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  4. <title>Fonts and font facilities supplied with Ghostscript</title>
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  14. 

  15. <h1>Fonts and font facilities supplied with Ghostscript</h1>
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  20. 

  21. <h2>Table of contents</h2>
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  22. 

  23. <blockquote><ul>
    24. 

  24. <li><a href="#About">About Ghostscript fonts</a>
    25. 

  25. <li><a href="#Free_fonts">Ghostscript's free fonts</a>
    26. 

  26. <li><a href="#Other_fonts">Other free fonts</a>
    27. 

  27. <ul>
    28. 

  28. <li><a href="#Computer_Modern">Computer Modern Fontmap</a>
    29. 

  29. <li><a href="#Chinese">Free Chinese (Hanzi) fonts</a>
    30. 

  30. <li><a href="#Japanese">Free Japanese (Kanji) fonts</a>
    31. 

  31. <li><a href="#Unicode_CMaps">Unicode CMaps</a>
    32. 

  32. <li><a href="#Cyrillic">Free Cyrillic fonts</a>
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  33. <li><a href="#Partial_Unicode_fonts">(Partial) Unicode fonts</a>
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  34. </ul>
    35. 

  35. <li><a href="#Get_fonts">How Ghostscript gets fonts when it runs</a>
    36. 

  36. <li><a href="#Platform_fonts">Platform fonts</a>
    37. 

  37. <li><a href="#Add_fonts">Adding your own fonts</a>
    38. 

  38. <ul>
    39. 

  39. <li><a href="#Convert_BDF">Converting BDF fonts</a>
    40. 

  40. </ul>
    41. 

  41. <li><a href="#For_developers">For developers only</a>
    42. 

  42. <ul>
    43. 

  43. <li><a href="#Font_contents">Contents of fonts</a>
    44. 

  44. <li><a href="#Precompiling">Precompiling fonts</a>
    45. 

  45. <li><a href="#Short_identifiers">Precompiling fonts on platforms with identifier length limits</a>
    46. 

  46. <li><a href="#Unique_IDs">Font names and unique IDs</a>
    47. 

  47. <li><a href="#Codes">Codes used to make font file names</a>
    48. 

  48. </ul>
    49. 

  49. <li><a href="#Use_gs_fonts_with_X">Using Ghostscript fonts on X Windows displays</a>
    50. 

  50. <ul>
    51. 

  51. <li><a href="#Using_xset">Using <b><tt>xset</tt></b></a>
    52. 

  52. <li><a href="#Font_permanent_installation">Permanent installation</a>
    53. 

  53. <ul>
    54. 

  54. <li><a href="#Configure_xfs">Configuring the <b><tt>xfs</tt></b> font server</a>
    55. 

  55. <li><a href="#Configure_Xfree86">Xfree86 display servers</a>
    56. 

  56. </ul>
    57. 

  57. </ul>
    58. 

  58. </ul></blockquote>
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    63. 

  63. 

  64. <p>For other information, see the <a href="Readme.htm">Ghostscript
    65. 

  65. overview</a>.
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  68. 

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    74. 

  74. 

  75. <h2><a name="About"></a>About Ghostscript fonts</h2>
    76. 

  76. 

  77. <p>
    78. 

  78. Ghostscript is distributed with two kinds of files related to fonts:
    79. 

  79. 

  80. <ul>
    81. 

  81. <li>the fonts themselves in individual files, and
    82. 

  82. <li>a file "<tt><b>Fontmap</b></tt>" that defines for
    83. 

  83. Ghostscript which file represents which font.
    84. 

  84. </ul>
    85. 

  85. 

  86. <p>
    87. 

  87. Additionally, a file <tt><b>cidfmap</b></tt> can be used
    88. 

  88. to create CID fonts for CJK font files on the system See
    89. 

  89. the section on <a href="Use.htm#CIDFontSubstitution">CID Font Substitution</a>
    90. 

  90. for details.
    91. 

  91. 

  92. <p>
    93. 

  93. Most of the font files supplied with Ghostscript have the extension
    94. 

  94. <tt><b>.pfb</b></tt>, and a few have <tt><b>.pfa</b></tt> or
    95. 

  95. <tt><b>.gsf</b></tt>.  Each file defines one ordinary PostScript Type 1
    96. 

  96. outline font which any PostScript language interpreter can use.  Files with
    97. 

  97. <tt><b>.pfa</b></tt> or <tt><b>.pfb</b></tt> extensions are also compatible
    98. 

  98. with Adobe Type Manager (ATM) and with tools that don't include a full
    99. 

  99. PostScript language interpreter; files with <tt><b>.gsf</b></tt> extension
    100. 

  100. are incompatible with ATM and other tools. Ghostscript compiled with the
    101. 

  101. "ttfont" option can also use TrueType fonts with the extension
    102. 

  102. <tt><b>.ttf</b></tt>.
    103. 

  103. 

  104. <p><a name="Fontmap"></a>
    105. 

  105. When Ghostscript needs a font, it must have some way to know where to look
    106. 

  106. for it: that's the purpose of the <b><tt>Fontmap</tt></b> file, which
    107. 

  107. associates the names of <em>fonts</em> such as <b><tt>/Times-Roman</tt></b>
    108. 

  108. with the names of font <em>files</em>, such as
    109. 

  109. <tt><b>n021003l.pfb</b></tt>.  <b><tt>Fontmap</tt></b> can also create
    110. 

  110. aliases for font names, so that for instance,
    111. 

  111. <b><tt>/NimbusNo9L-Regu</tt></b> means the same font as
    112. 

  112. <b><tt>/Times-Roman</tt></b>.
    113. 

  113. 

  114. <hr>
    115. 

  115. 

  116. <h2><a name="Free_fonts"></a>Ghostscript's free fonts</h2>
    117. 

  117. 

  118. <p>
    119. 

  119. Two sets of free fonts are supplied for Ghostscript:
    120. 

  120. 

  121. <ul>
    122. 

  122. <li>35 commercial-quality Type 1 basic PostScript fonts -- Times,
    123. 

  123. Helvetica, Courier, Symbol, etc. -- contributed by URW++ Design and
    124. 

  124. Development Incorporated, of Hamburg, Germany
    125. 

  125. (<a href="http://www.urwpp.de/">http://www.urwpp.de/</a>).  Fontmap names
    126. 

  126. them all.
    127. 

  127. 

  128. <li>A miscellaneous set including Cyrillic, kana, and fonts derived from
    129. 

  129. the free Hershey fonts, with improvements (such as adding accented
    130. 

  130. characters) by Thomas Wolff.  The Hershey-based fonts are quite different
    131. 

  131. from traditional printer or display fonts; you can read about them in more
    132. 

  132. detail in the <a href="Hershey.htm">documentation on Hershey fonts</a>.
    133. 

  133. 

  134. </ul>
    135. 

  135. 

  136. <blockquote><table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0>
    137. 

  137. <tr><th colspan=7 bgcolor="#CCCC00"><hr><font size="+1">Font packages</font><hr>
    138. 

  138. <tr>	<td><b>System</b>
    139. 

  139. 	<td>&nbsp;&nbsp;
    140. 

  140. 	<td><b>File name</b>
    141. 

  141. 	<td>&nbsp;&nbsp;
    142. 

  142. 	<td><b>Contents</b>
    143. 

  143. 	<td>&nbsp;&nbsp;
    144. 

  144. 	<td><b>Types</b>
    145. 

  145. <tr>	<td colspan=7><hr>
    146. 

  146. <tr valign=top>	<td>DOS and<br>MS Windows
    147. 

  147. 	<td>&nbsp;
    148. 

  148. 	<td><b><tt>gs###fn1.zip</tt></b>
    149. 

  149. 	<td>&nbsp;
    150. 

  150. 	<td>Basic
    151. 

  151. 	<td>&nbsp;
    152. 

  152. 	<td><b><tt>.pfb</tt></b>
    153. 

  153. <tr valign=top>	<td>&nbsp;
    154. 

  154. 	<td>&nbsp;
    155. 

  155. 	<td><b><tt>gs###fn2.zip</tt></b>
    156. 

  156. 	<td>&nbsp;
    157. 

  157. 	<td>Miscellaneous
    158. 

  158. 	<td>&nbsp;
    159. 

  159. 	<td>Various, for<br>different fonts
    160. 

  160. <tr>	<td colspan=7><hr>
    161. 

  161. <tr valign=top>	<td>Unix
    162. 

  162. 	<td>&nbsp;
    163. 

  163. 	<td><b><tt>ghostscript-fonts-std-#.##.tar.gz</tt></b>
    164. 

  164. 	<td>&nbsp;
    165. 

  165. 	<td>Basic
    166. 

  166. 	<td>&nbsp;
    167. 

  167. 	<td><b><tt>.afm</tt></b>,
    168. 

  168. 	    <b><tt>.pfb</tt></b>,<br><b><tt>.pfm</tt></b> <tr valign=top> <td>&nbsp;
    169. 

  169. 	<td>&nbsp;
    170. 

  170. 	<td><b><tt>ghostscript-fonts-other-#.##.tar.gz</tt></b>
    171. 

  171. 	<td>&nbsp;
    172. 

  172. 	<td>Miscellaneous
    173. 

  173. 	<td>&nbsp;
    174. 

  174. 	<td><b><tt>.afm</tt></b>,
    175. 

  175. 	    <b><tt>.gsf</tt></b>,<br><b><tt>.pfa</tt></b>, <b><tt>.pfm</tt></b>
    176. 

  176. 

  177. </table>
    178. 

  178. </blockquote>
    179. 

  179. 

  180. <p>
    181. 

  181. "#.##" and "###" are the version number with and without punctuation.
    182. 

  182. Fonts can be found at
    183. 

  183. 

  184. <blockquote>
    185. 

  185. ftp://mirror.cs.wisc.edu/pub/mirrors/ghost/AFPL/gs###/ (for a particular version)<br>
    186. 

