Re: [PATCH 3/3] doc: Describe how to make X server find TrueType fonts.

[Alex Kost]

Ludovic Courtès (2016-07-02 17:38 +0300) wrote:

> Alex Kost <address@hidden> skribis:
>
>> * doc/guix.texi (Application Setup): Document how to add TrueType fonts
>> installed in a Guix profile to the X server font path.
>
> [...]
>
>> @@ -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.
>
> What about: “Older programs such as @command{xterm} do not use
> Fontconfig and instead rely on server-side font rendering.”?

Sure.

[...]
>>  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
>
> I would move the new text below the paragraph about Chinese languages
> (the paragraph about Chinese languages is about client-side rendering.)

Right, will do, thanks!

-- 
Alex