msttcorefonts-installer

[Arslan S.]

Microsoft true type core fonts installer script

this script downloads .cab font files from web, extracts them,
creates an extension, and put it in your tce/optional folder

i have modified Eric Sharkey's GPL licensed script (known as ttf-mscorefonts-installer in Debian) for Tiny Core Linux

extensions required by msttcorefonts-installer:

• coreutils.tcz
• wget.tcz
• cabextract.tcz
• squashfs-tools-4.x.tcz

[Ulysses_]

On TC 3.3 with current extensions:

It says "All fonts downloaded and installed" but why don't the new fonts show up in firefox (under Preferences-Content-Advanced)?

[Arslan S.]

On TC 3.3 with current extensions:

It says "All fonts downloaded and installed" but why don't the new fonts show up in firefox (under Preferences-Content-Advanced)?

"installed" means the extension is copied to the directory tce/optional

load the extension manually and add it to your onboot list for persistence

i will later update the script to ask the user if he/she wants to load and add it to onboot list

[Ulysses_]

I may ask, what is the benefit of installing but not loading?

Why don't you make it an extension like GetFlash?

[Arslan S.]

I may ask, what is the benefit of installing but not loading?

do you load all the extensions inside your tce/optional directory  ?

Why don't you make it an extension like GetFlash?

i also think about it but i am not sure if it will be accepted to the repository ?

[Ulysses_]

I find it counter-intuitive that installed extensions do not always appear in the menu with automatic loading when required.  But then again, TC was never meant to be turnkey or obvious.

[gerald_clark]

Many extensions are libraries or support programs that are not run directly.  Having them listed in a menu would be confusing and possibly hazzardous.

[Ulysses_]

Extensions that are libraries are expected to be loaded automatically when a using application is loaded.  Using application to be loaded automatically too when its menu entry is clicked on.  Unless already loaded.