  186. <a href="ftp://mirror.cs.wisc.edu/pub/mirrors/ghost/AFPL/fonts/" 
    187. 

  187. class="offsite">ftp://mirror.cs.wisc.edu/pub/mirrors/ghost/AFPL/fonts/</a> (for
    188. 

  188. several versions)
    189. 

  189. </blockquote>
    190. 

  190. 

  191. <hr>
    192. 

  192. 

  193. <h2><a name="Other_fonts"></a>Other free fonts</h2>
    194. 

  194. 

  195. <h3><a name="Computer_Modern"></a>Computer Modern Fontmap</h3>
    196. 

  196. 

  197. <p>
    198. 

  198. Don Knuth's Computer Modern fonts are popular, free, and widely available.
    199. 

  199. A Fontmap appropriate for these fonts is available from:
    200. 

  200. 

  201. <blockquote>
    202. 

  202. <a
    203. 

  203. href="ftp://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/fonts/cm/ps-type1/contrib/Fontmap.cmr" 
    204. 

  204. class="offsite">
    205. 

  205. ftp://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/fonts/cm/ps-type1/contrib/Fontmap.cmr</a>
    206. 

  206. </blockquote>
    207. 

  207. 

  208. <p>
    209. 

  209. or from other <a href="http://www.ctan.org/" class="offsite">CTAN</a> sites.
    210. 

  210. 

  211. <h3><a name="Chinese"></a>Free Chinese (Hanzi) fonts</h3>
    212. 

  212. 

  213. <p>
    214. 

  214. A free Chinese font, originally provided by courtesy of Jackson Technology,
    215. 

  215. Ltd., Taiwan under the GPL and now distributed by the Taiwan NeXT User
    216. 

  216. Group, is available from:
    217. 

  217. 

  218. <blockquote>
    219. 

  219. <a href="ftp://mirror.cs.wisc.edu/pub/mirrors/ghost/3rdparty/fonts/hanzi/" 
    220. 

  220. class="offsite">ftp://mirror.cs.wisc.edu/pub/mirrors/ghost/3rdparty/fonts/hanzi/</a>
    221. 

  221. </blockquote>
    222. 

  222. 

  223. <p>
    224. 

  224. Prof. Wu of the Department of Economics of National Taiwan University has
    225. 

  225. created several free Type 1 Chinese fonts designed to be used with TeX.  His
    226. 

  226. e-mail is <a
    227. 

  227. href="mailto:ntut019@ccms.ntu.edu.tw">ntut019@ccms.ntu.edu.tw</a>.  The
    228. 

  228. fonts are available from
    229. 

  229. 

  230. <blockquote>
    231. 

  231. <a href="ftp://cle.linux.org.tw/pub/fonts/cwfont/" 
    232. 

  232. class="offsite">ftp://cle.linux.org.tw/pub/fonts/cwfont/</a><br>
    233. 

  233. </blockquote>
    234. 

  234. 

  235. <p>
    236. 

  236. Arphic Technology Co., Ltd., has made several free TrueType Chinese fonts
    237. 

  237. available under the Arphic Public License, a license very similar to the
    238. 

  238. GPL.  (Ghostscript can use TrueType fonts if Ghostscript is compiled with
    239. 

  239. the <tt><b>ttfont</b></tt> feature included: see <a
    240. 

  240. href="Make.htm#Features_and_devices">here</a> for more information.)  The
    241. 

  241. fonts and license are available from
    242. 

  242. 

  243. <blockquote>
    244. 

  244. <a href="ftp://cle.linux.org.tw/pub/fonts/arphic/" 
    245. 

  245. class="offsite">ftp://cle.linux.org.tw/pub/fonts/arphic/</a><br>
    246. 

  246. </blockquote>
    247. 

  247. 

  248. <h3><a name="Japanese"></a>Free Japanese (Kanji) fonts</h3>
    249. 

  249. 

  250. <p>
    251. 

  251. Mr. Tetsurou Tanaka of the Department of Engineering, University of Tokyo,
    252. 

  252. has created a set of free Kanji fonts available from
    253. 

  253. 

  254. <blockquote>
    255. 

  255. <a href="ftp://ftp.ipl.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/Font/" 
    256. 

  256. class="offsite">ftp://ftp.ipl.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/Font/</a><br>
    257. 

  257. </blockquote>
    258. 

  258. 

  259. <p>
    260. 

  260. along with documentation in Japanese and English describing their
    261. 

  261. conditions of use and how to use them.  An older copy of these fonts, under
    262. 

  262. somewhat different names, is available at the Ghostscript site:
    263. 

  263. 

  264. <blockquote>
    265. 

  265. <a href="ftp://mirror.cs.wisc.edu/pub/mirrors/ghost/3rdparty/fonts/kanji/">
    266. 

  266. ftp://mirror.cs.wisc.edu/pub/mirrors/ghost/3rdparty/fonts/kanji/</a><br>
    267. 

  267. </blockquote>
    268. 

  268. 

  269. <p>
    270. 

  270. Mr. Norio Katayama has done some work to make Ghostscript work well with
    271. 

  271. Kanji fonts.  An easy-to-install Kanji font for Ghostscript, with
    272. 

  272. installation instructions, is at
    273. 

  273. 

  274. <blockquote>
    275. 

  275. <a href="http://www.cit.ics.saitama-u.ac.jp/~far/howto/gs-ttf.html" 
    276. 

  276. class="offsite">http://www.cit.ics.saitama-u.ac.jp/~far/howto/gs-ttf.html</a>
    277. 

  277. </blockquote>
    278. 

  278. 

  279. <p>
    280. 

  280. The same site has patches to make Ghostscript work with Japanese VF fonts,
    281. 

  281. with documentation in both English and Japanese:
    282. 

  282. 

  283. <blockquote>
    284. 

  284. <a href="http://www.cit.ics.saitama-u.ac.jp/~far/howto/gs-vflib.html" 
    285. 

  285. class="offsite">http://www.cit.ics.saitama-u.ac.jp/~far/howto/gs-vflib.html</a>
    286. 

  286. </blockquote>
    287. 

  287. 

  288. <p>
    289. 

  289. Here are some other resources in Japanese relating to VFlib and using
    290. 

  290. Ghostscript with Japanese fonts:
    291. 

  291. 

  292. <blockquote><dl compact>
    293. 

  293. <dt><a href="http://kakugawa.aial.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/~kakugawa/Hacks/" 
    294. 

  294. class="offsite">http://kakugawa.aial.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/~kakugawa/Hacks/</a>
    295. 

  295. <dt><a href="http://itohws03.ee.noda.sut.ac.jp/~matsuda/VFlib-FT/" 
    296. 

  296. class="offsite">http://itohws03.ee.noda.sut.ac.jp/~matsuda/VFlib-FT/</a>
    297. 

  297. <dd>Author &lt;<a href="mailto:matsuda@itohws01.ee.noda.sut.ac.jp">matsuda@itohws01.ee.noda.sut.ac.jp</a>&gt;
    298. 

  298. <dt><a href="http://www.rd.nacsis.ac.jp/~katayama/homepage/ghostscript/Japanese.html"
    299. 

  299. class="offsite">http://www.rd.nacsis.ac.jp/~katayama/homepage/ghostscript/Japanese.html</a>
    300. 

  300. <dd>Author &lt;<a href="mailto:katayama@rd.nacsis.ac.jp">katayama@rd.nacsis.ac.jp</a>&gt;
    301. 

  301. </dl></blockquote>
    302. 

  302. 

  303. <h3><a name="Unicode_CMaps"></a>Unicode CMaps</h3>
    304. 

  304. 

  305. <p>
    306. 

  306. Some Unicode CMaps that can be used with Ghostscript are freely downloadable from
    307. 

  307. 

  308. <blockquote>
    309. 

  309. <a href="ftp://ftp.oreilly.com/pub/examples/nutshell/ujip/adobe/" 
    310. 

  310. class="offsite">ftp://ftp.oreilly.com/pub/examples/nutshell/ujip/adobe/</a>
    311. 

  311. </blockquote>
    312. 

  312. 

  313. <h3><a name="Cyrillic"></a>Free Cyrillic fonts</h3>
    314. 

  314. 

  315. <p>
    316. 

  316. N. Glonty and A. Samarin created in 1989 a Cyrillic extension of TeX's
    317. 

  317. "Computer Modern" fonts, now freely available through the
    318. 

  318. <a href="http://www.ctan.org/" class="offsite">Comprehensive TeX Archive Network</a> (CTAN),
    319. 

  319. for instance at
    320. 

  320. 

  321. <blockquote>
    322. 

  322. <a href="ftp://ctan.tug.org/tex-archive/fonts/cyrillic/cmcyr/" 
    323. 

  323. class="offsite">ftp://ctan.tug.org/tex-archive/fonts/cyrillic/cmcyr/</a>
    324. 

  324. </blockquote>
    325. 

  325. 

  326. <p>
    327. 

  327. <a href="http://www.ctan.org/" class="offsite">CTAN's</a> entire collection of Cyrillic fonts
    328. 

  328. is, for instance, at
    329. 

  329. 

  330. <blockquote>
    331. 

  331. <a href="ftp://ctan.tug.org/tex-archive/fonts/cyrillic/" 
    332. 

  332. class="offsite">ftp://ctan.tug.org/tex-archive/fonts/cyrillic/</a>
    333. 

  333. </blockquote>
    334. 

  334. 

  335. <p>
    336. 

  336. Basil K. Malyshev created the "Paradissa Fonts Collection" in 1993.  It
    337. 

  337. contained 165 fonts, including the Glonty and Samarin font above plus other
    338. 

  338. Computer Modern, Euler, and LaTeX fonts, all in PostScript Type 1 format
    339. 

  339. with <code>.afm</code> and <code>.pfm</code> files, compatible with ATM.
    340. 

  340. The collection could once be found through CTAN, for instance at
    341. 

  341. 

  342. <blockquote>
    343. 

  343. http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/fonts/
    344. 

