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Host OS: Windows 7
Guest OS: Ubuntu 10.04.2 LTS (VBox 4.0.10 r72479) VM
OpenOffice 3.2

Hi, I seem to be unsuccessful installing custom fonts. I use the normal installation and created /usr/share/fonts/truetype/hebrew-fonts and put my .ttf there, ran sudo fc-cache -f with no success.

Then had no success following the OpenOffice help doc's on how to add fonts, installing a font using the font viewer, I just double clicked it again just to see if it installed, but it gave me the [Install Font] button again, BUT, the only success I did have is when I installed a font from the Software Center.

So, I reboot to see if this would do the job, but no. I did install "Ubuntu Restricted Extra", but my goal is to install some custom Hebrew fonts to work in OpenOffice.

HELP!

Are these OpenType fonts? OOo has very limited support--it may even ignore them altogether.

You might also double-check that the new fonts are being picked up by fontconfig (which OOo depends on for font information), using something like:
$ fc-list : file family | grep -i fontname

For example:

• $ fc-list : file family | grep -i opens
  /home/joe/.fonts/opens___.ttf: OpenSymbol
  /usr/share/fonts/opensymbol/opens___.ttf: OpenSymbol

I found the problem! I had another hebrew font that I used a online tool to create a webfontkit while back ago, I installed it to test and it worked. So I did the same for my new custom fonts and it worked also.

The url is fontsquirrell.com/fontface/generator

it's been a while since I returned back to Ubuntu, so it took me a bit to shake the cob webs out! So I'm good to go na!