However, starting with Release 3, a new logical font naming convention was adopted. For example, the file 8x13.snf contained a font named 8x13. In Release 2 and earlier, fonts were simply identified by the name of the file in which they were stored, minus the. (This name can then be pasted onto a command line, into a resource file, etc.) Font Naming Conventions xfontsel (font selector), which allows you to preview fonts and select the name of the one you want.xfd (font displayer), which allows you to display the character set for any individual font you specify on the command line.xlsfonts, which lists the names of the fonts available on your server, as well as any aliases.
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We’ll also talk about the font search path (the directories where the font files are stored), and how to define aliases for font names.įinally, we’ll talk about some of the utilities X provides for dealing with fonts: Then, we’ll talk about how to use font name wildcards to simplify font specification. Along the way, we’ll acquaint you with the appearance of some of the basic font families (groups of related fonts), and the various permutations (such as weight, slant, and point size) within each family.
First, we’ll explain the font naming convention in detail. In this chapter, we’re going to try to make sense out of the sometimes bewildering jungle of information about fonts under X. Imagine typing this command line to create an xterm window whose text is to be displayed in 14-point Courier bold: This wouldn’t be so bad if a typical font name wasn’t mind-bending at first glance. However, for the clients in the X distribution, you are generally limited to selecting fonts via command line options or resource specifications. Of course, there will no doubt soon be many applications such as word processors and publishing packages that provide a simple interface for selecting fonts. * Instead, X has a fairly complex font naming system (which, like most things about X, is designed for maximum flexibility rather than for simplicity or ease of use). Unfortunately, for the most part, there are no simple “font menus” like there are on systems such as the Macintosh. For example, you can choose the font used for the text in twm menus or in xterm windows. Many clients allow you to specify the font used to display text in the window, in menus and labels, or in any other text fields. Release 2 versus Subsequent Release Fonts Utilities for Displaying Information about Fonts
This chapter also describes how to use the xlsfonts, xfd, and xfontsel clients to list, display, and select available screen fonts. After acquainting you with some of the basic characteristics of a font, this chapter describes the rather complex font naming conventions and how to simplify font specification. This chapter describes what you need to know in order to select display fonts for the various client applications.
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