fonts for linux

[Michael R Head]

On Mon, 2005-07-25 at 05:23 -0300, Renato Henriques wrote:
> Are there fonts specific for linux just like for mac or windows. How
> do you place them in the system?  Are they hybrid or specific to
> linux?

The bitstream vera family of fonts were developed specifically for
gnome/linux. However, they are just truetype fonts that can work just
fine on other platforms. I routinely add them to my windows fonts
directory whenever I end up on a fresh windows box.

http://www.gnome.org/fonts/

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> 
> Renato Henriques repehe at yahoo.com aim:renatoaim
> msn:renato4010591 at hotmail.com
> 
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