Truetype, OpenType, PostScript Type 1, raster, vectorĭiscontinued font management software Server OS support and compatibility Client OS support and compatibility On-site/local font server that serves as an optional central backend for Suitcase Fusion. Mac OS 8.6 through 9.1, Mac OS X Classic Windows 95, 98, NT 4.0 with Service Pack 4ĭiscontinued: ATM Deluxe and ATM Light were discontinued in 2005. Mac OS 10.4 (but not Mac OS X 10.6 Leopard)ĭiscontinued: Website no longer active. Modifies the Font menu and the font panel in Carbon and Cocoa applications. Configuring Konqueror, OpenOffice.Supports FontAgent Pro, FontExplorer X, and Suitcase Fusion font sets.ĭiscontinued: Fontcase was discontinued in November 2013.Most of the fonts you see will mostly be set by your window manager, such as Gnome, KDE, etc. For details and examples on howto config fontconfigĬonfiguring fonts for window managers and specific programs.It allows specify parameters for many fonts, such as alias. See also: /etc/fonts/conf.d/* and /etc/fonts/conf.avail/*įnf is the main configure for fontconfig./etc/fonts/nf and ~/.nf the conventional location for per-user font configuration, although the actual location is specified in the global nf file./etc/fonts/fonts.dtd a DTD that describes the format of the configuration files.The simple installation is the same as the old system's font installation.Ĭonfiguration of fontconfig is fairly complex and usually unnecessary for most users. Installing Fonts Simple font installation If you wish to see the installed fonts on you system, fc-list is the program you want to use. The users preferred monospace font with artificial obliquing % xterm -fn -ETL-Fixed-Medium-R-Normal-14-140-72-72-C-70-ISO8859-1 &įont name in the newer system are much more readable than the old system Restart any program that you want to use the new fonts.% xset fp+ /usr/local/lib/X11/fonts/TrueType.Restart any programs you wish to use the new fonts.To add any new fonts to a previously used directory Execute: mkfontdir /usr/share/fonts/freetype/.Example: mkdir /usr/share/fonts/freetype/.If you use a previous font directory in the font path, then it only takes two steps to load the font. You can ether create a new directory for adding new fonts, or use a previous directory. Execute: mkfontscale /usr/share/fonts/Type1/.Execute: mkfontdir /usr/share/fonts/Type1/.Make a directory in /usr/share/fonts/ or where ever you wish.Add the following to Modules section /etc/X11/nf.mkfontdir /usr/local/share/fonts/bitmap/įonts.scale are not created for bitmap fonts.cp *.pcf.gz /usr/local/share/fonts/bitmap/.Execute the following commands, with the dir you wish.Installing bitmap, type1, and freetype fonts.īitmap font come of the BDF format and somewhat more efficient binary PCF formatĬonverting BFD to PCF files is recommended iso8859-10 (Latin 6 - Nordic languages, replaces Latin 4).iso8859-9 (Latin 5 - Latin 1 with Turkish, not Icelandic).iso8859-4 (Latin 4 - superseded by Latin 6).iso8859-3 (Latin 3 - Esperanto and Maltese).iso8859-2 (Latin 2 - Central and Eastern Europe).Description: widths of characters vary, this is the average. ![]() Basic format: the accuracy of this should be checked.X font names are extremely confusing to decipher. This may already be install with your X install.The program xlsfonts can be used for listing all installed fonts, as well as their properties xlsfonts (or fslsfonts): lists installed fonts, and properties.mkfontscale: create an index of scalable font files for X.mkfontdir: create an index of X font files in a directory (fonts.dir).bdftopcf - convert X font from Bitmap Distribution Format to Portable Compiled Format. ![]() showfont - font dumper for X font server.Source code: x.org directory of individual apps. ![]()
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