Fonty Python
Copyright (C) 2006 Donn.C.Ingle
donn.ingle@gmail.com

Fonty Python comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY; for details
see the COPYING file.  This is free software, and you are welcome
to redistribute it under certain conditions; see the COPYING file 
for details.

How to install
==============
Please see the end of this file if your install fails, there are
certain files that FP relies upon.

I assume you have extracted the "tarball" already.
Change to the directory it creates.

As the root user enter this command:
python setup.py install

If you are on Ubuntu/Kubuntu/Xubuntu/etc:
sudo python setup.py install

This will create a program called 'fp'

Alternative installation
========================
Move the entire extracted folder to a folder that
is in your PATH, like ~/bin
Make a link to the fp script like this: (for e.g.)
tar -s ~/bin/fontypython-x.x.x/fp .
Make it executable:
chmod u+x fp

Now you should be good to go.
If it does not work, try closing your console and
starting it again.

Running the program
===================
To get started:
fp -h

For more info:
fp -e

Please read the help ( -h or Help menu in app ).

There is a new full graphical interface now, please
try fp --max to see it. It's all in the help.

Troubleshooting the installation
================================
Fonty Python depends on several other libraries:
( These are minimum version numbers )
1. python2.4
2. python2.4 dev
3. python2.4-imaging
4. python-wxgtk2.6

Items 1 and 3 are usually pre-installed on Gnu\Linux distros.
Item 2 is a new twist. I am not sure why it's required for FP
(yes - I don't know everything :)) but some users have had
problems and installing python2.4-dev fixed them.
On *buntu:
sudo apt-get install python2.4-dev

If you cannot install item 2 - try the alternative 
installation instructions above.

Item 4 may be installed, or it may be in your distro's
main repository.To install item 4, try the following:
On *buntu:
sudo apt-get install python-wxgtk2.6

On distro X:
*Please send me your experiences and I'll fill this in*

After this has installed, try to run fp again.

If you still do not come right, then I advise you
to go to the following web sites for help directly
from the horse's mouth:
http://wxpython.sourceforge.net/download.php
http://www.pythonware.com/products/pil/index.htm

Please send me reports about your experiences with 
installing Fonty Python.
Donn, Dec 2006.

