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there probably are builds for it, otherwise we wouldn't have AltME 
for OSX

Good point .. but doesn't look like you can purchase it yet.

So, based on the above, maybe I can get the linux sdk for $49 if 
I already have command/sdk on windows?

Getting a price out of RT is like ....

What sdk does Solaris x86 use ?

http://www.rebol.net/builds/sdk/sdk-260204.. is that the right sdk 
for Fedora ?

http://www.rebol.net/builds/sdk/sdk-2602042.tar.gz

Ahh.. the execute flag has to be manually set on all the programs 
after unpacking it.

After more hair pulling, I find that Debian will display truetype 
fonts in AGG draw, but when encapped it does not!

Rambo'd just now.

Looks like Rebol postscript preview in draw is down the tubes until 
RT fixes this glaring bug.

Anyone have any possible workrounds?

I don't think the latest Linux SDK has the freetype support. AFAIK 
Carl compiled only some beta releases with  it.

Can we get Carl to fix this??

Try to write Carl on feedback. This could push him to do a new Linux 
SDK build.

This was the latest build in downloads/sdk

Anyway I rambo'ed it

Does freetype support also imply type 1 font support?

From the FreeType site:
#

By default, FreeType 2 supports the following font formats.

    * TrueType fonts (and collections)
    * Type 1 fonts
    * CID-keyed Type 1 fonts
    * CFF fonts
    * OpenType fonts (both TrueType and CFF variants)
    * SFNT-based bitmap fonts
    * X11 PCF fonts
    * Windows FNT fonts
    * BDF fonts (including anti-aliased ones)
    * PFR fonts
    * Type 42 fonts (limited support)

so, View will be able to use them?

So I guess all this should be possible to load using Rebol on Linux.

(but I haven' t tested all those font formats, just ttf)

It would be good to test the standard PS type 1 fonts

they normally come with the ghostscript install

I can test it if you point me to some free font to download.

most Linux builds have ghostscript installed with the PD type 1 fonts

let me check...

ah, found /gsfonts dir in my distro...will test some font from it 
in a minute...

yes, the PS type 1 fonts works ok for me here.

That's neat.

What distro are you using?

Mepis Linux. Well, Freetype2 is doing all the hard work for us here 
;)

Are the Debian builds much newer than the other Linux builds?

The Debian View has the freetype library, but the libc6 build does 
not.

Yes, it looks so. AFAIK I'm using the Debian version here.

So, I should send feeback to Carl and ask him to put freetype2 support 
in all Linux builds and the sdk.

It looks only Debian,Ubuntu and OBSD beta versions should have this 
feature.

Yes, I think that's the best way to let Carl know.

Ok.

there are separate downloads for Debian, Libc6, and  Ubuntu .. yet 
the same Linux enface supports all of them?

Sorry, don't know if some enface supports this. But I would say no. 
The FT2 support was only build in the separate beta releases.

I mean, the one enface for linux is able to build something that 
runs on Debian and Fedora.

Yet, there are separate downloads for these for View.

Graham, the needs for different builds on different distros only 
comes when you start requiring libs such as freetype, and find out 
that each distro is different.

it may be possible that one of the builds will work on all distros 
provided some lib symlinking.

it seems encap does not like directories with spaces in the name

Carl just responded to my feedback asking which distros I want to 
use .. so that is a good sign?

not necessarily...

implying that specific distros need specific support?

probably specific series of distros. some distros use different ways 
of handling configuration, installation and some distros are changing 
the library versions constantly.