Make the fonts tutorial upto-date with respect to TrueType support in FreeBSD.
PR: docs/7049 Reviewed by: the -doc list. Spl-thanks-to: CHOI Junho <junker@jazz.snu.ac.kr> for information about Asian font support.
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<title>Can TrueType fonts be used?</title>
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<para>The TrueType font format is used by Windows, Windows 95,
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<para>The TrueType font format is used by Windows, Windows 95, and
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Mac's,&hellip It is quite popular and there are a great number of
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Mac's. It is quite popular and there are a great number of
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fonts available in this format. Unfortunately, there are only two
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fonts available in this format.</para>
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applications that I am aware of that can use this format: Ghostscript
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and povray. Ghostscript's support, according to the documentation,
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is rudimentary and the results are likely to be inferior to type 1
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fonts.</para>
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<para>However, groff would need a font description file, and I know
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<para>Unfortunately, there are few applications that I am aware of
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of no tools to construct the metrics from a TrueType font. In
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that can use this format: Ghostscript and Povray come to mind.
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addition, the font would have to be down loaded to postscript
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Ghostscript's support, according to the documentation, is rudimentary
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printers in the appropriate format, and again, groff cannot handle
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and the results are likely to be inferior to type 1 fonts.
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TrueType fonts in this fashion.</para>
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Povray version 3 also has the ability to use TrueType fonts, but
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I rather doubt many people will be creating documents as a series of
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raytraced pages :-).</para>
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<para>X11 has no support for TrueType fonts that I am aware
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<para>Using TrueType with groff is difficult because groff would
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of.</para>
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need a font description file, and I know of no tools to construct
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the metrics from a TrueType font. In addition, the font would have to
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<para>The only program that I know of that has the ability to use
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be downloaded to postscript printers in the appropriate format,
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TrueType fonts is povray version 3, but I rather doubt many people
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and again, groff cannot handle TrueType fonts in this fashion.</para>
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will be creating documents as a series of raytraced pages!
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:-)</para>
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<para>This rather dismal situation may soon change.
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The <ulink url="http://www.freetype.org/">FreeType Project</ulink>
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is currently developing a useful set of FreeType tools:
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem>
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<simpara>The <command>xfsft</command> font server for X11 can serve
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TrueType fonts in addition to regular fonts. Though currently in
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beta, it is said to be quite useable. See <ulink
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url="http://www.dcs.ed.ac.uk/home/jec/programs/xfsft/">Juliusz
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Chroboczek's page</ulink> for further information. Porting instructions
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for FreeBSD can be found at <ulink
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url="http://math.missouri.edu/~stephen/software/">Stephen Montgomery's
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software page</ulink>.
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</simpara>
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<listitem>
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<simpara><command>xfstt</command> is another font
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server for X11, available under <ulink
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url=" ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/X11/fonts">
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ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/X11/fonts</ulink>.
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</listitem>
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<listitem><simpara>A program called <command>ttf2bdf</command> can produce
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BDF files suitable for use in an X environment from TrueType files. Linux
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binaries are said to be available from <ulink
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url="ftp://crl.nmsu.edu/CLR/multiling/General">ftp://crl.nmsu.edu/CLR/multiling/General/</ulink>.
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<simpara>
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For people requiring the use of Asian TrueType fonts, the
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<command>XTT</command> font server may be worth a look. Information about
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<command>XTT</command> can be found at URL: <ulink
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url="http://hawk.ise.chuo-u.ac.jp/student/person/tshiozak/study/freebsd-at-random/x-tt/index-en.html">http://hawk.ise.chuo-u.ac.jp/student/person/tshiozak/study/freebsd-at-random/x-tt/index-en.html</ulink>.
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<ulink url="http://www.freetype.org/projects.htm">FreeType Projects page
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</ulink> is a good starting point for information on these and other
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free TrueType projects.
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<chapter>
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<chapter>
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<title>Can TrueType fonts be used?</title>
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<title>Can TrueType fonts be used?</title>
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<para>The TrueType font format is used by Windows, Windows 95,
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<para>The TrueType font format is used by Windows, Windows 95, and
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Mac's,&hellip It is quite popular and there are a great number of
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Mac's. It is quite popular and there are a great number of
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fonts available in this format. Unfortunately, there are only two
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fonts available in this format.</para>
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applications that I am aware of that can use this format: Ghostscript
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and povray. Ghostscript's support, according to the documentation,
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is rudimentary and the results are likely to be inferior to type 1
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fonts.</para>
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<para>However, groff would need a font description file, and I know
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<para>Unfortunately, there are few applications that I am aware of
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of no tools to construct the metrics from a TrueType font. In
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that can use this format: Ghostscript and Povray come to mind.
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addition, the font would have to be down loaded to postscript
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Ghostscript's support, according to the documentation, is rudimentary
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printers in the appropriate format, and again, groff cannot handle
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and the results are likely to be inferior to type 1 fonts.
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TrueType fonts in this fashion.</para>
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Povray version 3 also has the ability to use TrueType fonts, but
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I rather doubt many people will be creating documents as a series of
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raytraced pages :-).</para>
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<para>X11 has no support for TrueType fonts that I am aware
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<para>Using TrueType with groff is difficult because groff would
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of.</para>
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need a font description file, and I know of no tools to construct
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the metrics from a TrueType font. In addition, the font would have to
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<para>The only program that I know of that has the ability to use
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be downloaded to postscript printers in the appropriate format,
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TrueType fonts is povray version 3, but I rather doubt many people
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and again, groff cannot handle TrueType fonts in this fashion.</para>
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will be creating documents as a series of raytraced pages!
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:-)</para>
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<para>This rather dismal situation may soon change.
