Preface

This guide explains how to use the Font Administrator tool to manage fonts for OpenWindows^TM installations and NeWSprint^TM printers.

Who Should Use This Book

This book is intended for users and system administrators who use Font Administrator to manage fonts.

How This Book Is Organized

Chapter 1, Getting Started, explains how to start Font Administrator and describes the main window.

Chapter 2, Viewing Fonts, explains how to view font lists, aliases, and sample text, and also explains how to delete fonts.

Chapter 3, Making Fonts Available, explains how to install fonts, modify the font path, and use the directory chooser.

Appendix A, Font Administrator Messages, lists error messages along with their probable causes and likely solutions.

Appendix B, Font Administrator Utilities, lists and describes the Font Administrator command-line utilities.

Appendix C, Asian Font Sets, explains how to use Font Administrator to edit Asian font sets. This appendix only applies to Asian fonts users.

Ordering Sun Documents

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For a list of documents and how to order them, visit the Sun Documentation Center on Fatbrain.com at http://www1.fatbrain.com/documentation/sun.

Accessing Sun Documentation Online

The docs.sun.com^SM Web site enables you to access Sun technical documentation online. You can browse the docs.sun.com archive or search for a specific book title or subject. The URL is http://docs.sun.com.

What Typographic Conventions Mean

The following table describes the typographic changes used in this book.

Table P-1 Typographic Conventions

Typeface or Symbol	Meaning	Example
AaBbCc123	The names of commands, files, and directories; on-screen computer output	Edit your .login file. Use ls -a to list all files. machine_name% you have mail.
AaBbCc123	What you type, contrasted with on-screen computer output	machine_name% su Password:
AaBbCc123	Command-line placeholder: replace with a real name or value	To delete a file, type rm filename.
AaBbCc123	Book titles, new words, or terms, or words to be emphasized.	Read Chapter 6 in User's Guide. These are called class options. You must be root to do this.

Shell Prompts in Command Examples

The following table shows the default system prompt and superuser prompt for the C shell, Bourne shell, and Korn shell.

Table P-2 Shell Prompts

Shell	Prompt
C shell prompt	machine_name%
C shell superuser prompt	machine_name#
Bourne shell and Korn shell prompt	$
Bourne shell and Korn shell superuser prompt	#