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Hi gentlemen,

I would like to proof, that it is possible to do some good web/2d work with an o2 and some good freeware stuff…

or so to speak… to put the little sgi to some real use *G*…

Unfortunately… I have no idea… about some things… *G*

These are my "prerequisites":

1.How to deal with Mac Postscript fonts…
and with opentype Fonts in Irix… ?

2.Is there an acceptable vector grafix program… for irix and for free…?

3. I downloaded the gimp2 package… from foetz… well… it just doesnt startup… *G* (I am not so good at fixing paths… – I hope that it is all that went wrong… I also dont know the exact prereqs.)

4.And if it runs… how do I work with those opentype fonts in gimp… ?

Well… many questions… Is there any short solution for all that…

If I can get this things fixed… I am all set… and can try…

I searched already my a** off… and didn't find much help on the net…
Therefore I thought I might as well post it here…

BTW: Running System is a sgi o2 r10k… running 6.5.20

Cheers,

Martin

P.S.: BTW… is it possible to point the software manager to scan a directory… and resolv conflicts on its own…
I have allmost all freeware tardists on my harddisk… and I find it tiresome to resolv all conflicts…

P.P.S.: When I am all set I think I will write a "Dummy's Guide to productive IRIX Multimedia Production" *G*…

I already learned how to install IRIX… how to set up a install server… how to install IRIX from the net… how to resolf dependecies… and such stuff…
how to use fx.ARCS… how to repartition disks… how to add them… (without GUI BTW)… it just cantbe that I cant get those fonts into the system… *G*

P.P.P.S.: Anyway… never had so much fun with my cloth on…

Hello again,

my question is primarily…
how to get open-type fonts… working… on IRIX…
I did not find any resources on the web concerning that…

I will try the vector app… recommended, and of course I want to use gimp…
But I dont know how the installation process is going… I installed the gimp2-foetz-edition into /usr/local but it did not startup…
Hm… perhaps I need to look after some prereqs… Dunno…

Anyway… Webdesign is settled… CosmoCreate is enough…
VIM will do for everything else…
That is no concern…

If anyone has still the installation procedure for the gimp2 present in mind…
Please feel free…
And help me get those damned fonts installed… :-) PLEEEEEAZE…

Cheers,

Martin

P.S.: After re-read i accept that my post sounds like I am a complete dumba** … :-)

Nevertheless…

Well… Since I dont want to stand behind…
That's me pretty recently taken by me…
Cheers,
Martin

Hm… to contradict Diegos argumentation that only a few members are engaging in this discussion…

Here is why I have no idea what to tell… :

1. Certainly it would be nice for me to be able to do blender on my sgi
BUT:

2. My main machine is my mac… and it is MUCH faster than the sgi… which I keep for emotional, aesthetic and nostalgic reasons.

3. If I would put you guys in a corner, urging to port blender for me/us… on IRIX, without the productive use of it… I would have wasted just your time.

Therefore I just prefer to be shut… :-) Of course I would like Blender to stay in IRIX-land, but lets face it… it wont just go forever… and who will be doing modelling on IRIX in the future… ?

Most of the 3D guys are doing it anyway on NT/Linux…

OK. The Mac seems to catch up…
But our beloved boxes are simply not really up to it anymore… (i fear… )

So… I would be happy to use blender… BUT I don't want to cause that much effort without being involved enough…

Cheers,
Martin