# HG changeset patch
# User Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com>
# Date 1340740136 -10800
# Node ID 413fa981b7ff25e53e2aee2de0dbc36097380fd9
# Parent  322490b33f67d148b9202e60c74ab50dad930806
Show list of avaliable font under X. Configure fonts under X.

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+.. -*- coding: utf-8; -*-
+
+=======
+ Font.
+=======
+
+Show list of avaliable font under X.
+====================================
+
+To view list of fonts::
+
+  $ fc-list
+
+To view list of monospaced fonts::
+
+  $ fc-list :spacing=mono
+
+View how fonts looks like under X.
+==================================
+::
+
+  $ fontsel &
+  $ gucharmap &
+
+Configure fonts under X.
+========================
+
+Read ``man 5 font-config``.
+
+  http://www.freedesktop.org/software/fontconfig/fontconfig-user.html
+
+Setup font for emacs.
+=====================
+
+If X running by xinit, write to ~/.xinitrc
+
+  xrdb -merge ~/.Xdefaults &
+
+and write to ~/.Xdefaults
+
+  emacs.font: 7x13
+
+Setup font for mc.
+==================
+
+Not any font display correctly cyrillic characters - only those which with
+ISO 10646. If you in X run MC as::
+
+  $ xterm -fn "-misc-fixed-medium-r-*-*-18-*-*-*-*-*-iso10646-1" -geometry 120x42 -e mc -x
+
+Fonts family.
+=============
+
+See
+
+  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_software_Unicode_typefaces
+                Free typefaces at Wikipedia.
+  http://www.openfontlibrary.org
+                Open Font Library, a library of free fonts
+  http://scripts.sil.org/cms/scripts/page.php?site_id=nrsi&id=FontsInCyberspace&_sc=1
+                SIL fonts.
+
+DejaVu.
+-------
+
+The DejaVu fonts are a font family based on the Vera Fonts.
+
+  http://dejavu-fonts.org/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page
+
+For Debian::
+
+  $ sudo apt-get install ttf-dejavu
+
+Core fonts for the Web.
+-----------------------
+
+From Microsoft.
+
+  http://corefonts.sourceforge.net
+                mirror
+  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Core_fonts_for_the_Web
+                Wikipedia article.
+
+Liberation.
+-----------
+
+GPL font: Liberation Sans, Liberation Serif and Liberation Mono.
+
+As alternative to Arial, Times New Roman, and Courier New.
+
+  https://fedorahosted.org/liberation-fonts
+                home page
+  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberation_fonts
+                Wikipedia article.
+
+Linux Libertine.
+----------------
+
+Free and open alternatives to commercial fonts like Times Roman.
+
+  http://www.linuxlibertine.org
+                home page
+  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_Libertine
+                Wikipedia article.
+
+SIL (IPA font).
+---------------
+
+Charis SIL, Doulos SIL, Gentium.
+
+  http://scripts.sil.org/DoulosSILfont
+  http://scripts.sil.org/CharisSILfont
+  http://scripts.sil.org/Gentium
+
+For Debian::
+
+  $ sudo apt-get install ttf-sil-doulos
+  $ sudo apt-get install ttf-sil-charis
+  $ sudo apt-get install ttf-gentium
+
+Junicode.
+---------
+
+Have beta status.
+
+  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junicode
+
+How configure font for X?
+=========================
+
+For Debian::
+
+  $ sudo aptitude install fontconfig-config
+  $ sudo dpkg-reconfigure fontconfig-config
+
+Font tuning method for screen:  Native
+Enable subpixel rendering for screen: Always (или Automatic)
+Enable bitmapped fonts by default?: No
+
+Font development.
+=================
+
+Font development under Microsoft.
+---------------------------------
+
+  http://www.microsoft.com/typography/DevToolsOverview.mspx
+                Tools & SDKs from Microsoft
+  http://www.microsoft.com/typography/DevArticles.mspx
+                Articles from Microsoft
+
+FontForge.
+----------
+
+Typeface (font) editor program. BSD licence.
+
+  http://fontforge.sourceforge.net
+                home page
+  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FontForge
+                Wikipedia article.
+
+Best font for reading.
+======================
+
+Рубленые (Гротески).
+--------------------
+
+Arial, Verdana, Helvetica.
+
+Verdana наиболее читабельный, у Arial слишком буквы слипаются.
+
+TODO
+
+Trebushet MS
+AcademyTT
+
+Droid
+Georgia
+sans-serif
+Calibri
+Candara
+
+liberation serif
+
+Book Antiqua
+
+Garamond
+Bookman
+
+Tahoma
+
+Courier New, Times New Roman, Lucida Sans Unicode
+
+Подчеркнутый, полужирный или курсивный текст.
+
+Serif - это шрифт с засечками, антиква.
+