Locating Fonts

By default, the Solaris server looks for fonts in directories under the /usr/openwin/lib/X11/fonts directory. Table 4-5 shows the complete font directory structure. The directory names are preceded by /usr/openwin/lib/X11/fonts.

Table 4-5 Font Directory Structure

Directory	Subdirectory	File Suffixes	Contents
/TrueType		.ttf	TrueType fonts
/TrueType	/ttmap	.ttmap	TrueType character set specifications
/TTbitmaps		.pcf	Bitmap fonts
`/100dpi`		`.pcf`	Bitmap fonts
`/75dpi`		`.pcf`	Bitmap fonts
`/F3`	`/afm`	`.f3b`	F3 format outline fonts
	`/map`	`.map`	F3 character set specifications
`/F3bitmaps`		`.pcf`	Bitmap fonts
`/Speedo`		`.spd`	Bitstream Speedo format outline fonts
`/Type1`		`.pfa`, `.pfb`	Type1 outline fonts
	`/afm`	`.afm`	Adobe font metrics
	`/outline`	`.pfa`, `.pfb`	Type1 outline fonts
	`/prebuilt`	`.bepf`, `.lepf`	Bitmaps for SPARC Solaris and IA
/Xt+		.`pcf`	Bitmap fonts
`/Type3`		`.ps`	PostScript outline fonts
`/encodings`		`.enc`	Encodings
`/misc`		`.pcf`	Bitmap fonts

Changing the Default Font Path in X11

In X11, the default font path is:

/usr/openwin/lib/X11/fonts/F3, /usr/openwin/lib/X11/fonts/F3bitmaps, /usr/openwin/lib/X11/fonts/Type1, /usr/openwin/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo, /usr/openwin/lib/X11/fonts/misc, /usr/openwin/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi, /usr/openwin/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi

Note that the directory paths must be absolute.

To change the default font path, use the Font Administrator GUI or command-line tools included with Solaris. For information about Font Administrator, see the Font Administrator User's Guide.

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