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Converting a Type-1 font to TrueType under Linux

  • Post author:lkarlslund
  • Post published:20/07/2009
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It's pretty simple, actually. You need fontforge, which should be just an urpmi/yum/apt away. Then you do run: $ fontforge -script - > Open("your-font.pfb"); > Generate("your-font.ttf"); > Quit(0); Finish input…

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Getting a L1730SF touch screen to work via evtouch in xorg via hal

  • Post author:lkarlslund
  • Post published:08/07/2009
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Create a file called /etc/hal/fdi/policy/10-ideacom-idc-6680.fdi with the following contents: evtouch raw 50 30 15 true 50 460 7920 750 7660 This will work great with a 2009 distribution (tested with…

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Getting the Latitude 2100 touch screen to work in xorg via hal

  • Post author:lkarlslund
  • Post published:08/07/2009
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Create a file called /etc/hal/fdi/policy/10-ideacom-idc-6680.fdi with the following contents: evtouch raw 50 30 15 true 50 460 7920 750 7660 This will work great with a 2009 distribution (tested with…

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iPhone vs HTC Magic

  • Post author:lkarlslund
  • Post published:05/07/2009
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I bought a HTC Magic, as my provider offered it to me for next to nothing, if I just stuck with them for another year. As the entire USA was…

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Persisting changes to root file system on VMware ESXi 4.0

  • Post author:lkarlslund
  • Post published:03/07/2009
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I had a need to get a host to ssh into a ESXi host without password. Obviously this is done with a public key, but everything changed on your ESXi…

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