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4 | <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
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5 | %general-entities;
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6 | ]>
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7 |
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8 | <sect1 id="x-setup">
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9 | <sect1info>
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10 | <othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
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11 | <date>$Date$</date>
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12 | </sect1info>
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13 | <?dbhtml filename="xfree86-setup.html"?>
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14 | <title>X Window System Components</title>
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15 |
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16 | <sect2 id='dri'>
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17 | <title>Checking Direct Rendering Infrastructure (<acronym>DRI</acronym>)
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18 | Installation</title>
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19 |
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20 | <indexterm zone="x-setup dri">
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21 | <primary sortas="g-DRI">DRI</primary>
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22 | </indexterm>
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23 |
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24 | <para><acronym>DRI</acronym> is a framework for allowing software to access
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25 | graphics hardware in a safe and efficient manner. It is installed in
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26 | <application>X</application> by default if you have a supported video card.
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27 | To check if <acronym>DRI</acronym> is installed properly, check the log file
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28 | <filename>/var/log/XFree86.0.log</filename> or
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29 | <filename>/var/log/Xorg.0.log</filename> for statements like:</para>
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30 |
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31 | <screen>(II) R128(0): Direct rendering enabled</screen>
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32 |
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33 | <para>From an <command>xterm</command>, run <command>glxinfo</command> and
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34 | look for the phrase:</para>
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35 |
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36 | <screen>direct rendering: Yes</screen>
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37 |
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38 | <para>You can also run the test program <command>glxgears</command>.
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39 | This program brings up a window with three gears turning. The
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40 | <command>xterm</command> will display how many frames were drawn every
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41 | five seconds, so this is a reasonable benchmark. The window is scalable, and
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42 | the frames drawn per second is highly dependent on the size of
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43 | the window.</para>
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44 |
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45 | <indexterm zone="x-setup dri">
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46 | <primary sortas="b-glxgears">glxgears</primary>
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47 | </indexterm>
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48 |
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49 | <indexterm zone="x-setup dri">
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50 | <primary sortas="b-glxinfo">glxinfo</primary>
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51 | </indexterm>
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52 |
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53 | <para>For troubleshooting problems, check the <acronym>DRI</acronym> Users
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54 | Guide at
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55 | <ulink url="http://dri.sourceforge.net/doc/DRIuserguide.html"/>.</para>
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56 |
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57 | </sect2>
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58 |
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59 | <!-- ================================================== -->
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60 |
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61 | <sect2 id='fonts'>
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62 | <title>Adding <application>TrueType</application> fonts to
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63 | <application>X</application></title>
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64 |
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65 | <para><application>TrueType</application> font support is built into
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66 | <application>X</application>. The following items need to
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67 | be completed to make the fonts available.</para>
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68 |
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69 | <indexterm zone="x-setup fonts">
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70 | <primary sortas="g-truetype">TrueType</primary>
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71 | </indexterm>
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72 |
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73 | <itemizedlist>
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74 | <listitem><para>Establish a directory for the fonts and move any
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75 | <application>TrueType</application> fonts you want into that directory.
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76 | Ensure that any fonts you install are world readable. Incorrect
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77 | permissions on fonts have been known to cause problems with some X
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78 | applications.</para></listitem>
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79 |
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80 | <listitem><para>Download the fonts.</para></listitem>
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81 |
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82 | <listitem><para>Create the <filename>fonts.scale</filename> and
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83 | <filename>fonts.dir</filename> files in the
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84 | <application>TrueType</application> font
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85 | directory.</para></listitem>
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86 |
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87 | <listitem><para>Ensure the <application>TrueType</application> module is
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88 | loaded in the <filename>XF86Config</filename> or
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89 | <filename>xorg.conf</filename>.</para></listitem>
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90 |
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91 | <listitem><para>Ensure the <parameter>FontPath</parameter> in
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92 | <filename>XF86Config</filename> or <filename>xorg.conf</filename> contains the
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93 | <application>TrueType</application> font directory.</para></listitem>
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94 |
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95 | <listitem><para>Update the font cache files</para></listitem>
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96 | </itemizedlist>
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97 |
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98 | <indexterm zone="x-setup fonts">
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99 | <primary sortas="e-etc-X11-xorg-conf">/etc/X11/xorg.conf</primary>
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100 | </indexterm>
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101 |
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102 | <indexterm zone="x-setup fonts">
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103 | <primary sortas="e-etc-X11-XF86Config">/etc/X11/XF86Config</primary>
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104 | </indexterm>
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105 |
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106 | <sect3><title>Establish a <application>TrueType</application> font
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107 | directory</title>
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108 |
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109 | <para>The build of <application>X</application> as given above automatically
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110 | creates a <application>TrueType</application> font directory:
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111 | <filename class="directory">/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/TTF</filename>. This
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112 | directory already has some <application>TrueType</application> fonts and is
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113 | set up correctly. If this directory is satisfactory, copy any other
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114 | <application>TrueType</application> fonts you want into that directory. If
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115 | not, create a new directory, preferably in the
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116 | <filename class="directory">/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/</filename> directory and
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117 | put your <application>TrueType</application> fonts there.</para>
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118 | </sect3>
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119 |
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120 | <sect3><title>Download the fonts</title>
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121 |
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122 | <para>There are two known high quality free font resources:
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123 | <ulink url="ftp://ftp.gnu.org/savannah/files/freefont/"/> and
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124 | <ulink url="http://corefonts.sourceforge.net/"/>. Copy the fonts (files with
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125 | the <filename>.ttf</filename> suffix) to the directory you've just
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126 | created.</para>
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127 |
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128 | </sect3>
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129 |
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130 | <sect3><title>Create <filename>fonts.scale</filename> and
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131 | <filename>fonts.dir</filename></title>
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132 |
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133 | <para>Now change to the directory where you have your
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134 | <application>TrueType</application> fonts and run:
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135 | <screen><userinput><command>mkfontscale &&
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136 | mkfontdir</command></userinput></screen></para></sect3>
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137 |
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138 | <sect3><title>Ensure <application>TrueType</application> is loaded in
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139 | <filename>XF86Config</filename> or <filename>xorg.conf</filename></title>
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140 | <para>The "Module" section should look like:
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141 | <screen>Section "Module"
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142 | ...