  344. <!-- orginal was ftp://ctan.tug.org/tex-archive/fonts/postscript/cm/ -->
    345. 

  345. </blockquote>
    346. 

  346. 

  347. <p>
    348. 

  348. but the collection no longer seems to be available. However, the
    349. 

  349. <a href="http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/fonts/" class="offsite">ctan fonts directory</a>
    350. 

  350. remains an excellent source of free fonts, many of which are offered in
    351. 

  351. postscript as well we as TeX Metafont format.
    352. 

  352. 

  353. <hr>
    354. 

  354. 

  355. <h3><a name="Partial_Unicode_fonts"></a>(Partial) Unicode fonts</h3>
    356. 

  356. 

  357. <p>
    358. 

  358. George W. Wilson is distributing some free partial Unicode fonts he created.
    359. 

  359. These fonts currently lack Arabic and CJK characters, but they include a
    360. 

  360. very large subset of the remaining Unicode set.  They are available in both
    361. 

  361. Type 1 and TrueType formats.  See
    362. 

  362. 

  363. <blockquote>
    364. 

  364. <a href="http://bibliofile.mc.duke.edu/gww/fonts/Unicode.html" 
    365. 

  365. class="offsite">http://bibliofile.mc.duke.edu/gww/fonts/Unicode.html</a>
    366. 

  366. </blockquote>
    367. 

  367. 

  368. <h2><a name="Get_fonts"></a>How Ghostscript gets fonts when it runs</h2>
    369. 

  369. 

  370. <p>
    371. 

  371. Fonts occupy about 50KB each, so Ghostscript doesn't load them all
    372. 

  372. automatically when it runs.  Instead, as part of normal initialization
    373. 

  373. Ghostscript runs a file <tt><b>gs_fonts.ps</b></tt>, which arranges to load
    374. 

  374. fonts on demand using information from the font map.  To preload all of the
    375. 

  375. known fonts, invoke the procedure
    376. 

  376. 

  377. <blockquote><tt><b>
    378. 

  378. loadallfonts
    379. 

  379. </b></tt></blockquote>
    380. 

  380. 

  381. <p>
    382. 

  382. The file <tt><b>prfont.ps</b></tt> contains code to print a sample page of
    383. 

  383. a font.  Load this program by including it in the <tt><b>gs</b></tt>
    384. 

  384. command line or by invoking
    385. 

  385. 

  386. <blockquote><tt><b>
    387. 

  387. (prfont.ps) run
    388. 

  388. </b></tt></blockquote>
    389. 

  389. 

  390. <p>
    391. 

  391. Then to produce a sampler of a particular font XYZ, invoke
    392. 

  392. 

  393. <blockquote><tt><b>
    394. 

  394. /XYZ DoFont
    395. 

  395. </b></tt></blockquote>
    396. 

  396. 

  397. <p>For example,
    398. 

  398. 

  399. <blockquote><tt><b>
    400. 

  400. /Times-Roman DoFont
    401. 

  401. </b></tt></blockquote>
    402. 

  402. 

  403. <p>
    404. 

  404. For more information about how Ghostscript loads fonts during execution,
    405. 

  405. see <a href="Use.htm#Font_lookup">here</a>.
    406. 

  406. 

  407. <hr>
    408. 

  408. 

  409. <h2><a name="Platform_fonts"></a>Platform fonts</h2>
    410. 

  410. 

  411. <p>
    412. 

  412. Ghostscript displays text on screen using whatever font technology is
    413. 

  413. provided by the system on which it runs, by calling the system's API to
    414. 

  414. display text.  On platforms with X Windows, this is X Windows; on MS
    415. 

  415. Windows it may be TrueType or ATM; Ghostscript neither knows nor cares.
    416. 

  416. 

  417. <p>
    418. 

  418. The PostScript language specifies that fonts are data structures with
    419. 

  419. particular contents (for instance, they include a bounding box for the
    420. 

  420. font, an Encoding vector to specify the character set, etc.), and it is
    421. 

  421. common for PostScript files to use this fact; also, characters can be used
    422. 

  422. as clipping regions, and can be arbitrarily algorithmically rotated,
    423. 

  423. skewed, expanded or condensed, etc. Most of this information is available
    424. 

  424. in some form from the underlying graphics system, but one crucial piece is
    425. 

  425. not: the actual scalable outlines of the characters, which Ghostscript
    426. 

  426. needs in order to implement both clipping with character shapes and
    427. 

  427. arbitrarily transformed characters.  Consequently
    428. 

  428. 

  429. <blockquote>
    430. 

  430. Ghostscript needs the scalable outlines of any font mentioned in a
    431. 

  431. document, and loads them from the disk (<tt><b>.pfa</b></tt>,
    432. 

  432. <tt><b>.pfb</b></tt>, or <tt><b>.gsf</b></tt>
    433. 

  433. file) in the usual way, even if it uses the platform's font machinery to
    434. 

  434. display the characters. In other words, Ghostscript must still be able to
    435. 

  435. find its font files.
    436. 

  436. </blockquote>
    437. 

  437. 

  438. <p>
    439. 

  439. To make matters worse, platforms use different names for their standard
    440. 

  440. fonts.  For example, the Times Roman font, for which PostScript files use
    441. 

  441. the name "<b><tt>Times-Roman</tt></b>", may be known as
    442. 

  442. "<b><tt>Times-Roman</tt></b>", "<b><tt>Times&nbsp;Roman</tt></b>",
    443. 

  443. "<b><tt>Tms&nbsp;Rmn</tt></b>",
    444. 

  444. "<b><tt>Times&nbsp;New&nbsp;Roman</tt></b>", or
    445. 

  445. "<b><tt>TimesNewRoman</tt></b>".  The name may even be completely
    446. 

  446. different: the usual Helvetica-equivalent TrueType font is called
    447. 

  447. "<b><tt>Arial</tt></b>".  It is possible to deal with this situation by
    448. 

  448. introducing aliases in Fontmap, but there are two reasons why Ghostscript
    449. 

  449. does not currently do this:
    450. 

  450. 

  451. <ol>
    452. 

  452. <li>Methods of naming in different systems are so unstandardized that there
    453. 

  453. seems to be no small set of alternative names likely to cover most
    454. 

  454. situations.  All five of the names above for Times Roman have been seen
    455. 

  455. under Windows and OS/2, depending on the version of the system, whether it
    456. 

  456. uses TrueType or ATM, and other unknown factors.
    457. 

  457. 

  458. <li>Each alias takes up space at run time.  If each of the standard fonts
    459. 

  459. has three additional aliases, this might amount to 50KB of wasted space,
    460. 

  460. which may be a lot on some smaller systems.
    461. 

  461. </ol>
    462. 

  462. 

  463. <p>
    464. 

  464. If you don't seem to be getting nice characters on the screen under MS
    465. 

  465. Windows, you can try adding aliases to Fontmap, according to the
    466. 

  466. documentation you'll find in there.
    467. 

  467. 

  468. <hr>
    469. 

  469. 

  470. <h2><a name="Add_fonts"></a>Adding your own fonts</h2>
    471. 

  471. 

  472. <p>
    473. 

  473. Ghostscript can use any Type 0, 1, 3, 4, or 42 font acceptable to
    474. 

  474. other PostScript language interpreters or to ATM, including MultiMaster
    475. 

  475. fonts.  Beginning with release 4.0, Ghostscript can also use TrueType fonts
    476. 

  476. if it was compiled with the "ttfont" option.
    477. 

  477. 

  478. <p>
    479. 

  479. To add fonts of your own, you must edit Fontmap to include at the end an
    480. 

  480. entry for your new font; the format for entries is documented
    481. 

  481. in Fontmap itself.  Since later entries in Fontmap override earlier
    482. 

  482. entries, a font you add at the end supersedes any corresponding fonts supplied
    483. 

  483. with Ghostscript and defined earlier in the file.
    484. 

  484. 

  485. <p>
    486. 

  486. In the PC world, Type 1 fonts are customarily given names ending in
    487. 

  487. <tt><b>.PFA</b></tt> or <tt><b>.PFB</b></tt>.  Ghostscript can use these
    488. 

  488. directly: you just need to make the entry in Fontmap.  If you want to use
    489. 

  489. with Ghostscript a commercial Type 1 font (such as fonts obtained in
    490. 

  490. conjunction with Adobe Type Manager), please read carefully the license that
    491. 

  491. accompanies the font to satisfy yourself that you may do so legally; we take
    492. 

  492. no responsibility for any possible violations of such licenses.  The same
    493. 

  493. applies to TrueType fonts.
    494. 

  494. 

  495. <h3><a name="Convert_BDF"></a>Converting BDF fonts</h3>
    496. 

  496. 

  497. <p>
    498. 

  498. Ghostscript provides a way to construct a (low-quality) Type 1 font from a
    499. 

  499. bitmap font in the BDF format popular in the Unix world.  The shell script
    500. 

  500. <tt><b>bdftops</b></tt> (Unix) or the command file
    501. 

  501. <tt><b>bdftops.bat</b></tt> (DOS) converts a BDF file to a
    502. 

  502. scalable outline using <tt><b>bdftops.ps</b></tt> .  Run the
    503. 

  503. shell command
    504. 

  504. 

  505. <blockquote><tt><b>
    506. 

  506. bdftops&nbsp;BDF_filename&nbsp;[AFM_file1_name&nbsp;...]&nbsp;gsf_filename&nbsp;fontname<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;UniqueID&nbsp;[XUID]&nbsp;[encodingname]
    507. 

  507. </b></tt></blockquote>
    508. 

  508. 

  509. <p>
    510. 

  510. The arguments have these meanings:
    511. 

  511. <blockquote><table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0>
    512. 

  512. <tr valign=top>	<td><tt><b>BDF_filename</b></tt>
    513. 

  513. 	<td>&nbsp;&nbsp;
    514. 

  514. 	<td>Input bitmap file in BDF format
    515. 

  515. 	<td>&nbsp;&nbsp;
    516. 

  516. 	<td>&nbsp;
    517. 

