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-*- outline -*-
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* How see installed font for X window.
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  $ fontsel &
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  $ gucharmap &
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* Setup font for emacs.
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If X running by xinit, write to ~/.xinitrc
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  xrdb -merge ~/.Xdefaults &
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and write to ~/.Xdefaults
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  emacs.font: 7x13
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* Setup font for mc.
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Not any font display correctly cyrillic characters - only those which with ISO 10646.
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If you in X run mc as
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  $ xterm -fn "-misc-fixed-medium-r-*-*-18-*-*-*-*-*-iso10646-1" -geometry 120x42 -e mc -x
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* Fonts family.
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See
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  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_software_Unicode_typefaces
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  http://www.openfontlibrary.org
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                Open Font Library, a library of free fonts
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  http://scripts.sil.org/cms/scripts/page.php?site_id=nrsi&id=FontsInCyberspace&_sc=1
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** DejaVu.
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The DejaVu fonts are a font family based on the Vera Fonts.
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See
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  http://dejavu-fonts.org/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page
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*** Debian.
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  $ sudo apt-get install ttf-dejavu
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** Core fonts for the Web.
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From Microsoft.
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  http://corefonts.sourceforge.net
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                mirror
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  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Core_fonts_for_the_Web
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** Liberation.
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GPL font: Liberation Sans, Liberation Serif and Liberation Mono.
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As alternative to Arial, Times New Roman, and Courier New.
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  https://fedorahosted.org/liberation-fonts
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                home page
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  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberation_fonts
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** Linux Libertine.
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Free and open alternatives to commercial fonts like Times Roman.
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  http://www.linuxlibertine.org
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                home page
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  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_Libertine
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** SIL (IPA font).
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Charis SIL, Doulos SIL, Gentium.
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  http://scripts.sil.org/DoulosSILfont
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  http://scripts.sil.org/CharisSILfont
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  http://scripts.sil.org/Gentium
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*** Debian.
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  $ sudo apt-get install ttf-sil-doulos
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  $ sudo apt-get install ttf-sil-charis
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  $ sudo apt-get install ttf-gentium
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** Junicode.
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Have beta status.
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  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junicode
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* How configure font for X?
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** Debian.
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  $ sudo aptitude install fontconfig-config
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  $ sudo dpkg-reconfigure fontconfig-config
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Font tuning method for screen:  Native
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Enable subpixel rendering for screen: Always (или Automatic)
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Enable bitmapped fonts by default?: No
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* Font development.
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** Microsoft.
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  http://www.microsoft.com/typography/DevToolsOverview.mspx
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                Tools & SDKs from Microsoft
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  http://www.microsoft.com/typography/DevArticles.mspx
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                Articles from Microsoft
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** FontForge.
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Typeface (font) editor program. BSD licence.
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  http://fontforge.sourceforge.net
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                home page
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  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FontForge
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* Best font for reading.
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** Рубленые (Гротески).
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Arial, Verdana, Helvetica.
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Verdana наиболее читабельный, у Arial слишком буквы слипаются.
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TODO
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Trebushet MS
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AcademyTT
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Droid
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Georgia
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sans-serif
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Calibri
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Candara
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liberation serif
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Book Antiqua
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Garamond
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Bookman
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Tahoma
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Courier New, Times New Roman, Lucida Sans Unicode
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Подчеркнутый, полужирный или курсивный текст.
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Serif - это шрифт с засечками, антиква.