Fonts in XFree86

1. Introduction

2. Installing fonts

2.1. Installing bitmap fonts

2.2. Installing scalable fonts

2.3. Installing CID-keyed fonts

2.4. Setting the server's font path

2.4.1. Temporary modification of the font path

2.4.2. Permanent modification of the font path

2.5. Troubleshooting

3. Fonts included with XFree86

3.1. Standard bitmap fonts

3.2. The ClearlyU Unicode font family

3.3. Standard scalable fonts

3.3.1. Standard Type 1 fonts

3.3.2. Standard Speedo fonts

3.4. The Bigelow & Holmes Luxi family

4. Fonts and internationalisation

4.1. The fontenc layer

4.2. Backend-specific notes about fontenc

4.2.1. Type 1

4.2.2. Speedo

4.2.3. The FreeType TrueType backend

4.3. Format of encoding directory files

4.4. Format of encoding files

4.5. Using symbol fonts

4.6. Hints about using badly encoded fonts

4.6.1. Using fonts with the designer's encoding

4.6.2. Specifying an ad hoc encoding file

4.6.3. Specifying font aliases

5. Additional notes about TrueType support

5.1. The FreeType TrueType backend

5.2. The X-TrueType TrueType backend

6. Appendix: background and terminology

6.1. Characters and glyphs

6.2. Font files, fonts, and XLFD