  517. <tr valign=top>	<td><tt><b>AFM_file1_name</b></tt>
    518. 

  518. 	<td>&nbsp;
    519. 

  519. 	<td>AFM files giving metrics
    520. 

  520. 	<td>&nbsp;
    521. 

  521. 	<td>(Optional)
    522. 

  522. <tr valign=top>	<td><tt><b>gsf_filename</b></tt>
    523. 

  523. 	<td>&nbsp;
    524. 

  524. 	<td>Output file
    525. 

  525. 	<td>&nbsp;
    526. 

  526. 	<td>&nbsp;
    527. 

  527. <tr valign=top>	<td><tt><b>fontname</b></tt>
    528. 

  528. 	<td>&nbsp;
    529. 

  529. 	<td>Name of the font
    530. 

  530. 	<td>&nbsp;
    531. 

  531. 	<td>&nbsp;
    532. 

  532. <tr valign=top>	<td><tt><b>UniqueID</b></tt>
    533. 

  533. 	<td>&nbsp;
    534. 

  534. 	<td>UniqueID (<a href="#Unique_IDs">as described below</a>)
    535. 

  535. 	<td>&nbsp;
    536. 

  536. 	<td>&nbsp;
    537. 

  537. <tr valign=top>	<td><tt><b>XUID</b></tt>
    538. 

  538. 	<td>&nbsp;
    539. 

  539. 	<td>XUID, in the form <tt><b>n1.n2.n3...</b></tt> (<a href="#Unique_IDs">as described below</a>)
    540. 

  540. 	<td>&nbsp;
    541. 

  541. 	<td>(Optional)
    542. 

  542. <tr valign=top>	<td><tt><b>encodingname</b></tt>
    543. 

  543. 	<td>&nbsp;
    544. 

  544. 	<td>"StandardEncoding" (the default), "ISOLatin1Encoding",<br>"SymbolEncoding", "DingbatsEncoding"
    545. 

  545. 	<td>&nbsp;
    546. 

  546. 	<td>(Optional)
    547. 

  547. </table></blockquote>
    548. 

  548. 

  549. <p>
    550. 

  550. For instance
    551. 

  551. 

  552. <blockquote><tt><b>
    553. 

  553. bdftops&nbsp;pzdr.bdf&nbsp;ZapfDingbats.afm&nbsp;pzdr.gsf&nbsp;ZapfDingbats&nbsp;4100000&nbsp;1000000.1.41
    554. 

  554. </b></tt></blockquote>
    555. 

  555. 

  556. <p>
    557. 

  557. Then make an entry in Fontmap for the <tt><b>.gsf</b></tt>
    558. 

  558. file (<tt><b>pzdr.gsf</b></tt> in the example) as
    559. 

  559. <a href="#Add_fonts">described above</a>.
    560. 

  560. 

  561. <hr>
    562. 

  562. 

  563. <h2><a name="For_developers"></a>For developers only</h2>
    564. 

  564. 

  565. <p>
    566. 

  566. The rest of this document is very unlikely to be of value to ordinary
    567. 

  567. users.
    568. 

  568. 

  569. <h3><a name="Font_contents"></a>Contents of fonts</h3>
    570. 

  570. 

  571. <p>
    572. 

  572. As noted above, Ghostscript accepts fonts in the same formats as PostScript
    573. 

  573. interpreters.  Type 0, 1, and 3 fonts are documented in the PostScript
    574. 

  574. Language Reference Manual (Second Edition); detailed documentation for Type
    575. 

  575. 1 fonts appears in a separate Adobe book.  Type 2 (compressed format) fonts
    576. 

  576. are documented in separate Adobe publications.  Type 4 fonts are not
    577. 

  577. documented anywhere; they are essentially Type 1 fonts with a BuildChar or
    578. 

  578. BuildGlyph procedure.  Types 9, 10, and 11 (CIDFontType 0, 1, and 2) and
    579. 

  579. Type 32 (downloaded bitmap) fonts are documented in Adobe supplements.
    580. 

  580. Type 42 (encapsulated TrueType) fonts are documented in an Adobe
    581. 

  581. supplement; the TrueType format is documented in publications available
    582. 

  582. from Apple and Microsoft.  Ghostscript does not support Type 14 (Chameleon)
    583. 

  583. fonts, which use a proprietary Adobe format.
    584. 

  584. 

  585. <h3><a name="Precompiling"></a>Precompiling fonts</h3>
    586. 

  586. 

  587. <p>
    588. 

  588. You can precompile -- convert -- any Type 1 font into C, then compile and
    589. 

  589. build it into the Ghostscript executable.  (Type 1 fonts include any font
    590. 

  590. whose name ends with <tt><b>.pfa</b></tt> or
    591. 

  591. <tt><b>.pfb</b></tt>, and it also includes all the
    592. 

  592. Ghostscript <tt><b>.gsf</b></tt> fonts except the Hershey
    593. 

  593. fonts.)  This has no effect on rendering speed, but it eliminates the time
    594. 

  594. to load the font dynamically, which may make a big improvement in total
    595. 

  595. rendering time, especially for multi-page documents.  It also reduces the
    596. 

  596. number of auxiliary files required at run time.  Fonts precompiled and
    597. 

  597. built into Ghostscript this way need not appear in Fontmap, although if
    598. 

  598. they do appear there, no harm is done.
    599. 

  599. 

  600. <p><a name="font2c"></a> The utility for precompiling fonts is named
    601. 

  601. <tt><b>font2c</b></tt>.  Note that since
    602. 

  602. <tt><b>font2c</b></tt> uses the PostScript language program
    603. 

  603. <tt><b>font2c.ps</b></tt>, Ghostscript must already be
    604. 

  604. available to run it, and Fontmap must contain entries for the fonts you
    605. 

  605. want to compile.  For example, to precompile the Times-Italic font,
    606. 

  606. 

  607. <blockquote><tt><b>
    608. 

  608. font2c Times-Italic ptmri.c
    609. 

  609. </b></tt></blockquote>
    610. 

  610. 

  611. <p>
    612. 

  612. The first argument ("<b><tt>Times-Italic</tt></b>" above) is the font's
    613. 

  613. name and the second ("<b><tt>ptmri.c</tt></b>") is the name of the
    614. 

  614. resulting C file.  You can use any file name you want, as long as it ends
    615. 

  615. in "<tt><b>.c</b></tt>".  It needn't be limited to eight characters unless
    616. 

  616. your operating system requires this.  If "<b><tt>XYZ.gsf</tt></b>" or
    617. 

  617. "<b><tt>XYZ.pfa</tt></b>" is the font file's name in Fontmap,
    618. 

  618. "<b><tt>XYZ.c</tt></b>" is a good choice for the C file.
    619. 

  619. 

  620. <p>
    621. 

  621. Under VMS, or other systems whose the C compilers limit the length of
    622. 

  622. identifiers, you must do something slightly more complicated; for that see
    623. 

  623. the section on <a href="#Short_identifiers">short identifiers in C</a>.  On
    624. 

  624. VMS also, you must quote the font name ("{font name}") to preserve the
    625. 

  625. name's mixed upper and lower case.  For VMS environments in general see
    626. 

  626. <a href="Make.htm#VMS">the VMS directions</a> in the documentation on
    627. 

  627. building Ghostscript, and ignore the rest of this section.
    628. 

  628. 

  629. <p>
    630. 

  630. Note that fonts are not supplied with Ghostscript in precompiled form, since
    631. 

  631. those files are quite large and can easily be recreated using <a
    632. 

  632. href="#font2c"><tt><b>font2c</b></tt></a>.  There is a makefile target to
    633. 

  633. run <tt><b>font2c</b></tt> on all the fonts supplied with Ghostscript.
    634. 

  634. Invoke it with
    635. 

  635. 

  636. <blockquote><b><tt>
    637. 

  637. make fonts_standard_c
    638. 

  638. </tt></b></blockquote>
    639. 

  639. 

  640. <p>Besides running <tt><b>font2c</b></tt>, you must compile the fonts and
    641. 

  641. link them into the executable.  To do this, add the compiled fonts feature
    642. 

  642. to your platform-specific makefile.  See the
    643. 

  643. <a href="Make.htm#Makefile_overview">overview of makefiles</a> in the
    644. 

  644. documentation on building Ghostscript for the list of makefiles for each
    645. 

  645. platform.  Find the definition of the <tt><b>FEATURE_DEVS</b></tt> macro in
    646. 

  646. the makefile, which looks something like this:
    647. 

  647. 

  648. <blockquote><tt><b>
    649. 

  649. FEATURE_DEVS=$(PSD)psl3.dev&nbsp;$(PSD)pdf.dev&nbsp;$(PSD)dpsnext.dev&nbsp;$(PSD)pipe.dev
    650. 

  650. </b></tt></blockquote>
    651. 

  651. 

  652. <p>
    653. 

  653. and add "ccfonts.dev":
    654. 

  654. 

  655. <blockquote><tt><b>
    656. 

  656. FEATURE_DEVS=$(PSD)psl3.dev&nbsp;$(PSD)pdf.dev&nbsp;$(PSD)dpsnext.dev&nbsp;$(PSD)pipe.dev&nbsp;$(PSD)ccfonts.dev
    657. 

  657. </b></tt></blockquote>
    658. 

  658. 

  659. <p>
    660. 

  660. Next you must add the specific fonts to <tt><b>int.mak</b></tt>, the
    661. 

  661. platform-independent makefile for the interpreter.  This makefile already
    662. 

  662. has rules for the standard fonts supplied with Ghostscript, so if you just
    663. 

  663. want to compile the standard fonts, you needn't do anything else.  Now we
    664. 

  664. describe how to compile other fonts into the executable, such as the Utopia
    665. 

  665. or Kana fonts, or your own fonts.
    666. 

  666. 

  667. <p>
    668. 

  668. Suppose you want to compile the Kana fonts into the executable.  First pick
    669. 

  669. one of <b><tt>ccfonts10</tt></b> through <b><tt>ccfonts15</tt></b> as the
    670. 

