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Bug 581058 - Clicking on a font (.ttf) file doesn't let you install it
Clicking on a font (.ttf) file doesn't let you install it
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 128400
Product: nautilus
Classification: Core
Component: general
2.26.x
Other All
: Normal minor
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Assigned To: Nautilus Maintainers
Nautilus Maintainers
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2009-05-01 21:54 UTC by Richard Neill
Modified: 2010-07-07 01:05 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: 2.25/2.26


Description Richard Neill 2009-05-01 21:54:16 UTC 
At the moment, if you download a new font to the desktop, then click the icon, you are only offered the chance to *view* the font, but not to install it.

1. For files of type .ttf, there should be a right-click context menu for "install this font".

2. If you left-click the .ttf icon, then you get Font Viewer. Font Viewer should have a button marked "Install this font".

3. Both of these options should do the relevant fontconfig magic to make the font available to applications immediately, and save the user having to logout and back in.

4. Optionally, step (2) might prompt the user for the root password if they wish to install the font system-wide.

Other information:
I know, as an experienced Linux user, that all I have to do is create ~/.fonts, and move the font in there (and then logout/in), but most users do not. Both MacOS and Windows let you click a font's icon and install it.
Comment 1 Ronan Jouchet 2009-07-26 10:57:47 UTC 
Duplicate of 495510 and 86598 (this one includes a patch) for the gfontviewer suggestion, and 128400 for the right-click entry.
Comment 2 Allan Day 2010-07-05 15:22:45 UTC 
(In reply to comment #1)
> Duplicate of 495510 and 86598 (this one includes a patch) for the gfontviewer
> suggestion, and 128400 for the right-click entry.

Thanks for the info.

Thanks for the bug report. This particular bug has already been reported into our bug tracking system, but please feel free to report any further bugs you find.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 128400 ***