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diff --git a/DOCS/xml/en/install.xml b/DOCS/xml/en/install.xml index 9cf5ff3eca..d57176e395 100644 --- a/DOCS/xml/en/install.xml +++ b/DOCS/xml/en/install.xml @@ -781,6 +781,27 @@ library. Version 2.0.9 or greater is mandatory! Then you have two methods: RAW plugin too, see URL below) <!-- FIXME: where's that URL? --> </para></listitem> +<listitem><para> + using a TrueType (TTF) font, by the means of the <systemitem class="library"> + freetype</systemitem> library. Version 2.0.9 or greater is mandatory! Then + you have two methods: + <itemizedlist> + <listitem><para> + use the <option>-font /path/to/arial.ttf</option> option to specify a + TrueType font file on every occasion + </para></listitem> + <listitem><para> + create a symlink:<screen>ln -s /path/to/arial.ttf ~/.mplayer/subfont.ttf</screen> + </para></listitem> + </itemizedlist> + <para> + if compiled with <systemitem class="library">fontconfig</systemitem> + support, the above methods won't work, instead the <option>-font</option> + expects a fontconfig font name and defaults to the sans-serif font. To get + a list of fonts known to fontconfig, use <command>fc-list</command>. + Example: <option>-font 'Bitstream Vera Sans'</option> + </para> + </para></listitem> </itemizedlist> <para> |