Contents

1. Generic fontconfig documentation

— fontconfig-priorities.txt

  Conventions used to name and order fontconfig files

— fontconfig-generics.txt

  “Fake” synthetic font families used by fontconfig, and how to choose the

  correct one to register your font in

2. Fontconfig templates

Each use-case is illustrated by an XML template and the companion explanation

text file:

— basic-font-template.txt and basic-font-template.conf

  A no-frills template sufficient for most fonts

— substitution-font-template.txt and substitution-font-template.conf

  When you know your font is a good replacement for another font, and want the

  system to use your font when an application asks for this other font, and it

  is not available

— l10n-font-template.txt and l10n-font-template.conf

  When you need to increase the priority of your font, but only when writing

  text for a particular locale

— rescaling-font-template.txt and rescaling-font-template.conf

  When the font author made a scaling error, and the font appears too small or

  too big compared to other fonts at the same settings

— remapping-font-template.txt and remapping-font-template.conf

  When the font name or style declared by a font file does not respect

  conventions, and confuses applications or annoys users

— merging-font-template.txt and merging-font-template.conf

  When you need to make several font families appear as a single one,

  simplifying font management for users.

© 2009 Nicolas Mailhot <nim at fedoraproject dot org>