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[PATCH 3/3] doc: Describe how to make X server find TrueType fonts.
From: |
Alex Kost |
Subject: |
[PATCH 3/3] doc: Describe how to make X server find TrueType fonts. |
Date: |
Fri, 1 Jul 2016 12:27:30 +0300 |
* doc/guix.texi (Application Setup): Document how to add TrueType fonts
installed in a Guix profile to the X server font path.
---
doc/guix.texi | 19 +++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 19 insertions(+)
diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi
index 62c0d34..0e7b698 100644
--- a/doc/guix.texi
+++ b/doc/guix.texi
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
Copyright @copyright{} 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 Ludovic address@hidden
Copyright @copyright{} 2013, 2014, 2016 Andreas address@hidden
Copyright @copyright{} 2013 Nikita address@hidden
+Copyright @copyright{} 2014, 2015, 2016 Alex address@hidden
Copyright @copyright{} 2015, 2016 Mathieu address@hidden
Copyright @copyright{} 2014 Pierre-Antoine address@hidden
Copyright @copyright{} 2015 Taylan Ulrich Bayırlı/address@hidden
@@ -1192,6 +1193,24 @@ to display fonts, you have to install fonts with Guix as
well.
Essential font packages include @code{gs-fonts}, @code{font-dejavu}, and
@code{font-gnu-freefont-ttf}.
+However, some programs do not support Fontconfig and rely on the X
+server to recognize a font. Such programs require to specify a full
+name of a font using XLFD (X Logical Font Description), like this:
+
address@hidden
+-*-dejavu sans-medium-r-normal-*-*-100-*-*-*-*-*-1
address@hidden example
+
+To be able to use such full names for the TrueType fonts installed in
+your Guix profile, you need to extend the font path of the X server:
+
address@hidden
+xset +fp ~/.guix-profile/share/fonts/truetype
address@hidden example
+
+After that, you can run @code{xlsfonts} (from @code{xlsfonts} package)
+to make sure your TrueType fonts are listed there.
+
To display text written in Chinese languages, Japanese, or Korean in
graphical applications, consider installing
@code{font-adobe-source-han-sans} or @code{font-wqy-zenhei}. The former
--
2.8.3
- [PATCH 1/3] gnu: mkfontdir: Do not propagate 'mkfontscale'., (continued)
- [PATCH 1/3] gnu: mkfontdir: Do not propagate 'mkfontscale'., Alex Kost, 2016/07/01
- [PATCH 2/3] profiles: Add fonts-dir-file hook., Alex Kost, 2016/07/01
- Re: [PATCH 2/3] profiles: Add fonts-dir-file hook., Ludovic Courtès, 2016/07/02
- Re: [PATCH 2/3] profiles: Add fonts-dir-file hook., Alex Kost, 2016/07/02
- Re: [PATCH 2/3] profiles: Add fonts-dir-file hook., Ludovic Courtès, 2016/07/05
- Re: [PATCH 2/3] profiles: Add fonts-dir-file hook., Alex Kost, 2016/07/06
- Re: [PATCH 2/3] profiles: Add fonts-dir-file hook., Alex Kost, 2016/07/22
- Re: [PATCH 2/3] profiles: Add fonts-dir-file hook., Ludovic Courtès, 2016/07/24
- Re: [PATCH 2/3] profiles: Add fonts-dir-file hook., Alex Kost, 2016/07/25
[PATCH 3/3] doc: Describe how to make X server find TrueType fonts.,
Alex Kost <=