Linux FAQ's & Manuals


fonts for x11

this section explains how to use fonts for x11 on suse linux with a focus on cjk and internationalisation.

for further details see also juliusz chroboczek's excellent ``fonts in xfree86'' document.

xfree86 includes two font systems, the old x11 core fonts system (see section 5.1.2 and the newer xft/fontconfig system (see section 5.1.1. xft/fontconfig should be used whenever possible to avoid the shortcomings of the x11 core fonts system.



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2005-03-09