Table of Contents
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Why Fonts on Linux Aren't Straight Forward ?   Â
- 2.1. X.org Font Subsystems
- 3. The Easy Steps to Enlighten Your Desktop   Â
- 3.1. Get a Better FreeType RPM
- 3.2. Configure Your Desktop
- 4. Font Packages   Â
- 4.1. Bitstream Vera Fonts
- 4.2. Webcore Fonts
- 5. Producing Portable Documents   Â
- 5.1. Linux to Windows and vice-versa
- 5.2. Linux to Linux
- 5.3. Any to Any with OpenOffice.org and Bitstream Vera Fonts
- 5.4. A Very Small Guide of Style
- 6. Step 1: Prepare Your Environment to Build The Package   Â
- 6.1. Step 1: Prepare Your Environment to Build The Package
- 6.2. Step 2: Prepare the Fonts Files to Package
- 6.3. Step 4: Build It
- 6.4. Step 4: Build It
- 7. Designer's Guide for Modern Good Looking Documents   Â
- 7.1. Families of Typefaces
- 7.2. Classifications of Typefaces
- 7.3. Ligatures, Small caps fonts and expert fonts
- 7.4. Font Metrics and Shapes
- 8. Font Technologies   Â
- 8.1. Bitmap Fonts
- 8.2. TrueType Fonts
- 8.3. Type 1 Fonts
- 8.4. Type3 Fonts
- 8.5. Type 42 Fonts
- 8.6. Type 1 vs TrueType -- a comparison
- 9. Getting Fonts For Linux   Â
- 9.1. True Type
- 9.2. Type 1 Fonts and Metafont
- 10. Useful Font Software for Linux
- 11. Ethics and Licensing Issues Related to Type
- 12. References   Â
- 12.1. Font Information
- 12.2. Postscript and Printing Information
- Glossary
- A. Recompiling FreeType for BCI
- B. Recompiling an RPM Ready for Your Distribution
- C. We Need Your Help
- D. About this Document
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