Re: using vga fonts from later version in earlier version

[Victor Warner <vwarner@woroner.com>]

Damyan,

Following your instructions I was able to install the extra fonts
recognised by Dosemu 1.2.2.

Thank you very much.

Victor Warner.

Damyan Ivanov wrote:
> -=| Victor Warner, Tue, Mar 25, 2008 at 03:18:15PM +0000 |=-
>   
>> I have successfully installed dosemu to run on the Asus eee pc 701  
>> (http://www.asus.com/products.aspx?l1=24), but only the available  
>> version of 1.2.2.
>>     
>
> I guess you're using Debian/stable.
>
>   
>> The reason for this post: Is it possible to add the larger range of vga  
>> fonts that come with 1.4 to 1.2.2 and to use them under 1.2.2 and what  
>> would be the correct steps to do (ie what files do I need to configure  
>> for them to be recognised by version 1.2.2 (other than adding the  
>> appropriate entry in .dosemurc), and where should they be placed?
>>     
>
> See the list of files[1] in the dosemu package from unstable[2].
>
>     [1] http://packages.debian.org/sid/i386/dosemu/filelist
>     [2] http://packages.debian.org/sid/dosemu
>
> What you need are the font files from /usr/share/fonts/X11/misc/dosemu/
>
> If I was you, I'd try downloading[3] the unstable .deb, then opening it
> with file-roller or mc and copying the fonts from the package to the
> live system. Then run 'xset fp rehash; so that the fonts become
> available to the current X session.
>
>     [3] http://packages.debian.org/sid/i386/dosemu/download
>
>
> HTH,
>