1.1. The Location of This Document

This document is located at my webpage.

1.2. Submitting corrections/errata

Please don't send me html ! I con't do anything with it. Instead, send a patch based on the sgml source. To do this, edit Font-HOWTO.sgml, save the new file to Font-HOWTO.sgml.new, and run the diff program:

diff -u Font-HOWTO.sgml Font-HOWTO.sgml.new

and send me the patch. If I like it, it's easy for me to add it immediately. It's also easy for me to quickly inspect the changes and decide whether or not I like them.

1.3. Last Updated

This version is last updated Wed Jul 10 20:05:15 EDT 2002. Go to the location of the document for the latest version.

1.4. Copyright

Copyright (c) 2000-2002 by Donovan Rebbechi

Please freely copy and distribute (sell or give away) this document in any format. It's requested that corrections and/or comments be forwarded to the document maintainer, but you are not obliged to. You may create a derivative work and distribute it provided that you:

• Send your derivative work (in the most suitable format such as sgml) to the LDP (Linux Documentation Project) or the like for posting on the Internet. If not the LDP, then let the LDP know where it is available.
• License the derivative work with the same license as this one or use GPL. Include a copyright notice and at least a pointer to the license used.
• Give due credit to previous authors and major contributors.

If you're considering making a derived work other than a translation, it's requested that you discuss your plans with the current maintainer.

1.5. Rationale

I'm going to make this brief (-; The purpose of this document is to address what was a gaping hole in font documentation. While previously, there were several documents about fonts for Linux, I felt that none of them were comprehensive, all of them had a relatively narrow focus. Hence the goal of this document is not to provide radical new insight into the issue of font handling ( though I have included material previously unavailable ), the main aim is to provide a comprehensive source to act as a starting point for any and all font questions about Linux.

1.6. Credits and Acknowledgements

Special thanks are due to Rod Smith, who made several helpful suggestions, and fixed pfm2afm. Also thanks to Doug Holland, whose Font Deuglification HOWTO proved to be a good reference, John McLaughlin, author of the document that helped me come to grips with Star Office, and the Linux community for their suggestions and constructive comments.

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Table of Contents

1. Introduction
    1.1. The Location of This Document
    1.2. Submitting corrections/errata
    1.3. Last Updated
    1.4. Copyright
    1.5. Rationale
    1.6. Credits and Acknowledgements
2. Fonts 101 -- A Quick Introduction to Fonts
    2.1. Types of Fonts
    2.2. Families of Typefaces
3. Fonts 102 -- Typography
    3.1. Classifications of Typefaces
    3.2. Ligatures, Small caps fonts and expert fonts
    3.3. Font Metrics and Shapes
4. Making Fonts Available To X
    4.1. The font path
    4.2. Installing Type 1 Fonts
    4.3. True Type Fonts
    4.4. xfs
5. Making Fonts Available To Ghostscript
    5.1. Type 1
    5.2. True Type
    5.3. Using Ghostscript To Preview Fonts
6. True Type to Type 1 Conversion
    6.1. Why ?
    6.2. How ?
7. WYSIWYG Publishing and Fonts
    7.1. Introduction and Overview
    7.2. Applixware
    7.3. Star Office
    7.4. Word Perfect
8. Netscape
9. TeX / LaTeX
    9.1. A Quick Primer on LaTeX/TeX fonts
    9.2. Adding Type 1 fonts
10. Getting Fonts For Linux
    10.1. True Type
    10.2. Type 1 Fonts and Metafont
11. Useful Font Software for Linux
12. Ethics and Licensing Issues Related to Type
13. References
    13.1. Font Information
    13.2. Postscript and Printing Information
14. Glossary