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From: ms2@doc.ic.ac.uk (M Shelley)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: How to define, install and read fonts
Keywords: Fonts
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Date: 23 Jan 91 20:01:05 GMT
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Reply-To: ms2@doc.ic.ac.uk (M Shelley)
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Hello there people of the net.
If this request has been posted before, I apologize. However, I still would
like an answer. Thanks in advance.

What I need to know is (wait for it...):

Using X11R4 on a Sun 3/50 or SPARC IPC (not using OPEN LOOK, Motif ...)

        1) How do I create new fonts.
        I would like to be able to take current fonts, display them multiply
        in an X window (in similar positions to get outline effect and
        shadows) and then using bitmaps create a font from these.
        Failing this, I'll create them by hand.

        2) How do I persuade X to use these new font (if I ever manage to
        create any).

        3)  How does an X program get the information on how the 
	characters are made up. What I want is to be able to treat a 
	character already defined as a "bitmap" and to be able to read the
	character data.

As I said, I know nothing much about fonts.
        Cheers Martin.

Post to comp.windows.x and/or ms2@uk.ic.ac.doc. I'm sure there's other who want
to know this sort of info.

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