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.