  670. place you will do this, say <b><tt>ccfonts10</tt></b>.  Add your compiled
    671. 

  671. font file names, for instance
    672. 

  672. 

  673. <blockquote><tt><b>
    674. 

  674. ccfonts10_=$(CFOBJ)fhirw.$(OBJ)
    675. 

  675. </b></tt></blockquote>
    676. 

  676. 

  677. <p>
    678. 

  678. (Note the underscore "_".) If this makes the line too long, use another
    679. 

  679. line of the same form, for instance,
    680. 

  680. 

  681. <blockquote><tt><b>
    682. 

  682. ccfonts11_=$(CFOBJ)fkarw.$(OBJ)
    683. 

  683. </b></tt></blockquote>
    684. 

  684. 

  685. <p>
    686. 

  686. Just below the <b><tt>ccfonts10_=</tt></b> line is a line
    687. 

  687. 

  688. <blockquote><tt><b>
    689. 

  689. ccfonts10=
    690. 

  690. </b></tt></blockquote>
    691. 

  691. 

  692. <p>
    693. 

  693. (Note no underscore.) Add your own fonts to the end of this line, replacing
    694. 

  694. dashes ("-") with underscores ("_") in the font names.  For instance:
    695. 

  695. 

  696. <blockquote><tt><b>
    697. 

  697. ccfonts10=Calligraphic_Hiragana
    698. 

  698. </b></tt></blockquote>
    699. 

  699. 

  700. <p>
    701. 

  701. Again, if a line becomes too long, add another line of the same form, for
    702. 

  702. instance,
    703. 

  703. 

  704. <blockquote><tt><b>
    705. 

  705. ccfonts10=Calligraphic_Hiragana<br>
    706. 

  706. ccfonts11=Calligraphic_Katakana
    707. 

  707. </b></tt></blockquote>
    708. 

  708. 

  709. <p>
    710. 

  710. After all the lines of this form, add a pair of lines to compile each font,
    711. 

  711. separating these entries from the "ccfonts*" lines and from each other with
    712. 

  712. a blank line.  In our example this becomes
    713. 

  713. 

  714. <blockquote>
    715. 

  715. <pre>$(CFOBJ)fhirw.$(OBJ): $(CFGEN)fhirw.c $(CCFONT)
    716. 

  716. 	$(CFCC) $(CFO_)fhirw.$(OBJ) $(C_) $(CFGEN)fhirw.c
    717. 

  717. 

  718. $(CFOBJ)fkarw.$(OBJ): $(CFGEN)fkarw.c $(CCFONT)
    719. 

  719. 	$(CFCC) $(CFO_)fkarw.$(OBJ) $(C_) $(CFGEN)fkarw.c
    720. 

  720. </pre></blockquote>
    721. 

  721. 

  722. <p>
    723. 

  723. Finally, run <tt><b>make</b></tt> to build an executable that includes the
    724. 

  724. fonts you added.  They are present in <b><tt>FontDirectory</tt></b> when
    725. 

  725. Ghostscript starts up.
    726. 

  726. 

  727. <h3><a name="Short_identifiers"></a>Precompiling fonts on platforms with identifier length limits</h3>
    728. 

  728. 

  729. <p>
    730. 

  730. On some platforms the C compiler or linker limits the number of significant
    731. 

  731. characters usable in an identifier.  On such platforms, you must do a
    732. 

  732. little extra work.
    733. 

  733. 

  734. <p>
    735. 

  735. Let <em><b>N</b></em> be the maximum number of significant characters in an
    736. 

  736. identifier (typically 31).  For each font whose name is longer than
    737. 

  737. <em><b>N</b></em>-5 characters, pick an arbitrary identifier that we will
    738. 

  738. call the "short name".  This can be any string you want, as long as it
    739. 

  739. contains only letters, digits, and underscores; is no longer than
    740. 

  740. <em><b>N</b></em>-5 characters; and is different from all other font names
    741. 

  741. and short names.  A good choice for this is the name of the C file.  There
    742. 

  742. is no harm in doing this for fonts with names shorter than
    743. 

  743. <em><b>N</b></em>-5 characters, but it's unnecessary.
    744. 

  744. 

  745. <p>
    746. 

  746. You must do two different things for fonts that require a short name.
    747. 

  747. 

  748. <ol>
    749. 

  749. <li>You must supply the short name as a third argument to
    750. 

  750. <tt><b>font2c</b></tt>.  For example, to compile
    751. 

  751. <b><tt>NewCenturySchlbk-BoldItalic</tt></b> using the short name
    752. 

  752. <b><tt>pncbi</tt></b>,
    753. 

  753. 

  754. <blockquote><tt><b>
    755. 

  755. font2c&nbsp;NewCenturySchlbk-BoldItalic&nbsp;pncbi.c&nbsp;pncbi
    756. 

  756. </b></tt></blockquote>
    757. 

  757. 

  758. <li>
    759. 

  759. Then when you add the font name to the definition of one of the ccfonts*
    760. 

  760. macros in the makefile, use the short name, not the actual font name, for
    761. 

  761. instance,
    762. 

  762. 

  763. <blockquote><table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0>
    764. 

  764. <tr>	<td>Use
    765. 

  765. 	<td>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
    766. 

  766. 	<td><tt><b>ccfonts12=pncbi</b></tt>
    767. 

  767. <tr>	<td>Rather than
    768. 

  768. 	<td>&nbsp;
    769. 

  769. 	<td><tt><b>ccfonts12=NewCenturySchlbk_BoldItalic</b></tt>
    770. 

  770. </table></blockquote>
    771. 

  771. </ol>
    772. 

  772. 

  773. <p>
    774. 

  774. Everything else is as described above.  This procedure doesn't change the
    775. 

  775. name of the font in Fontmap or as seen from within Ghostscript; it just
    776. 

  776. works around a limitation of some older compilers.
    777. 

  777. 

  778. <hr>
    779. 

  779. 

  780. <h3><a name="Unique_IDs"></a>Font names and unique IDs</h3>
    781. 

  781. 

  782. <p>
    783. 

  783. If you create your own fonts and will use them only within your own
    784. 

  784. organization, you should use <tt><b>UniqueID</b></tt> values between
    785. 

  785. 4000000 and 4999999, coded like this (see the <a href="#Codes">tables of
    786. 

  786. codes</a> for font file names below):
    787. 

  787. 

  788. <blockquote><table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0>
    789. 

  789. <tr><th colspan=5 bgcolor="#CCCC00"><hr><font size="+1">Coding of UniqueID "<tt><b>4TTWVE0</b></tt>"</font><hr>
    790. 

  790. <tr>	<td><tt><b>TT</b></tt>
    791. 

  791. 	<td>&nbsp;&nbsp;
    792. 

  792. 	<td><a href="#Typeface">Typeface</a>
    793. 

  793. 	<td>&nbsp;&nbsp;
    794. 

  794. 	<td>two-digit identifier
    795. 

  795. <tr>	<td><tt><b>W</b></tt>
    796. 

  796. 	<td>&nbsp;
    797. 

  797. 	<td><a href="#Weight">Weight</a>
    798. 

  798. 	<td>&nbsp;
    799. 

  799. 	<td>normal, bold, etc.
    800. 

  800. <tr>	<td><tt><b>V</b></tt>
    801. 

  801. 	<td>&nbsp;
    802. 

  802. 	<td><a href="#Variant">Variant</a>
    803. 

  803. 	<td>&nbsp;
    804. 

  804. 	<td>normal, italic, etc.
    805. 

  805. <tr>	<td><tt><b>E</b></tt>
    806. 

  806. 	<td>&nbsp;
    807. 

  807. 	<td><a href="#Expansion">Expansion</a>
    808. 

  808. 	<td>&nbsp;
    809. 

  809. 	<td>normal, condensed, etc.
    810. 

  810. </table></blockquote>
    811. 

  811. 

  812. <p>
    813. 

  813. This scheme will not work forever: as soon there are more than 99
    814. 

  814. typefaces, or more than 9 weights or variants, we will have to do something
    815. 

  815. else. But it suffices for the near future.
    816. 

  816. 

  817. <p>
    818. 

  818. If you plan to distribute fonts, ask Adobe to assign you some UniqueIDs and
    819. 

  819. also an <tt><b>XUID</b></tt> for your organization. Contact
    820. 

  820. 

  821. <blockquote><address>
    822. 

  822. Unique ID Coordinator<br>
    823. 

  823. Adobe Developers Association<br>
    824. 

  824. Adobe Systems, Inc.<br>
    825. 

  825. 345 Park Avenue<br>
    826. 

  826. San Jose, CA  95110-2704<br>
    827. 

  827. +1-408-536-9000 telephone (ADA)<br>
    828. 

  828. +1-408-536-6883 fax<br>
    829. 

  829. <a href="mailto:fontdev-person@adobe.com">fontdev-person@adobe.com</a><br>
    830. 

  830. </address></blockquote>
    831. 

  831. 

  832. <p>
    833. 

  833. The XUID is a Level 2 PostScript feature that serves the same function as
    834. 

  834. the UniqueID, but is not limited to a single 24-bit integer.  The
    835. 

  835. <tt><b>bdftops</b></tt> program creates XUIDs of the form
    836. 

  836. "<tt><b>[-X-&nbsp;0&nbsp;-U-]</b></tt>" where "<tt><b>-X-</b></tt>" is the
    837. 

  837. organization XUID and "<tt><b>-U-</b></tt>" is the UniqueID.  (Aladdin
    838. 

  838. Enterprises' organization XUID, which appears in a few places in various
    839. 

  839. font-related files distributed with Ghostscript, is 107; do not use this for
    840. 

  840. your own fonts that you distribute.)
    841. 

  841. 

  842. <p>
    843. 

  843. Because Ghostscript runs on many different systems, including DOS, the
    844. 

  844. names of font files can be no longer than 8 characters.  We therefore
    845. 

