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| author | diego <diego@b3059339-0415-0410-9bf9-f77b7e298cf2> | 2006-09-13 14:33:54 +0000 |
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| committer | diego <diego@b3059339-0415-0410-9bf9-f77b7e298cf2> | 2006-09-13 14:33:54 +0000 |
| commit | 4ccfbf8795866ddc6ff21eae37bdb55d3d3ec76f (patch) | |
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Improve TrueType font installation section.
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diff --git a/DOCS/xml/en/install.xml b/DOCS/xml/en/install.xml index 22958734cd..a01daa2104 100644 --- a/DOCS/xml/en/install.xml +++ b/DOCS/xml/en/install.xml @@ -447,29 +447,30 @@ can be properly scaled to the movie size and cope better with different encodings. </para> + <sect2 id="truetype-fonts"> <title>TrueType fonts</title> <para> - <itemizedlist> - <listitem><para> - Use the <option>-font <replaceable>/path/to/sample_font.ttf</replaceable></option> - option to specify a TrueType font file on the command line. - </para></listitem> - <listitem><para> - Create a symlink - <screen>ln -s <replaceable>/path/to/sample_font.ttf</replaceable> ~/.mplayer/subfont.ttf</screen> - for each user individually or a system-wide one: - <screen>ln -s <replaceable>/path/to/sample_font.ttf</replaceable> /usr/local/share/mplayer/subfont.ttf</screen> - </para></listitem> - </itemizedlist> - If <application>MPlayer</application> was compiled with - <systemitem class="library">fontconfig</systemitem> support, the above methods - won't work, instead <option>-font</option> expects a - <systemitem class="library">fontconfig</systemitem> font name - and defaults to the sans-serif font. To get a list of fonts known to - <systemitem class="library">fontconfig</systemitem>, - use <command>fc-list</command>. Example: +There are two ways to get TrueType fonts to work. The first is to pass +the <option>-font</option> option to specify a TrueType font file on +the command line. This option will be a good candidate to put in your +configuration file (see the manual page for details). +The second is to create a symlink called <filename>subfont.ttf</filename> +to the font file of your choice. Either +<screen>ln -s <replaceable>/path/to/sample_font.ttf</replaceable> ~/.mplayer/subfont.ttf</screen> +for each user individually or a system-wide one: +<screen>ln -s <replaceable>/path/to/sample_font.ttf</replaceable> $PREFIX/share/mplayer/subfont.ttf</screen> +</para> + +<para> +If <application>MPlayer</application> was compiled with +<systemitem class="library">fontconfig</systemitem> support, the above methods +won't work, instead <option>-font</option> expects a +<systemitem class="library">fontconfig</systemitem> font name +and defaults to the sans-serif font. To get a list of fonts known to +<systemitem class="library">fontconfig</systemitem>, +use <command>fc-list</command>. Example: <screen>mplayer -font <replaceable>'Bitstream Vera Sans'</replaceable> <replaceable>anime.mkv</replaceable></screen> </para> |