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TrueType Fonts in Debian mini-HOWTO

Bear Giles, bgiles@coyotesong.com

v0.3, 10 January 2000

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This document describes how to configure a Debian system to use TrueType fonts for display and printing. The most recent version of this document can be obtained in HTML format at http://www.dimensional.com/~bgiles/debian-tt.html

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1. Introduction

• 1.1 Disclaimer
• 1.2 Credits
• 1.3 Additional links
• 1.4 Change log
• 1.5 Feedback
• 1.6 Related projects
• 1.7 Distribution

2. Display (what they never told you)

• 2.1 A look ahead to XFree86 4.0
• 2.2 Review: Preparation before changing X configuration files.

3. Display ( X and the font servers)

• 3.1 Setting up the xfs Font Server
• 3.2 Setting up the xfstt Font Server and installing TrueType fonts
• 3.3 Using TrueType fonts
• 3.4 Installing additional TrueType fonts
• 3.5 Internationalization
• 3.6 Security Issues

4. Printing ( ghostscript )

• 4.1 Configuring Ghostscript to use TrueType fonts
• 4.2 Printing TrueType font specimens

5. Content Generation

• 5.1 Generating AFM font metrics
• 5.2 Generating font.map files
• 5.3 Image manipulation: GIMP
• 5.4 ASCII to PostScript conversion: enscript
• 5.5 Text Formatting and Typesetting: groff
• 5.6 Text Formatting and Typesetting: TeX

6. Unanswered questions

7. Obtaining TrueType Fonts

• 7.1 A comment about using Microsoft's free TrueType fonts

8. Legalities

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