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The <ulink url="http://www.freetype.org/">FreeType Project</ulink>
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is currently developing a useful set of FreeType tools:
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem>
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<simpara>The <command>xfsft</command> font server for X11 can serve
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TrueType fonts in addition to regular fonts. Though currently in
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beta, it is said to be quite useable. See <ulink
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url="http://www.dcs.ed.ac.uk/home/jec/programs/xfsft/">Juliusz
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Chroboczek's page</ulink> for further information. Porting instructions
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for FreeBSD can be found at <ulink
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url="http://math.missouri.edu/~stephen/software/">Stephen Montgomery's
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software page</ulink>.
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</simpara>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<simpara><command>xfstt</command> is another font
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server for X11, available under <ulink
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url=" ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/X11/fonts">
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ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/X11/fonts</ulink>.
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</simpara>
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</listitem>
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<listitem><simpara>A program called <command>ttf2bdf</command> can produce
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BDF files suitable for use in an X environment from TrueType files. Linux
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binaries are said to be available from <ulink
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url="ftp://crl.nmsu.edu/CLR/multiling/General">ftp://crl.nmsu.edu/CLR/multiling/General/</ulink>.
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</simpara>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<simpara>
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For people requiring the use of Asian TrueType fonts, the
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<command>XTT</command> font server may be worth a look. Information about
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<command>XTT</command> can be found at URL: <ulink
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url="http://hawk.ise.chuo-u.ac.jp/student/person/tshiozak/study/freebsd-at-random/x-tt/index-en.html">http://hawk.ise.chuo-u.ac.jp/student/person/tshiozak/study/freebsd-at-random/x-tt/index-en.html</ulink>.
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</simpara>
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<simpara>and others …</simpara>
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</itemizedlist>
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</para>
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<para>
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<ulink url="http://www.freetype.org/projects.htm">FreeType Projects page
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</ulink> is a good starting point for information on these and other
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free TrueType projects.
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</para>
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</chapter>
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<!DOCTYPE BOOK PUBLIC "-//Davenport//DTD DocBook V3.0//EN">
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<chapter>
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<title>Can TrueType fonts be used?</title>
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<title>Can TrueType fonts be used?</title>
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<para>The TrueType font format is used by Windows, Windows 95,
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<para>The TrueType font format is used by Windows, Windows 95, and
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Mac's,&hellip It is quite popular and there are a great number of
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Mac's. It is quite popular and there are a great number of
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fonts available in this format. Unfortunately, there are only two
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fonts available in this format.</para>
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applications that I am aware of that can use this format: Ghostscript
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and povray. Ghostscript's support, according to the documentation,
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is rudimentary and the results are likely to be inferior to type 1
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fonts.</para>
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<para>However, groff would need a font description file, and I know
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<para>Unfortunately, there are few applications that I am aware of
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of no tools to construct the metrics from a TrueType font. In
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that can use this format: Ghostscript and Povray come to mind.
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addition, the font would have to be down loaded to postscript
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Ghostscript's support, according to the documentation, is rudimentary
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printers in the appropriate format, and again, groff cannot handle
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and the results are likely to be inferior to type 1 fonts.
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TrueType fonts in this fashion.</para>
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Povray version 3 also has the ability to use TrueType fonts, but
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I rather doubt many people will be creating documents as a series of
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raytraced pages :-).</para>
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<para>X11 has no support for TrueType fonts that I am aware
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<para>Using TrueType with groff is difficult because groff would
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of.</para>
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need a font description file, and I know of no tools to construct
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the metrics from a TrueType font. In addition, the font would have to
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<para>The only program that I know of that has the ability to use
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be downloaded to postscript printers in the appropriate format,
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TrueType fonts is povray version 3, but I rather doubt many people
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and again, groff cannot handle TrueType fonts in this fashion.</para>
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will be creating documents as a series of raytraced pages!
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:-)</para>
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<para>This rather dismal situation may soon change.
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The <ulink url="http://www.freetype.org/">FreeType Project</ulink>
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is currently developing a useful set of FreeType tools:
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem>
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<simpara>The <command>xfsft</command> font server for X11 can serve
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TrueType fonts in addition to regular fonts. Though currently in
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beta, it is said to be quite useable. See <ulink
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url="http://www.dcs.ed.ac.uk/home/jec/programs/xfsft/">Juliusz
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Chroboczek's page</ulink> for further information. Porting instructions
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for FreeBSD can be found at <ulink
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url="http://math.missouri.edu/~stephen/software/">Stephen Montgomery's
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software page</ulink>.
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</simpara>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<simpara><command>xfstt</command> is another font
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server for X11, available under <ulink
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url=" ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/X11/fonts">
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ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/X11/fonts</ulink>.
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</simpara>
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</listitem>
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<listitem><simpara>A program called <command>ttf2bdf</command> can produce
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BDF files suitable for use in an X environment from TrueType files. Linux
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binaries are said to be available from <ulink
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url="ftp://crl.nmsu.edu/CLR/multiling/General">ftp://crl.nmsu.edu/CLR/multiling/General/</ulink>.
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</simpara>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<simpara>
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For people requiring the use of Asian TrueType fonts, the
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<command>XTT</command> font server may be worth a look. Information about
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<command>XTT</command> can be found at URL: <ulink
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url="http://hawk.ise.chuo-u.ac.jp/student/person/tshiozak/study/freebsd-at-random/x-tt/index-en.html">http://hawk.ise.chuo-u.ac.jp/student/person/tshiozak/study/freebsd-at-random/x-tt/index-en.html</ulink>.
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</simpara>
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<simpara>and others …</simpara>
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</itemizedlist>
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</para>
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<para>
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The
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<ulink url="http://www.freetype.org/projects.htm">FreeType Projects page
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</ulink> is a good starting point for information on these and other
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free TrueType projects.
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</para>
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