Next Previous Contents

# TrueType Fonts in Debian mini-HOWTO

## Bear Giles, `bgiles@coyotesong.com`

v0.3, 10 January 2000

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`

## 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

Next Previous Contents