  845. construct a font's filename <tt><b>FTTWVVVE.gsf</b></tt>
    846. 

  846. similarly to the construction for temporary UniqueIDs.
    847. 

  847. 

  848. <blockquote><table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0>
    849. 

  849. <tr><th colspan=5 bgcolor="#CCCC00"><hr><font size="+1">Coding of font file name "<tt><b>FTTWVVVE.gsf</b></tt>"</font><hr>
    850. 

  850. <tr>	<td><tt><b>F</b></tt>
    851. 

  851. 	<td>&nbsp;&nbsp;
    852. 

  852. 	<td><a href="#Foundries">Foundry</a>
    853. 

  853. 	<td>&nbsp;&nbsp;
    854. 

  854. 	<td>&nbsp;
    855. 

  855. <tr>	<td><tt><b>TT</b></tt>
    856. 

  856. 	<td>&nbsp;
    857. 

  857. 	<td><a href="#Typeface">Typeface</a>
    858. 

  858. 	<td>&nbsp;
    859. 

  859. 	<td>two-digit identifier
    860. 

  860. <tr>	<td><tt><b>W</b></tt>
    861. 

  861. 	<td>&nbsp;
    862. 

  862. 	<td><a href="#Weight">Weight</a>
    863. 

  863. 	<td>&nbsp;
    864. 

  864. 	<td>normal, bold, etc.
    865. 

  865. <tr>	<td><tt><b>V</b></tt>
    866. 

  866. 	<td>&nbsp;
    867. 

  867. 	<td><a href="#Variant">Variant</a>
    868. 

  868. 	<td>&nbsp;
    869. 

  869. 	<td>normal, italic, etc.
    870. 

  870. <tr>	<td><tt><b>E</b></tt>
    871. 

  871. 	<td>&nbsp;
    872. 

  872. 	<td><a href="#Expansion">Expansion</a>
    873. 

  873. 	<td>&nbsp;
    874. 

  874. 	<td>normal, condensed, etc.
    875. 

  875. </table></blockquote>
    876. 

  876. 

  877. <p>
    878. 

  878. Since a font can have multiple variants (for example, Lucida Regular Sans
    879. 

  879. Typewriter Italic) we allocate three letters to that; if a font has four
    880. 

  880. variants, you're on your own.  If a font does have multiple variants, it's
    881. 

  881. best to add the expansion letter "<b><tt>r</tt></b>" to make clear which
    882. 

  882. letters are variants and which the expansion.  This scheme is very close to
    883. 

  883. the one proposed in "Filenames for fonts", published in the first 1990
    884. 

  884. issue of <em>TUGboat</em> (the journal of the TeX Users Group).
    885. 

  885. 

  886. <h3><a name="Codes"></a>Codes used to make font file names</h3>
    887. 

  887. 

  888. <p>
    889. 

  889. In the following tables we make no attempt to be exhaustive: instead we
    890. 

  890. have simply allocated entries for those things that we needed for the fonts
    891. 

  891. that we are actually distributing.
    892. 

  892. 

  893. <p>
    894. 

  894. <a name="Foundries"></a>
    895. 

  895. <blockquote><table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0>
    896. 

  896. <tr><th colspan=3 bgcolor="#CCCC00"><hr><font size="+1">Font foundry codes</font><hr>
    897. 

  897. <tr>	<th>ID
    898. 

  898. 	<th>&nbsp;&nbsp;
    899. 

  899. 	<th align=left>Foundry
    900. 

  900. <tr>	<td colspan=3><hr>
    901. 

  901. <tr>	<td><tt><b>b</b></tt>
    902. 

  902. 	<td>&nbsp;&nbsp;
    903. 

  903. 	<td>Bitstream
    904. 

  904. <tr>	<td><tt><b>f</b></tt>
    905. 

  905. 	<td>&nbsp;
    906. 

  906. 	<td>Freely distributable and public-domain
    907. 

  907. <tr>	<td><tt><b>hr</b></tt>
    908. 

  908. 	<td>&nbsp;
    909. 

  909. 	<td>Hershey
    910. 

  910. <tr>	<td><tt><b>n</b></tt>
    911. 

  911. 	<td>&nbsp;
    912. 

  912. 	<td>IBM
    913. 

  913. <tr>	<td><tt><b>p</b></tt>
    914. 

  914. 	<td>&nbsp;
    915. 

  915. 	<td>Adobe ("p" for PostScript)
    916. 

  916. <tr>	<td><tt><b>u</b></tt>
    917. 

  917. 	<td>&nbsp;
    918. 

  918. 	<td>URW[++]
    919. 

  919. </table></blockquote>
    920. 

  920. 

  921. <p>
    922. 

  922. <a name="Typeface"></a>
    923. 

  923. <blockquote><table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0>
    924. 

  924. <tr><th colspan=7 bgcolor="#CCCC00"><hr><font size="+1">Typeface codes</font><hr>
    925. 

  925. <tr valign=bottom>	<th>ID
    926. 

  926. 	<td>&nbsp;&nbsp;
    927. 

  927. 	<th align=left>Name
    928. 

  928. 	<td>&nbsp;&nbsp;
    929. 

  929. 	<th align=left>Filename<br>prefix
    930. 

  930. 	<td>&nbsp;&nbsp;
    931. 

  931. 	<th align=left>Source
    932. 

  932. <tr>	<td colspan=7><hr>
    933. 

  933. <tr>	<td><tt><b>08</b></tt>
    934. 

  934. 	<td>&nbsp;
    935. 

  935. 	<td>Avant Garde
    936. 

  936. 	<td>&nbsp;
    937. 

  937. 	<td><tt><b>pag</b></tt>
    938. 

  938. 	<td>&nbsp;
    939. 

  939. 	<td>Adobe
    940. 

  940. <tr>	<td><tt><b>11</b></tt>
    941. 

  941. 	<td>&nbsp;
    942. 

  942. 	<td>Bookman
    943. 

  943. 	<td>&nbsp;
    944. 

  944. 	<td><tt><b>pbk</b></tt>
    945. 

  945. 	<td>&nbsp;
    946. 

  946. 	<td>Adobe
    947. 

  947. <tr>	<td><tt><b>01</b></tt>
    948. 

  948. 	<td>&nbsp;
    949. 

  949. 	<td>CharterBT
    950. 

  950. 	<td>&nbsp;
    951. 

  951. 	<td><tt><b>bch</b></tt>
    952. 

  952. 	<td>&nbsp;
    953. 

  953. 	<td>Bitstream
    954. 

  954. <tr>	<td><tt><b>02</b></tt>
    955. 

  955. 	<td>&nbsp;
    956. 

  956. 	<td>Courier
    957. 

  957. 	<td>&nbsp;
    958. 

  958. 	<td><tt><b>ncr</b></tt>
    959. 

  959. 	<td>&nbsp;
    960. 

  960. 	<td>IBM
    961. 

  961. <tr>	<td><tt><b>03</b></tt>
    962. 

  962. 	<td>&nbsp;
    963. 

  963. 	<td>Helvetica
    964. 

  964. 	<td>&nbsp;
    965. 

  965. 	<td><tt><b>phv</b></tt>
    966. 

  966. 	<td>&nbsp;
    967. 

  967. 	<td>Adobe
    968. 

  968. <tr>	<td><tt><b>04</b></tt>
    969. 

  969. 	<td>&nbsp;
    970. 

  970. 	<td>New Century Schoolbook
    971. 

  971. 	<td>&nbsp;
    972. 

  972. 	<td><tt><b>pnc</b></tt>
    973. 

  973. 	<td>&nbsp;
    974. 

  974. 	<td>Adobe
    975. 

  975. <tr>	<td><tt><b>09</b></tt>
    976. 

  976. 	<td>&nbsp;
    977. 

  977. 	<td>Palatino
    978. 

  978. 	<td>&nbsp;
    979. 

  979. 	<td><tt><b>ppl</b></tt>
    980. 

  980. 	<td>&nbsp;
    981. 

  981. 	<td>Adobe
    982. 

  982. <tr>	<td><tt><b>05</b></tt>
    983. 

  983. 	<td>&nbsp;
    984. 

  984. 	<td>Symbol
    985. 

  985. 	<td>&nbsp;
    986. 

  986. 	<td><tt><b>psy</b></tt>
    987. 

  987. 	<td>&nbsp;
    988. 

  988. 	<td>Adobe
    989. 

  989. <tr>	<td><tt><b>06</b></tt>
    990. 

  990. 	<td>&nbsp;
    991. 

  991. 	<td>Times
    992. 

  992. 	<td>&nbsp;
    993. 

  993. 	<td><tt><b>ptm</b></tt>
    994. 

  994. 	<td>&nbsp;
    995. 

  995. 	<td>Adobe
    996. 

  996. <tr>	<td>--
    997. 

  997. 	<td>&nbsp;
    998. 

  998. 	<td>Utopia
    999. 

  999. 	<td>&nbsp;
    1000. 

  1000. 	<td><tt><b>put</b></tt>
    1001. 

  1001. 	<td>&nbsp;
    1002. 

  1002. 	<td>Adobe
    1003. 

  1003. <tr>	<td><tt><b>07</b></tt>
    1004. 

  1004. 	<td>&nbsp;
    1005. 

  1005. 	<td>Zapf Chancery
    1006. 

  1006. 	<td>&nbsp;
    1007. 

  1007. 	<td><tt><b>zc</b></tt>
    1008. 

  1008. 	<td>&nbsp;
    1009. 

  1009. 	<td>public domain
    1010. 

  1010. <tr>	<td><tt><b>10</b></tt>
    1011. 

  1011. 	<td>&nbsp;
    1012. 

  1012. 	<td>Zapf Dingbats
    1013. 

  1013. 	<td>&nbsp;
    1014. 

  1014. 	<td><tt><b>pzd</b></tt>
    1015. 

  1015. 	<td>&nbsp;
    1016. 

  1016. 	<td>Adobe
    1017. 

  1017. <tr>	<td><tt><b>12</b></tt>
    1018. 

