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Here are some pages that describe how fonts work, and how to set up nice fonts on your system.

Using AntiAliasedFonts in graphical applications.

See UnicodeNotes for hints about font support for unicode applications.

And some how-tos:

  • HowToFontHOWTO? gives lots of background and overview about the different kinds of fonts (Type1, Truetype), faces (serif, sans-serif), and basically everything you ever wanted to know.
  • HowToTTXFree86? describes setting up your X server to use true type fonts, such as those used by MicrosoftWindows.
  • HowToTTDebian? 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.