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diff --git a/mkfontdir.man b/mkfontdir.man index 2c5155e..21324a8 100644 --- a/mkfontdir.man +++ b/mkfontdir.man @@ -22,14 +22,30 @@ .\" not be used in advertising or otherwise to promote the sale, use or .\" other dealings in this Software without prior written authorization .\" from The Open Group. -.TH MKFONTDIR 1 "Release 6.4" "X Version 11" +.\" +.\" $XFree86: xc/programs/mkfontdir/mkfontdir.man,v 1.15 2001/12/14 20:00:59 dawes Exp $ +.\" +.TH MKFONTDIR 1 __xorgversion__ .SH NAME -mkfontdir, fonts.dir, fonts.scale, fonts.alias \- create an index of X font files in a directory +mkfontdir \- create an index of X font files in a directory .SH SYNOPSIS .B "mkfontdir" -[\fIdirectory-name\fP .\|.\|. ] +.RB [ \-n ] +.RB [ \-x +.IR suffix ] +.RB [ \-r ] +.RB [ \-p +.IR prefix ] +.RB [ \-e +.IR encoding-directory-name ] +\|.\|.\|. +.RB [ \-\- ] +.RI [ directory-name +\|.\|.\|. ] .SH DESCRIPTION -For each directory argument, \fImkfontdir\fP reads all of the font files in the +For each directory argument, +.I mkfontdir +reads all of the font files in the directory searching for properties named "FONT", or (failing that) the name of the file stripped of its suffix. These are converted to lower case and used as font names, and, @@ -37,7 +53,9 @@ along with the name of the font file, are written out to the file "fonts.dir" in the directory. The X server and font server use "fonts.dir" to find font files. .PP -The kinds of font files read by \fImkfontdir\fP depend on configuration +The kinds of font files read by +.I mkfontdir +depend on configuration parameters, but typically include PCF (suffix ".pcf"), SNF (suffix ".snf") and BDF (suffix ".bdf"). If a font exists in multiple formats, .I mkfontdir @@ -51,7 +69,8 @@ the name of the font. Because scalable font files do not usually include the X font name, the file "fonts.scale" can be used to name the scalable fonts in the directory. -The fonts listed in it are copied to fonts.dir by \fImkfontdir\fP. +The fonts listed in it are copied to fonts.dir by +.IR mkfontdir . "fonts.scale" has the same format as the "fonts.dir" file. .SH "FONT NAME ALIASES" The file "fonts.alias", which can be put in any directory of the font-path, is @@ -81,6 +100,56 @@ regular-alias fixed If the string "FILE_NAMES_ALIASES" stands alone on a line, each file-name in the directory (stripped of its suffix) will be used as an alias for that font. +.SH ENCODING FILES +The option +.B -e +can be used to specify a directory with encoding files. Every such +directory is scanned for encoding files, the list of which is then +written to an "encodings.dir" file in every font directory. The +"encodings.dir" file is used by the server to find encoding +information. +.PP +The "encodings.dir" file has the same format as "fonts.dir". +It maps encoding names (strings of the form +.BI CHARSET_REGISTRY \- CHARSET_ENCODING +) to encoding file names. +.SH OPTIONS +The following options are supported: +.TP +.B \-e +Specify a directory containing encoding files. The +.B \-e +option may be specified multiple times, and all the specified +directories will be read. The order of the entries is significant, as +encodings found in earlier directories override those in later ones; +encoding files in the same directory are discriminated by preferring +compressed versions. +.TP +.B \-n +do not scan for fonts, do not write font directory files. This option +is useful when generating encoding directories only. +.TP +.B \-p +Specify a prefix that is prepended to the encoding file path names +when they are written to the "encodings.dir" file. The prefix is +prepended as-is. If a `/' is required between the prefix and the path +names, it must be supplied explicitly as part of the prefix. +.TP +.B \-r +Keep non-absolute encoding directories in their relative form when +writing the "encodings.dir" file. The default is to convert relative +encoding directories to absolute directories by prepending the current +directory. The positioning of this options is significant, as this +option only applies to subsequent +.B \-e +options. +.TP +.BI "\-x " suffix +Ignore fonts files of type +.IR suffix . +.TP +.B \-\- +End options. .SH FILES .TP 15 .B fonts.dir @@ -96,5 +165,10 @@ fonts.dir by \fImkfontdir\fP. List of font name aliases. Read by the X server and font server each time the font path is set (see xset(1)). +.TP 15 +.B encodings.dir +List of known encodings and the files they are stored in. +Created by \fImkfontdir\fP. Read by the X server and font server each +time a font with an unknown charset is opened. .SH "SEE ALSO" -X(1), Xserver(1), xfs(1), xset(1) +X(__miscmansuffix__), Xserver(1), xfs(1), xset(1) |