  1018. 	<td>&nbsp;
    1019. 

  1019. 	<td>public domain Cyrillic
    1020. 

  1020. 	<td>&nbsp;
    1021. 

  1021. 	<td><tt><b>fcy</b></tt>
    1022. 

  1022. 	<td>&nbsp;
    1023. 

  1023. 	<td>public domain
    1024. 

  1024. <tr>	<td><tt><b>13</b></tt>
    1025. 

  1025. 	<td>&nbsp;
    1026. 

  1026. 	<td>Kevin Hartig Hiragana
    1027. 

  1027. 	<td>&nbsp;
    1028. 

  1028. 	<td><tt><b>fhi</b></tt>
    1029. 

  1029. 	<td>&nbsp;
    1030. 

  1030. 	<td>shareware
    1031. 

  1031. <tr>	<td><tt><b>14</b></tt>
    1032. 

  1032. 	<td>&nbsp;
    1033. 

  1033. 	<td>Kevin Hartig Katakana
    1034. 

  1034. 	<td>&nbsp;
    1035. 

  1035. 	<td><tt><b>fka</b></tt>
    1036. 

  1036. 	<td>&nbsp;
    1037. 

  1037. 	<td>shareware
    1038. 

  1038. <tr>	<td><tt><b>90</b></tt>
    1039. 

  1039. 	<td>&nbsp;
    1040. 

  1040. 	<td>Hershey Gothic English
    1041. 

  1041. 	<td>&nbsp;
    1042. 

  1042. 	<td><tt><b>hrge</b></tt>
    1043. 

  1043. 	<td>&nbsp;
    1044. 

  1044. 	<td>freeware
    1045. 

  1045. <tr>	<td><tt><b>91</b></tt>
    1046. 

  1046. 	<td>&nbsp;
    1047. 

  1047. 	<td>Hershey Gothic Italian
    1048. 

  1048. 	<td>&nbsp;
    1049. 

  1049. 	<td><tt><b>hrit</b></tt>
    1050. 

  1050. 	<td>&nbsp;
    1051. 

  1051. 	<td>freeware
    1052. 

  1052. <tr>	<td><tt><b>92</b></tt>
    1053. 

  1053. 	<td>&nbsp;
    1054. 

  1054. 	<td>Hershey Gothic German
    1055. 

  1055. 	<td>&nbsp;
    1056. 

  1056. 	<td><tt><b>hrgr</b></tt>
    1057. 

  1057. 	<td>&nbsp;
    1058. 

  1058. 	<td>freeware
    1059. 

  1059. <tr>	<td><tt><b>93</b></tt>
    1060. 

  1060. 	<td>&nbsp;
    1061. 

  1061. 	<td>Hershey Greek
    1062. 

  1062. 	<td>&nbsp;
    1063. 

  1063. 	<td><tt><b>hrgk</b></tt>
    1064. 

  1064. 	<td>&nbsp;
    1065. 

  1065. 	<td>freeware
    1066. 

  1066. <tr>	<td><tt><b>94</b></tt>
    1067. 

  1067. 	<td>&nbsp;
    1068. 

  1068. 	<td>Hershey Plain
    1069. 

  1069. 	<td>&nbsp;
    1070. 

  1070. 	<td><tt><b>hrpl</b></tt>
    1071. 

  1071. 	<td>&nbsp;
    1072. 

  1072. 	<td>freeware
    1073. 

  1073. <tr>	<td><tt><b>95</b></tt>
    1074. 

  1074. 	<td>&nbsp;
    1075. 

  1075. 	<td>Hershey Script
    1076. 

  1076. 	<td>&nbsp;
    1077. 

  1077. 	<td><tt><b>hrsc</b></tt>
    1078. 

  1078. 	<td>&nbsp;
    1079. 

  1079. 	<td>freeware
    1080. 

  1080. <tr>	<td><tt><b>96</b></tt>
    1081. 

  1081. 	<td>&nbsp;
    1082. 

  1082. 	<td>Hershey Symbol
    1083. 

  1083. 	<td>&nbsp;
    1084. 

  1084. 	<td><tt><b>hrsy</b></tt>
    1085. 

  1085. 	<td>&nbsp;
    1086. 

  1086. 	<td>freeware
    1087. 

  1087. </table></blockquote>
    1088. 

  1088. 

  1089. <p>
    1090. 

  1090. <a name="Weight"></a>
    1091. 

  1091. <blockquote><table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0>
    1092. 

  1092. <tr><th colspan=5 bgcolor="#CCCC00"><hr><font size="+1">Font weight codes</font><hr>
    1093. 

  1093. <tr>	<th>ID
    1094. 

  1094. 	<td>&nbsp;&nbsp;
    1095. 

  1095. 	<th align=left>Type
    1096. 

  1096. 	<td>&nbsp;&nbsp;
    1097. 

  1097. 	<th align=left>Filename
    1098. 

  1098. <tr>	<td colspan=5><hr>
    1099. 

  1099. <tr>	<td><tt><b>0</b></tt>
    1100. 

  1100. 	<td>&nbsp;&nbsp;
    1101. 

  1101. 	<td>normal
    1102. 

  1102. 	<td>&nbsp;&nbsp;
    1103. 

  1103. 	<td><tt><b>r</b></tt>
    1104. 

  1104. <tr>	<td><tt><b>1</b></tt>
    1105. 

  1105. 	<td>&nbsp;
    1106. 

  1106. 	<td>bold
    1107. 

  1107. 	<td>&nbsp;
    1108. 

  1108. 	<td><tt><b>b</b></tt>
    1109. 

  1109. <tr>	<td><tt><b>2</b></tt>
    1110. 

  1110. 	<td>&nbsp;
    1111. 

  1111. 	<td>book
    1112. 

  1112. 	<td>&nbsp;
    1113. 

  1113. 	<td><tt><b>k</b></tt>
    1114. 

  1114. <tr>	<td><tt><b>3</b></tt>
    1115. 

  1115. 	<td>&nbsp;
    1116. 

  1116. 	<td>demi
    1117. 

  1117. 	<td>&nbsp;
    1118. 

  1118. 	<td><tt><b>d</b></tt>
    1119. 

  1119. <tr>	<td><tt><b>4</b></tt>
    1120. 

  1120. 	<td>&nbsp;
    1121. 

  1121. 	<td>light
    1122. 

  1122. 	<td>&nbsp;
    1123. 

  1123. 	<td><tt><b>l</b></tt>
    1124. 

  1124. <tr>	<td>&nbsp;
    1125. 

  1125. <tr><th colspan=5 bgcolor="#CCCC00"><hr><font size="+1"><a name="Variant"></a>Font variants</font><hr>
    1126. 

  1126. <tr>	<th>ID
    1127. 

  1127. 	<td>&nbsp;&nbsp;
    1128. 

  1128. 	<th align=left>Type
    1129. 

  1129. 	<td>&nbsp;&nbsp;
    1130. 

  1130. 	<th align=left>Filename
    1131. 

  1131. <tr>	<td colspan=5><hr>
    1132. 

  1132. <tr>	<td><tt><b>0</b></tt>
    1133. 

  1133. 	<td>&nbsp;&nbsp;
    1134. 

  1134. 	<td>normal
    1135. 

  1135. 	<td>&nbsp;&nbsp;
    1136. 

  1136. 	<td><tt><b>r</b></tt> (omitted when weight is normal)
    1137. 

  1137. <tr>	<td><tt><b>1</b></tt>
    1138. 

  1138. 	<td>&nbsp;
    1139. 

  1139. 	<td>italic
    1140. 

  1140. 	<td>&nbsp;
    1141. 

  1141. 	<td><tt><b>i</b></tt>
    1142. 

  1142. <tr>	<td><tt><b>2</b></tt>
    1143. 

  1143. 	<td>&nbsp;
    1144. 

  1144. 	<td>oblique
    1145. 

  1145. 	<td>&nbsp;
    1146. 

  1146. 	<td><tt><b>o</b></tt>
    1147. 

  1147. <tr valign=top>	<td><tt><b>3</b></tt>
    1148. 

  1148. 	<td>&nbsp;
    1149. 

  1149. 	<td>script, handwritten, swash
    1150. 

  1150. 	<td>&nbsp;
    1151. 

  1151. 	<td><tt><b>w</b></tt>
    1152. 

  1152. <tr>	<td>&nbsp;
    1153. 

  1153. <tr><th colspan=5 bgcolor="#CCCC00"><hr><font size="+1"><a name="Expansion"></a>Expansion</font><hr>
    1154. 

  1154. <tr>	<th>ID
    1155. 

  1155. 	<td>&nbsp;&nbsp;
    1156. 

  1156. 	<th align=left>Type
    1157. 

  1157. 	<td>&nbsp;&nbsp;
    1158. 

  1158. 	<th align=left>Filename
    1159. 

  1159. <tr>	<td colspan=5><hr>
    1160. 

  1160. <tr>	<td><tt><b>0</b></tt>
    1161. 

  1161. 	<td>&nbsp;&nbsp;
    1162. 

  1162. 	<td>normal
    1163. 

  1163. 	<td>&nbsp;&nbsp;
    1164. 

  1164. 	<td><tt><b>r</b></tt> (omitted when weight and variant are normal)
    1165. 

  1165. <tr>	<td><tt><b>1</b></tt>
    1166. 

  1166. 	<td>&nbsp;
    1167. 

  1167. 	<td>narrow
    1168. 

  1168. 	<td>&nbsp;
    1169. 

  1169. 	<td><tt><b>n</b></tt>
    1170. 

  1170. </table></blockquote>
    1171. 

  1171. 

  1172. <hr>
    1173. 

  1173. 

  1174. <h2><a name="Use_gs_fonts_with_X"></a>Using Ghostscript fonts on X Windows displays</h2>
    1175. 

  1175. 

  1176. <p>
    1177. 

  1177. The standard X11 distribution can display various kinds of fonts, including
    1178. 

  1178. the Adobe Type 1 format, so font files distributed with Ghostscript can be
    1179. 

