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  clone self

  Decides if the font server will clone a new version of itself when the

client 

limit

is hit. By default, this option is

on

. Set it to

off

to disable this feature.

  default point size

  Sets the default point size for any font that does not specify this value.

The value for this option is set in decipoints. The default of

120

corresponds to 12 point fonts.

  default resolutions

  Specifies a list of resolutions supported by the XFree86 server. Each

resolution in the list must be separated by a comma.

  deferglyphs

  Tells

xfs

whether to defer the loading of glyphs, which is an image used to

visually represent a font. You can disable this feature (

none

), enable this feature for all fonts (

all

),

or turn this this feature on only for 16 bit fonts (

16

), which are largely used with Asian languages.

  error file

  Allows you to specify the path and file name of a locations where

xfs

errors can

be logged.

  no listen

  Tells

xfs

not to listen using a particular protocol. By default, this option is set to

tcp

to prevent

xfs

from listening on TCP ports, primarily for security reasons. If you plan on using

xfs

to serve fonts to networked workstations on a LAN, you need to remove the

tcp

from this line.

  port

  Specifies the TCP port that

xfs

will listen on if

no listen

does not exist or is commented

out.

  use syslog

  Tells

xfs

to use the system error log if set to

on

.

6.5.2. Adding Fonts

When using

xfs

, adding fonts to your system is rather straightforward. Use the

chkfontpath   

list

command to see the font paths currently configured on your system. To add new fonts in a new

directory, follow these instructions as the root user:

1. Create a font directory, such as

/usr/share/fonts

and place the fonts inside that directory.

Be sure to set the permissions correctly; it is only necessary that the files can be read, no other

permissions are necessary.

2. Type the

chkfontpath   add

font directory path

command, where the

font 

@

A

@

directory path

is the full path to the directory holding the fonts. This will add this font

A

path to the

xfs

configuration file.

Note

You must have a fonts.dir file in your new font directory for the chkfontpath command to

work correctly. The creation of the fonts.dir file, as well as any other files used by xfs with

these fonts, is beyond the scope of this document.

Many font collections available for Linux include these files for you, it may not be necessary to

create them by hand.

3. Restart

xfs

using the

/sbin/service xfs restart

command. You will also need to restart

your X session.

4. Typing the

chkfontpath   list

command will show the new font path. Any fonts you added

will be available for use.

The Red Hat Support website contains more information on this subject, see:

http://www.redhat.com/support for additional help documents.