Intalling Fonts Under Gimp

OK. I solved my problem.

Turns out I don't really need
to install the font system-wide
if all I want to do is make it
available to Gimp.

Under Gimp, I installed my font
file in this directory:

~/.gimp-2.4/fonts/

Works perfectly now!

Seems that the TTF file needs to
be in the proper directory. In this
case, I placed my font file under my
home directory in the Gimp directory
where fonts go.

TTF is a type of font file.

I may learn how to install the font
system-wide at a later date. By
system-wide, I mean install it under
Linux.

For now, though, I'm happy with the
way things are.

That is to say, I'm happy installing
the font under Gimp instead of under
Linux.

Should I decide to install the font
under Linux instead, the font should
be available not just to Gimp, but to
other applications as well.

At least, that's how I would expect it
to work.

Ed Abbott