeType library
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Typically named libfreetype.so.6
Redhat 7.2 comes with it.
Check for libfreetype
  Typically in /usr/local/lib
  Use the 'locate' or 'find' command
    locate libfreetype
    find / -name 'libfreetype.*' -print
If the name is not libfreetype.so.6 (eg: on HP-UX  it is named
libfreetype.sl) then change the pref
pref("font.freetype2.shared-library", "libfreetype.so.6");
as appropriate.

If it is not on your system (eg: Redhat 6.2) you will need to
get the source and build/install it. See 'Building/Installing
FreeType2'.


Building/Installing FreeType2
=================================
http://www.freetype.org/
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=3157
http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/freetype/freetype-2.0.4.tar.gz
Get the FreeType 2.0.4 tar/gz
Unzip/untar
cd in to the dir
make # configure for youf system
make # build FreeType2
su root
make install # install

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