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143 | Load "freetype"
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144 | ...
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145 | EndSection</screen></para>
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146 | </sect3>
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147 |
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148 | <sect3><title>Ensure the <parameter>FontPath</parameter> in
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149 | <filename>XF86Config</filename> or <filename>xorg.conf</filename> points to the
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150 | <application>TrueType</application> font directory</title>
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151 | <para>The "Files" section should look like:
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152 | <screen>Section "Files"
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153 | ...
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154 | FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/<replaceable>[TrueTypeDir]</replaceable>/"
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155 | ...
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156 | EndSection</screen></para>
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157 | </sect3>
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158 |
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159 | <sect3><title>Update the font cache files</title>
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160 |
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161 | <para>Ensure you have the following directory entries in
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162 | <filename>/etc/fonts/local.conf</filename>, inside the fontconfig
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163 | tags:</para>
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164 |
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165 | <indexterm zone="x-setup fonts">
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166 | <primary sortas="e-etc-fonts-local.conf">/etc/fonts/local.conf</primary>
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167 | </indexterm>
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168 |
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169 | <screen><userinput><command>sed -i -e '/^<\/fontconfig>/i\
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170 | <dir>/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/TTF</dir>\
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171 | <dir>/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1</dir>' /etc/fonts/local.conf</command></userinput></screen>
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172 |
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173 | <para>The <command>fc-cache</command> program will automatically search
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174 | the above directories and all subdirectories for needed fonts.</para>
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175 |
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176 | <para>Finally, to update all the font cache files, run</para>
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177 |
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178 | <screen><userinput><command>fc-cache</command></userinput></screen>
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179 |
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180 | <indexterm zone="x-setup fonts">
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181 | <primary sortas="b-fc-cache">fc-cache</primary>
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182 | </indexterm>
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183 |
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184 | <para><application>X</application> will now be able to use
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185 | <application>TrueType</application> fonts when it is restarted.
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186 | You can check to see if the new fonts are available with the
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187 | <command>xlsfonts</command> or <command>xfontsel</command>
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188 | program.</para>
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189 |
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190 | <note><para>You should rerun <command>mkfontscale</command> and
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191 | <command>mkfontdir</command> any time you add or delete
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192 | <application>TrueType</application> fonts.
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193 | You should also rerun <command>fc-cache</command> each time
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194 | you add or remove any fonts.</para></note>
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195 |
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196 | </sect3>
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197 | </sect2>
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198 |
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199 | <!-- ================================================== -->
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200 | <sect2>
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201 | <title>Setting up keyboards</title>
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202 | <para>In this version of <application>X</application>, non-Latin
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203 | keyboard layouts do not include Latin configurations as was previous
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204 | practice. To set up a keyboard for Latin and non-Latin input,
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205 | change the XkbLayout keyboard driver option in the InputDevice section
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206 | of the <filename>XF86Config</filename> or <filename>xorg.conf</filename> file.
