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<title>Fonts and FreeBSD</title>

<title>Fonts and FreeBSD</title>

<subtitle>A Tutorial</subtitle>

<subtitle>A Tutorial</subtitle>

the syscons display to 80x60 mode, and for using type 1 fonts with

the syscons display to 80x60 mode, and for using type 1 fonts with

the above application programs.</para></abstract>

the above application programs.</para></abstract>

<title>Introduction</title>

<title>Introduction</title>

<para>There are many sources of fonts available, and one might ask

<para>There are many sources of fonts available, and one might ask

an attempt to provide a shortcut for others who might be

an attempt to provide a shortcut for others who might be

interested.</para>

interested.</para>

<title>Basic terminology</title>

<title>Basic terminology</title>

<para>There are many different font formats and associated font file

<para>There are many different font formats and associated font file

files are also used by Windows. I know of no way to use this font

files are also used by Windows. I know of no way to use this font

format with FreeBSD.</para>

format with FreeBSD.</para>

<title>What font formats can I use?</title>

<title>What font formats can I use?</title>

<para>Which font file format is useful depends on the application

<para>Which font file format is useful depends on the application

<filename>.fnt</filename> files other than those provided with

<filename>.fnt</filename> files other than those provided with

FreeBSD.</para>

FreeBSD.</para>

<title>Setting a virtual console to 80x60 line mode</title>

<title>Setting a virtual console to 80x60 line mode</title>

<para>First, a 8x8 font must be loaded. 

<para>First, a 8x8 font must be loaded. 

<citerefentry><refentrytitle>stty</><manvolnum>1</></>,

<citerefentry><refentrytitle>stty</><manvolnum>1</></>,

<citerefentry><refentrytitle>vidcontrol</><manvolnum>1</></>.</para>

<citerefentry><refentrytitle>vidcontrol</><manvolnum>1</></>.</para>

<title>Using type 1 fonts with X11</title>

<title>Using type 1 fonts with X11</title>

<para>X11 can use either the <filename>.pfa</filename> or the

<para>X11 can use either the <filename>.pfa</filename> or the

<citetitle>The X Windows System in a Nutshell</>, <ulink

<citetitle>The X Windows System in a Nutshell</>, <ulink

URL="http://www.ora.com/">O'Reilly &amp; Associates</ulink>.</para>

URL="http://www.ora.com/">O'Reilly &amp; Associates</ulink>.</para>

<title>Using type 1 fonts with Ghostscript</title>

<title>Using type 1 fonts with Ghostscript</title>

<para>Ghostscript references a font via its <filename>Fontmap</>

<para>Ghostscript references a font via its <filename>Fontmap</>

<para>References: <filename>fonts.txt</filename> in the Ghostscript

<para>References: <filename>fonts.txt</filename> in the Ghostscript

4.01 distribution</para>

4.01 distribution</para>

<title>Using type 1 fonts with Groff</title>

<title>Using type 1 fonts with Groff</title>

<para>Now that the new font can be used by both X11 and Ghostscript,

<para>Now that the new font can be used by both X11 and Ghostscript,

<citerefentry><refentrytitle>groff_char</><manvolnum>5</></>, 

<citerefentry><refentrytitle>groff_char</><manvolnum>5</></>, 

<citerefentry><refentrytitle>pfbtops</><manvolnum>1</></>.</para>

<citerefentry><refentrytitle>pfbtops</><manvolnum>1</></>.</para>

    <title>Converting TrueType fonts to a groff/postscript format for

    <title>Converting TrueType fonts to a groff/postscript format for

      groff</title>

      groff</title>

	  <citerefentry><refentrytitle>gs</><manvolnum>1</></>.</para>

	  <citerefentry><refentrytitle>gs</><manvolnum>1</></>.</para>

      </listitem>

      </listitem>

    </orderedlist>

    </orderedlist>

<title>Can TrueType fonts be used with other programs?</title>

<title>Can TrueType fonts be used with other programs?</title>

<para>The TrueType font format is used by Windows, Windows 95, and

<para>The TrueType font format is used by Windows, Windows 95, and

</ulink> is a good starting point for information on these and other

</ulink> is a good starting point for information on these and other

free TrueType projects.

free TrueType projects.

</para>

</para>

<title>Where can additional fonts be obtained?</title>

<title>Where can additional fonts be obtained?</title>

<para>Many fonts are available on the Internet.  They are either

<para>Many fonts are available on the Internet.  They are either

</itemizedlist></para>

</itemizedlist></para>

<title>Additional questions</title>

<title>Additional questions</title>

<para>

<para>

</itemizedlist>

</itemizedlist>

</para>

</para>