12.3 Uploading TrueType Fonts to Improve Document HTML Rendering

Users can view files in an HTML view either from the Filr Web client (as described in Viewing the File in Your Web Browser in the Novell Filr 1.0.1 Web Application User Guide) or from the Filr mobile app. This is often the easiest way for users to view a file in Read-Only mode.

To improve the way fonts are displayed when they are rendered into HTML, you can install the Microsoft TrueType fonts on your Filr server:

IMPORTANT:The fonts that you apply will get overwritten when you update your Filr system. You must re-apply the fonts as described in this section after you update Filr.

  1. Log in as root to the Filr command prompt.

  2. Type the following command to navigate to the fonts directory, then press Enter:

    cd /filrinstall/fonts

  3. Install the supported RPM files by typing the following command, then press Enter:

    rpm -ivh *.rpm

    The RPM files are now installed on the Filr server.

  4. Run the script to retrieve the fonts by typing the following command, then press Enter:

    sh fetchmsttfonts-11.1-5.7.10-fetchmsttfonts.sh.txt

    The fonts are downloaded from Sourceforge and installed on your Filr server.