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tmaros

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Registered: 2017-06-06

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ttf-mathtype

Hi!

I need ttf-mathtype fonts for work with LibreOffice Writer. I have installed it in the past and everything worked fine. I have installed LibreOffice and ttf-mathtype  on other computer, but it doesn't work as it should (it doesn't work at all).
I have used:

git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/ttf-mathtype.git
cd ttf-mathype
makepkg -si

As I remember, previously that worked fine, I didn't have to configure anything. Any idea?
Best regards, Tim

mrunion

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Re: ttf-mathtype

You need to define "doesn't work". It's a font, so normally it's either present or not present on the system. Please add more detail, and any relavent output from commands -- like telling us what is the output of"

makepkg -si

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tmaros

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Registered: 2017-06-06

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Re: ttf-mathtype

Exactly, it is present or it is not - that is why I have written "doesn't work". It seems like font is not present.
Here is the output of makepkg -si command

==> WARNING: A package has already been built, installing existing package...
==> Installing package ttf-mathtype with pacman -U...
loading packages...
warning: ttf-mathtype-6.9-1 is up to date -- reinstalling
resolving dependencies...
looking for conflicting packages...

Packages (1) ttf-mathtype-6.9-1

Total Installed Size:  2.12 MiB
Net Upgrade Size:      0.00 MiB

:: Proceed with installation? [Y/n] y
(1/1) checking keys in keyring                     [######################] 100%
(1/1) checking package integrity                   [######################] 100%
(1/1) loading package files                        [######################] 100%
(1/1) checking for file conflicts                  [######################] 100%
(1/1) checking available disk space                [######################] 100%
:: Processing package changes...
(1/1) reinstalling ttf-mathtype                    [######################] 100%
Updating font cache... done.
:: Running post-transaction hooks...
(1/4) Updating fontconfig cache...
(2/4) Updating 32-bit fontconfig cache...
(3/4) Arming ConditionNeedsUpdate...
(4/4) Updating X fontdir indices...

Everything seems OK to me, but opening file in Writer gives bad results.
Best regards,
Tim

jfaust

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Registered: 2016-11-19

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Re: ttf-mathtype

Are the MathType fonts installed? You should see them (e.g. euclid.ttf) in /usr/share/fonts/TTF and /usr/share/fonts/Type1

What is the output of:

fc-list | grep euclid

Could you clarify what you mean by "bad results"?  Are the MathType fonts in the drop-down list in Writer?

tmaros

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Registered: 2017-06-06

Posts: 6

Re: ttf-mathtype

Hi!

Here is the output of fc-list | grep euclid command:

fc-list | grep euclid
/usr/share/fonts/Type1/euclid.pfb: Euclid:style=Regular
/usr/share/fonts/Type1/euclidb.pfb: Euclid:style=Bold
/usr/share/fonts/Type1/euclidbi.pfb: Euclid:style=Bold Italic
/usr/share/fonts/TTF/euclid.ttf: Euclid:style=Regular
/usr/share/fonts/Type1/euclidi.pfb: Euclid:style=Italic
/usr/share/fonts/TTF/euclidbi.ttf: Euclid:style=Bold Italic
/usr/share/fonts/TTF/euclidi.ttf: Euclid:style=Italic
/usr/share/fonts/TTF/euclidb.ttf: Euclid:style=Bold

I can see MathType fonts in dropdown menu in Writer, so I guess this is not the problem...
"Bad results" mean I see question marks and black spots instead of multiply sign and similar. Not the text as it should be.
I don't have idea what output of commands should I post, so... System is working, there are no errors seen with systemctl --failed ...

Best regards,
Tim

tmaros

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Re: ttf-mathtype

Any idea, anyone? Please? It's driving me crazy