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207 | For example:</para>
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208 |
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209 | <screen> Section "InputDevice"
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210 | Identifier "Keyboard0"
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211 | Driver "Keyboard"
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212 | Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
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213 | Option "XkbLayout" "en_US,ru"
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214 | Option "XkbOptions" "grp:switch,grp:alt_shift_toggle,grp_led:scroll"
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215 | EndSection</screen>
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216 |
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217 | <para>In this example, you can use the Alt-Shift combination to switch
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218 | between keyboard layouts and use the Scroll Lock <acronym>LED</acronym> to
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219 | indicate when the second layout is active.</para>
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220 | </sect2>
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221 |
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222 | <!-- ================================================== -->
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223 | <sect2>
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224 | <title>Setting up fonts</title>
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225 |
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226 | <para>Users using character sets other than <acronym>ISO</acronym>-8859-1 have
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227 | to make a few adjustments to their font settings in order to make sure that
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228 | fonts with the correct encoding are used for "fixed", "variable", "10x20" and
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229 | similar aliases:</para>
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230 |
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231 | <para>For Cyrillic alphabet, it is sufficient to put the following line
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232 | into the top of the "Files" section in <filename>XF86Config</filename>
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233 | or <filename>xorg.conf</filename> because this directory already contains
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234 | the needed bitmap fonts and their aliases:</para>
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235 |
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236 | <screen>FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic/"</screen>
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237 |
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238 | <para>For ISO-8859-<replaceable>[X]</replaceable> based locales, use the
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239 | following command instead:</para>
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240 |
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241 | <screen><userinput><command>sed -i 's,iso8859-1\( \|$\),iso8859-<replaceable>[X]</replaceable>\1,g' \
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242 | /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/{75dpi,100dpi,misc}/fonts.alias</command></userinput></screen>
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243 |
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244 | </sect2>
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245 |
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246 | <!-- ================================================== -->
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247 | <sect2 id='xdm'>
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248 | <title>Setting up XDM</title>
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249 | <para><command>xdm</command> provides a graphical logon capability and is
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250 | normally set up in <filename>/etc/inittab</filename>. Most of the information
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251 | you need to customize <command>xdm</command> is found in its man page. To
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252 | execute <command>xdm</command> during bootup, change the initdefault level to 5
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253 | and add the following lines to <filename>/etc/inittab</filename>:</para>
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254 |
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255 | <indexterm zone="x-setup xdm">
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256 | <primary sortas="b-xdm">xdm</primary>
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257 | </indexterm>
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258 |
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259 | <para><screen><userinput># Run xdm as a separate service
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260 | x:5:respawn:/usr/X11R6/bin/xdm -nodaemon</userinput></screen></para>
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261 |
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262 | <para>If Linux-PAM is installed on your system, you should
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263 | create a PAM entry for xdm by duplicating the login entry
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264 | using the following command:</para>
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265 |
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266 | <para><screen><userinput>cp /etc/pam.d/login /etc/pam.d/xdm</userinput></screen></para>
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267 |
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268 | </sect2>
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269 |
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270 | <!-- ================================================== -->
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271 | <sect2 id='x-resources'>
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272 | <title>Using <application>X</application> Resources</title>
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273 | <para>There are many options that can be set in
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274 | <application>X</application> and <application>X</application> clients via
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275 | resources. Typically resources are set in the
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276 | <filename>~/.Xresources</filename> file.</para>
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277 |
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278 | <para>The layout of the <filename>~/.Xresources</filename> file consists
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279 | of a list of specifications in the form of</para>
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280 |
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281 | <indexterm zone="x-setup x-resources">
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282 | <primary sortas="e-AA.xresources">~/.Xresources</primary>
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283 | </indexterm>
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284 |
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285 | <screen>object.subobject[.subobject...].attribute: value</screen>
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286 |
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287 | <para>Components of a resource specification are linked together
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288 | by either <emphasis>tight</emphasis>, represented by a dot (.),
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289 | or <emphasis>loose</emphasis>, represented by an asterisk (*), bindings.
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290 | A tight binding indicates that the components on either side of the dot must
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291 | be directly next to each other as defined in a specific implementation. An
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292 | asterisk is a wildcard character that means that any number of levels in
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293 | a defined hierarchy can be between the components.
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294 | For example, X offers two special cursors: redglass and whiteglass. To
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295 | use one of these resources, you need to add the following line:</para>
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296 |
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297 | <screen>Xcursor.theme: whiteglass</screen>
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298 |
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299 | <para>However, you can specify the background for all clients with:</para>
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300 |
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301 | <screen>*background: blue</screen>
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302 |
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303 | <para>More specific resource variables will override less specific names.</para>
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304 |
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305 | <para>Resource definitions can be found in the man pages for each
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306 | respective client.</para>
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307 |
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308 | <para>In order to load your resources, the <command>xrdb</command> program
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309 | must be called with the appropriate parameters. Typically, the first time
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310 | resources are loaded, you use:</para>
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311 |
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312 | <screen><userinput><command>xrdb -load <filename></command></userinput></screen>
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313 |
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314 | <para>To add resources to <application>X</application>'s database in memory,
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315 | use:</para>
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316 |
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317 | <screen><userinput><command>xrdb -merge <filename></command></userinput></screen>
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318 |
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319 | <para>The <command>xrdb</command> instruction is usually placed in
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320 | <filename>~/.xinitrc</filename> or <filename>~/.xsession</filename>.
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321 | To get more information, see the xrdb man page.</para>
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322 |
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323 | <indexterm zone="x-setup x-resources">
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324 | <primary sortas="b-xrdb">xrdb</primary>
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325 | </indexterm>
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326 |
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327 | </sect2>
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328 |
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329 | </sect1>
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330 |
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