Changing fonts

Configuring available fonts

You can configure available fonts using a combination of:

installing a specific set of fonts, and
specifying which fonts the font server will provide

To specify which fonts are available from the font server, follow these steps:

Log in as root.
Edit the font server configuration file. By default this is /usr/lib/X11/fs/config.
Change the fonts specified by the catalogue keyword. For example, to provide only Speedo and Type1 fonts:
```
   catalogue = /usr/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo,/usr/lib/X11/fonts/Type1
```
To make the changes take effect, use the fontserv command:

fontserv re-read
fontserv flush

With the catalogue keyword, you can also specify another font server. For example:

   catalogue = /usr/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo,tcp/boston:7001

This sets the local font server's catalogue to include Speedo fonts and whatever fonts are provided by the remote host boston.

NOTE: Exercise care when referencing other font servers. Font server connections place a heavy demand on network resources and bandwidth. Also, be careful not to let the number of references to other font servers become so large that your system font system becomes unmanageable.

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SCO OpenServer Release 5.0.7 -- 11 February 2003