%general-entities; ]> $LastChangedBy$ $Date$ Pango-&pango-version; Introduction to <application>Pango</application> The Pango package contains the libpango libraries. These are useful for the layout and rendering of text. Package information Download (HTTP): Download (FTP): Download MD5 sum: &pango-md5sum; Download size: &pango-size; Estimated disk space required: &pango-buildsize; Estimated build time: &pango-time; <application>Pango</application> dependencies Required Optional Xft (included in or ), and Installation of <application>Pango</application> In order for Pango to find Xft, the PKG_CONFIG_PATH must include /usr/X11R6/lib/pkgconfig. This is a good time to add it if you haven't already. You can utilize the example for X.sh to create a script for modifying this variable located in the section . Install Pango by running the following commands: ./configure --prefix=/usr --sysconfdir=/etc && make && make install Command explanations --sysconfdir=/etc: This switch installs the configuration files into /etc instead of /usr/etc. : This switch will rebuild the API documentation during the make command. Configuring <application>Pango</application> Config files /etc/pango/pangorc, ~/.pangorc and the file specified in the environment variable PANGO_RC_FILE Configuration Information The Pango module path is specified by the key Pango/ModulesPath in the Pango config database, which is read from the config files listed above. Contents The Pango package contains pango-querymodules, libpango libraries and Pango loadable modules. Description pango-querymodules pango-querymodules is a module registration utility that collects information about Pango loadable modules Pango libraries Pango libraries contain low level layout rendering routines, a high level driver for laying out entire blocks of text, and routines to assist in editing internationalized text.