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2008-08-04 , 06:38
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mkdir -p /home/user/.fonts
mv /path/to/<fontfile>.ttf /home/user/.fonts
fc-cache -fv
sudo gainroot
/etc/init.d/maemo-launcher force-reload
mkdir makes the .fonts directory if it doesn't exist.
Next line, well it's obvious what that does.
fc-cache forces the home font cache to be reread. (in this case anyway).
sudo gainroot gets you root (if you have sudser/rootsh/becomeroot/easyroot installed) which we need for the next line.
The maemo-launcher line forces it to restart. Not doing that will not get you the font listed in most apps until a restart.
Using force-reload means that dsmetool won't go into a hissy fit and reboot the device.
Thanks zap (anpaza here I believe) for the maemo-launcher line on the #maemo irc.

From the maemo-launcher readme:
The only current useful booster module is for gtk, <cut>. This module
preinitializes components like pango and cairo.
Last edited by qwerty12; 2008-08-07 at 09:35.
 

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