Re: No Times New Roman in font list

From: Michael A Peters <mpeters_at_mac.com>
Date: Fri Feb 09 2007 - 16:07:10 CET

On Fri, 2007-02-09 at 14:28 +0100, Christian Melsheimer wrote:
> Hi,
> > Install the Times New Roman font.
> But why does the font field in the menu bar indicate "Times New Roman" when I
> start Abiword? If I do not use the font menu/drop-down list and just start
> typing, I seem to have Times New Roman - at least it looks pretty much like
> it. But I should actually check.

Fontconfig will substitute a font that looks similar to times new roman.
I believe the URW clone of Adobe Times.

If you get an rtf file from someone in a font you don't have - the same
thing happens, you can see the font they used as your chosen font, but
can choose it yourself (and the text you are seeing is a substitute).
You can edit the rtf and send it back to them, and the parts you edited
will be in the font they used - even though you don't have it.

Since AbiWord defaults to Times New Roman - even though the font isn't
really there, you still see it as the chosen font.

> > I assume you are using Linux as that font comes with windows and I
> Oops, yes, I am using Linux (Mandriva LE2006), forgot to mention.
>
>
> Christian
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