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 |
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.