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@@ -1,9 +1,27 @@
-Here are some pages that describe how
fonts work, and how to set up nice fonts on your system.
+!!! [Microsoft]’s TrueType
fonts
-Note: the FreeType library (for displaying TrueType fonts) has recently started using FontConfig for configuration rather than
~XftConfig
, which is now obsolete
.
+Nowadays, almost all LinuxDistribution
~s provide a [Package] that installs them. F.ex.
, on [Debian]/[Ubuntu], you get them by installing the <tt>msttcorefonts</tt> package
.
-BitstreamVera is a free TrueType font specifically developed for FreeSoftware by [GNOME] and Bitstream (a company that makes fonts). They look much nicer than the default Luxi fonts (especially sans-serif) that Red Hat
use, so you can replace them with a simple substitution, either system wide in <tt>/etc/fonts/local.conf</tt> or <tt>~~/.fonts.conf</tt> for your user alone. ([Google], find this page on <tt>how to change the default KDE font</tt> please!)
+!!! Enable or disable hinting
+
+Put the following into your <tt>/etc/fonts/local.conf</tt> or <tt>~~/.fonts.conf</tt> to enable or disable automatic hinting. If you set it to false, fonts don't scale very well (it often defaults off for patent reasons). Set it to true and the fonts look smoother.
+
+<verbatim>
+<?xml version="1."?>
+<!DOCTYPE fontconfig SYSTEM "fonts.dtd">
+<fontconfig>
+ <match target="font">
+ <edit name="autohint" mode="assign">
+ <bool>true</bool>
+ </edit>
+ </match>
+</fontconfig>
+</verbatim>
+
+!!! Substituting a nicer font for uglier ones
+
+
BitstreamVera is a free TrueType font specifically developed for FreeSoftware by [GNOME] and Bitstream (a company that makes fonts). They look much nicer than the default Luxi fonts (especially sans-serif) that RedHat
use, so you can replace them with a simple substitution, either system wide in <tt>/etc/fonts/local.conf</tt> or <tt>~~/.fonts.conf</tt> for your user alone. ([Google], find this page on <tt>how to change the default KDE font</tt> please!)
<verbatim>
<alias>
<family>sans-serif</family>
@@ -20,47 +38,27 @@
</verbatim>
Change the ordering to suit!
-!!! Enable or disable hinting
+!!! Miscellaneous Technical Notes
-Put
the following into your
<tt>/etc/
fonts/local
.conf</tt> or <tt>~~/.fonts.conf
</tt> to enable or disable automatic hinting
. If you set it
to false, fonts don't scale very well
(it often defaults off for patent reasons
). Set it to true and
the fonts look smoother.
-
-<verbatim>
-<?xml version="1."?>
-<!DOCTYPE fontconfig SYSTEM "fonts.dtd">
-<fontconfig>
- <match target="
font">
- <edit name="autohint" mode="assign">
- <bool>true</bool>
- </edit>
- </match>
-</fontconfig>
-</verbatim>
-
-Thanks to [GNOME Hacks | http://gnome-hacks.jodrell.net/hacks.html?id=67]
.pe
+In
the <tt>fonts.dir
</tt> file, you can point different encodings (charsets)
to the same physical file, __BUT ONLY FOR SCALABLE FONTS__
. I spent quite a while trying to determine why my characters were wrong when I tried
to do this for a bitmap font
(eg a 75dpi one
). It is
the scalable
font backends that do the magic here, not X itself
.
!!! [KDE] fonts
-With [Debian] (possibly others
) fonts can work
fine on
[GNOME] but not [KDE]. Install the xfstt package ([X] font server for TrueType) and it will then use TrueType fonts.
-
-!!! Install Microsoft TrueType core fonts (Debian/Ubuntu)
-*sudo aptitude install msttcorefonts
-
-!!! Miscellaneous Technical Notes:
-
-In the <tt>fonts.dir</tt> file, you can point different encodings (charsets) to the same physical file, __BUT ONLY FOR SCALABLE FONTS__. I spent quite a while trying to determine why my characters were wrong when I tried to do this for a bitmap font (eg a 75dpi one). It is the scalable font backends that do the magic here, not X itself
.
+With [Debian] (and
possibly other LinuxDistribution~s
),
fonts can be working
fine in
[GNOME] but not in
[KDE]. Install the <tt>
xfstt</tt>
package ([X] font server for TrueType) and it will then use TrueType fonts.
!!! See also
-* Using
AntiAliasedFonts in graphical applications. Laptop users might also be interested in
SubPixelAntiAliasing.
-* See
UnicodeNotes for hints about font support for unicode
applications.
-* OpenOfficeNotes about
installing new fonts under [OpenOffice.org]
-* MacromediaFlash on fonts for flash. This also has general purpose
fonts notes
-* [Font HOWTO | http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Font-HOWTO/] gives
lots of background and overview about the different kinds of fonts ([Type1], TrueType), faces (<tt>serif</tt>, <tt>sans-serif</tt>), and basically everything you ever wanted to know.
-* [TrueType Fonts with XFree86 4.x mini-HOWTO | http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/TT-XFree86.html] describes setting up your [XServer] to use true type fonts, such as those used by MicrosoftWindows.
-* [TrueType Fonts in Debian mini-HOWTO | http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/TT-Debian.html] describes true type
fonts for [Debian] users, including viewing on screen via applications such as X, groff(1) and tex, as well as printing via GhostScript.
-* The [XFree86 Font De-uglification HOWTO | http://feenix.burgiss.net/ldp/fdu/] is probably the most up-to-date/relevant infomation for setting up fonts under recent ([XFree86] 4) distributions.
-* [Introduction to Fonts in Linux | http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=04/10/08/1916222] - overview of font systems
+* AntiAliasedFonts
+*
SubPixelAntiAliasing for laptop and [TFT] users
+* UnicodeNotes,
for hints about font support for [Unicode]
applications
+* OpenOfficeNotes, on
installing new fonts under [OpenOffice.org]
+* MacromediaFlash on fixing problems with
fonts in Flash
+* The [XFree86 Font De-uglification HOWTO | http://feenix.burgiss.net/ldp/fdu/]: probably the most up-to-date/relevant infomation
for setting up
fonts
+* [Font HOWTO | http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Font-HOWTO/] for
lots of background and overview about the different kinds of fonts ([Type1], TrueType), faces (<tt>serif</tt>, <tt>sans-serif</tt>), and basically everything you ever wanted to know.
+* [Introduction to Fonts in Linux | http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=04/10/08/1916222] for an overview of font systems
+* [TrueType Fonts with XFree86 4.x mini-HOWTO | http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/TT-XFree86.html] describes setting up your [XServer] to use true type fonts, such as those used by MicrosoftWindows
+* [TrueType Fonts in Debian mini-HOWTO | http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/TT-Debian.html] describes TrueType
fonts for [Debian] users, including viewing on screen via applications such as [
X]
, [
groff(1)]
and tex, as well as printing via GhostScript
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