  1179. used on X Windows displays.  Beginning with Ghostscript version 6.0, the
    1180. 

  1180. font archive contains the directory files needed to map Ghostscript's font
    1181. 

  1181. files to XLFDs.  Those files are named "<b><tt>fonts.dir</tt></b>" and
    1182. 

  1182. "<b><tt>fonts.scale</tt></b>".  There are two main methods to configure
    1183. 

  1183. your display to use these files.
    1184. 

  1184. 

  1185. <ul>
    1186. 

  1186. <li><a href="#Using_xset">With <b><tt>xset</tt></b></a> any user can add a
    1187. 

  1187. new directory to the font search path for the duration of a session.
    1188. 

  1188. <li>An administrator with root access can <a
    1189. 

  1189. href="#Font_permanent_installation">add the Ghostscript font directory
    1190. 

  1190. permanently</a> to the <a href="#X_font_catalog">X font server's
    1191. 

  1191. catalog</a> or to an <a href="#Xfree86_fontpath">X display server's list of
    1192. 

  1192. directories</a>.
    1193. 

  1193. </ul>
    1194. 

  1194. 

  1195. <h3><a name="Using_xset"></a>Using <b><tt>xset</tt></b></h3>
    1196. 

  1196. 

  1197. <p>
    1198. 

  1198. Users without root access can add the Ghostscript font directories to the
    1199. 

  1199. font search path using <b><tt>xset</tt></b>. Such a setting is transient
    1200. 

  1200. and must be repeated each time the display server is reset or restarted,
    1201. 

  1201. typically at login, so the call to <b><tt>xset</tt></b> should be added to
    1202. 

  1202. the user's "<b><tt>.xsession</tt></b>" or "<b><tt>.xinitrc</tt></b>"
    1203. 

  1203. startup script to make the fonts available at each login.
    1204. 

  1204. 

  1205. <p>
    1206. 

  1206. To add a new font directory, invoke <b><tt>xset</tt></b> like this:
    1207. 

  1207. 

  1208. <blockquote>
    1209. 

  1209. <b><tt>xset fp+</tt> <em>{directory}</em></b>
    1210. 

  1210. </blockquote>
    1211. 

  1211. 

  1212. <p>
    1213. 

  1213. where <b><em>{directory}</em></b> is the full pathname to the directory
    1214. 

  1214. containing the fonts on the host running the X display server.  For common
    1215. 

  1215. Ghostscript installations the path is
    1216. 

  1216. 

  1217. <blockquote>
    1218. 

  1218. <b><tt>/usr/local/Ghostscript/share/fonts</tt></b>
    1219. 

  1219. </blockquote>
    1220. 

  1220. 

  1221. <h3><a name="Font_permanent_installation"></a>Permanent installation</h3>
    1222. 

  1222. 

  1223. <p> A system administrator, or anyone with the necessary root privilege,
    1224. 

  1224. can make Ghostscript's fonts permanently available to the managed X display
    1225. 

  1225. servers.  This setup depends on the servers and the methods used
    1226. 

  1226. to make the fonts available.
    1227. 

  1227. 

  1228. <h4><a name="Configure_xfs"></a>Configuring the <b><tt>xfs</tt></b> font server</h4>
    1229. 

  1229. 

  1230. <p>
    1231. 

  1231. An X display server can obtain its font resources from a dedicated X font
    1232. 

  1232. server.  <b><tt>xfs</tt></b> is a prototype font server included in the X
    1233. 

  1233. Consortium X11 distribution.  It is configured with a file located in a
    1234. 

  1234. directory whose exact location is installation-dependent and could be any
    1235. 

  1235. of
    1236. 

  1236. 

  1237. <blockquote><b><tt>
    1238. 

  1238. /usr/lib/X11/fs/config
    1239. 

  1239. <br>/usr/X11/lib/X11/fs/config
    1240. 

  1240. <br>/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fs/config
    1241. 

  1241. </tt></b></blockquote>
    1242. 

  1242. 

  1243. <p>
    1244. 

  1244. or some similar name. You can also use <b><tt>xfs</tt></b>'s
    1245. 

  1245. "<b><tt>-config</tt></b>" command-line option to specify the location of
    1246. 

  1246. the configuration file.
    1247. 

  1247. 

  1248. <p><a name="X_font_catalog"></a>
    1249. 

  1249. The configuration file designates a list ("catalog") of directories, each
    1250. 

  1250. of which contains fonts and a font mapping database (the file
    1251. 

  1251. "<b><tt>fonts.dir</tt></b>").  This list is specified with the
    1252. 

  1252. "<b><tt>catalogue=</tt></b>" keyword followed by a list of absolute
    1253. 

  1253. directory paths separated by commas.  To add the Ghostscript directory,
    1254. 

  1254. include its full name in the catalog list, for example:
    1255. 

  1255. 

  1256. <blockquote><b><tt>
    1257. 

  1257. catalogue&nbsp;=&nbsp;/usr/local/share/Ghostscript/fonts/,
    1258. 

  1258. <br>/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/,
    1259. 

  1259. <br>/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo/,
    1260. 

  1260. <br>/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/,
    1261. 

  1261. <br>/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/,
    1262. 

  1262. <br>/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/
    1263. 

  1263. </tt></b></blockquote>
    1264. 

  1264. 

  1265. <p>
    1266. 

  1266. The fonts are searched in the order the directories are specified, so an
    1267. 

  1267. XLFD mapped by the Ghostscript directory could shadow a previous similar
    1268. 

  1268. description specified in the following directories.  Once the file is
    1269. 

  1269. modified, instruct the font server to reload the configuration file by
    1270. 

  1270. sending it the USR1 signal:
    1271. 

  1271. 

  1272. <blockquote>
    1273. 

  1273. <b><tt>kill -HUP</tt> <em>{pid}</em></b>
    1274. 

  1274. </blockquote>
    1275. 

  1275. 

  1276. <p>
    1277. 

  1277. where <b><em>{pid}</em></b> is the font server process's numeric process
    1278. 

  1278. ID, as obtained with the "<b><tt>ps</tt></b>" command. Be sure to check
    1279. 

  1279. that the server is still alive after signaling it: it is very picky and
    1280. 

  1280. could decide to shut itself down if something is wrong in the new
    1281. 

  1281. configuration. If this happens, restart the server by hand and try to
    1282. 

  1282. figure out from its output what's happening. If the font server dies,
    1283. 

  1283. display servers using it will experience problems, so be sure to send the
    1284. 

  1284. signal from the console or from a display not using that font server!
    1285. 

  1285. 

  1286. <h4><a name="Configure_Xfree86"></a>Xfree86 display servers</h4>
    1287. 

  1287. 

  1288. <p><a name="Xfree86_fontpath"></a>
    1289. 

  1289. With the family of Xfree86 display servers, adding a new font directory
    1290. 

  1290. permanently requires editing the "<b><tt>/etc/XF86Config</tt></b>" setup
    1291. 

  1291. file to add a new "<b><tt>FontPath</tt></b>" to the "<b><tt>Files</tt></b>"
    1292. 

  1292. section:
    1293. 

  1293. 

  1294. <blockquote>
    1295. 

  1295. <b><tt>Section "Files"
    1296. 

  1296. <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;RgbPath&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
    1297. 

  1297. <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;FontPath&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"/usr/local/share/Ghostscript/fonts"
    1298. 

  1298. <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;FontPath&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc:unscaled"
    1299. 

  1299. <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;FontPath&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi:unscaled"
    1300. 

  1300. <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;FontPath&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi:unscaled"
    1301. 

  1301. <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;FontPath&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1"
    1302. 

  1302. <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;FontPath&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo"
    1303. 

  1303. <br>EndSection</tt></b>
    1304. 

  1304. </blockquote>
    1305. 

  1305. 

  1306. <p>
    1307. 

  1307. The fonts are searched in the order the directories are specified, so an
    1308. 

  1308. XLFD mapped by the Ghostscript directory could shadow a previous similar
    1309. 

  1309. description specified in the following directories.  Once this global
    1310. 

  1310. configuration is edited, the new fonts become available to all Xfree86
    1311. 

  1311. servers in use on that host. If a server is running, it must be restarted
    1312. 

  1312. to take effect: just quit the current session in the usual way.  If the
    1313. 

  1313. server is under the control of <b><tt>xdm</tt></b>, you may have to kill
    1314. 

  1314. it, because it is usually reset only between successive sessions.
    1315. 

  1315. 

  1316. <p>
    1317. 

  1317. This section by Bertrand Petit
    1318. 

  1318. &lt;<a href="mailto:eegs@phoe.frmug.org">eegs@phoe.frmug.org</a>&gt;
    1319. 

  1319. 

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    1321. 

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    1323. 

  1323. <hr>
    1324. 

  1324. 

  1325. <p>
    1326. 

  1326. <small>Copyright &copy; 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 Aladdin
    1327. 

  1327. Enterprises. All rights reserved.</small>
    1328. 

  1328. 

  1329. <p>
    1330. 

  1330. This software is provided AS-IS with no warranty, either express or
    1331. 

  1331. implied.
    1332. 

  1332. 

  1333. This software is distributed under license and may not be copied,
    1334. 

  1334. modified or distributed except as expressly authorized under the terms
    1335. 

  1335. of the license contained in the file LICENSE in this distribution.
    1336. 

  1336. 

  1337. For more information about licensing, please refer to
    1338. 

  1338. http://www.ghostscript.com/licensing/. For information on
    1339. 

  1339. commercial licensing, go to http://www.artifex.com/licensing/ or
    1340. 

  1340. contact Artifex Software, Inc., 101 Lucas Valley Road #110,
    1341. 

  1341. San Rafael, CA  94903, U.S.A., +1(415)492-9861.
    1342. 

  1342. 

  1343. <p>
    1344. 

  1344. <small>Ghostscript version 8.53, 20 October 2005
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    1347. 

  1347. 

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    1349. 

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    1350.