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diff --git a/doc/kcontrol/kcmfontinst/index.docbook b/doc/kcontrol/kcmfontinst/index.docbook new file mode 100644 index 000000000..a46a8ee0f --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/kcontrol/kcmfontinst/index.docbook @@ -0,0 +1,76 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" ?> +<!DOCTYPE article PUBLIC "-//KDE//DTD DocBook XML V4.2-Based Variant V1.1//EN" +"dtd/kdex.dtd" [ +<!ENTITY % addindex "IGNORE"> +<!ENTITY % English "INCLUDE" > <!-- change language only here --> +]> + +<article lang="&language;"> +<articleinfo> +<authorgroup> +<author>&Craig.Drummond; &Craig.Drummond.Mail;</author> + +<!-- TRANS:ROLES_OF_TRANSLATORS --> +</authorgroup> + +<date>2003-10-22</date> +<releaseinfo>3.2</releaseinfo> + +<keywordset> +<keyword>KDE</keyword> +<keyword>KControl</keyword> +<keyword>fonts</keyword> +</keywordset> +</articleinfo> +<sect1 id="fontinst"> +<title>Font Installer</title> + +<para>This module is responsible for installing (and uninstalling) +fonts. The installer will configure X (X.org, XFree86), XRender, +(anti-aliasing), fontconfig, and <application>Ghostscript</application> (printing), +for any TrueType +(<literal role="extension">.ttf</literal>) and Type1 (<literal +role="extension">.pfa</literal>, <literal +role="extension">.pfb</literal>) fonts that you care to install - +bitmap (<literal role="extension">.bdf</literal>, <literal +role="extension">.pcf</literal>) fonts will also be installed, but +these can only used by X.</para> + +<para>When the module is started by a normal (non-root) user, then the +settings will refer to their personal configuration, and installed +fonts will be available to them only. For <systemitem +class="username">root</systemitem>, the settings will usually refer to +the system-wide configuration, and as such any installed fonts should +be available to all users.</para> +<para>If you install fonts as a normal user and notice the fonts used for +display (and for print preview) do not match those of the printed output +- then you should re-install the fonts system-wide (i.e. as <systemitem +class="username">root</systemitem>). This can occur because when printing +the output is sent to a printer queue - and when the system comes to actually +send the information to the printer, it is running as a different user (usually +<systemitem class="username">lp</systemitem>), and cannot find the font files.</para> +<para>To install fonts, simply select the "Add Fonts" button - this will +produce a file dialog, then just locate the fonts to install. Likewise, to +remove a font, simply highlight a font and press the "Delete" button.</para> +<sect2 id="using-konqueror"> +<title>Using Konqueror</title> +<para>You can also use Konqueror to install fonts via drag-and-drop. +To do this just type <ulink url="fonts:/">fonts:/</ulink> into Konqueror's Location bar.</para> +<para>As a normal (non-root) user, this will produce 2 top-level folders:</para> +<orderedlist> +<listitem> +<para><ulink url="fonts:/Personal">Personal</ulink> - this will display your personal fonts.</para> +</listitem> +<listitem> +<para><ulink url="fonts:/System">System</ulink> - this will display the system wide fonts. If you drag-n-drop a font +on to the folders here, you will be asked for the root password in order +to install the font.</para> +</listitem> +</orderedlist> +<para>If you drop a font over <ulink url="fonts:/">fonts:/</ulink>, then you will be asked whether this +should go into "Personal", or "System".</para> +<para>As root, just the contents of the system font folder will be displayed +- as root does not have any "personal" fonts.</para> +</sect2> +</sect1> +</article> |