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From: thelma@×××××××××××.com
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Helvetica fonts
Date: Tue, 07 Mar 2017 20:20:38
Message-Id: eb3187f6-ce66-ce50-46d3-224b7d633659@sys-concept.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Helvetica fonts by David W Noon
1 On 03/07/2017 12:47 PM, David W Noon wrote:
2 > On Tue, 7 Mar 2017 11:49:44 -0700, Thelma (thelma@×××××××××××.com) wrote
3 > about "Re: [gentoo-user] Helvetica fonts" (in
4 > <d2e38e1a-c8c8-13a8-1d74-eaf61fe6f2d7@×××××××××××.com>):
5 >
6 [snip]
7 >
8 > Try the following, to see what fontconfig has cached:
9 >
10 > fc-list | egrep 'Helvetica' | sort | less
11
12 fc-list | egrep 'Helvetica' | sort
13 It shows them all:
14
15 /usr/share/fonts/100dpi/helvB08-ISO8859-1.pcf.gz: Helvetica:style=Bold
16 /usr/share/fonts/100dpi/helvB08.pcf.gz: Helvetica:style=Bold
17 /usr/share/fonts/100dpi/helvB10-ISO8859-1.pcf.gz: Helvetica:style=Bold
18 /usr/share/fonts/100dpi/helvB10.pcf.gz: Helvetica:style=Bold
19 /usr/share/fonts/100dpi/helvB12-ISO8859-1.pcf.gz: Helvetica:style=Bold
20 /usr/share/fonts/100dpi/helvB12.pcf.gz: Helvetica:style=Bold
21 /usr/share/fonts/100dpi/helvB14-ISO8859-1.pcf.gz: Helvetica:style=Bold
22 /usr/share/fonts/100dpi/helvB14.pcf.gz: Helvetica:style=Bold
23 /usr/share/fonts/100dpi/helvB18-ISO8859-1.pcf.gz: Helvetica:style=Bold
24 /usr/share/fonts/100dpi/helvB18.pcf.gz: Helvetica:style=Bold
25 /usr/share/fonts/100dpi/helvB24-ISO8859-1.pcf.gz: Helvetica:style=Bold
26 /usr/share/fonts/100dpi/helvB24.pcf.gz: Helvetica:style=Bold
27 /usr/share/fonts/100dpi/helvBO08-ISO8859-1.pcf.gz: Helvetica:style=Bold Oblique
28 /usr/share/fonts/100dpi/helvBO08.pcf.gz: Helvetica:style=Bold Oblique
29 /usr/share/fonts/100dpi/helvBO10-ISO8859-1.pcf.gz: Helvetica:style=Bold Oblique
30 /usr/share/fonts/100dpi/helvBO10.pcf.gz: Helvetica:style=Bold Oblique
31 /usr/share/fonts/100dpi/helvBO12-ISO8859-1.pcf.gz: Helvetica:style=Bold Oblique
32 /usr/share/fonts/100dpi/helvBO12.pcf.gz: Helvetica:style=Bold Oblique
33 /usr/share/fonts/100dpi/helvBO14-ISO8859-1.pcf.gz: Helvetica:style=Bold Oblique
34 /usr/share/fonts/100dpi/helvBO14.pcf.gz: Helvetica:style=Bold Oblique
35 /usr/share/fonts/100dpi/helvBO18-ISO8859-1.pcf.gz: Helvetica:style=Bold Oblique
36 /usr/share/fonts/100dpi/helvBO18.pcf.gz: Helvetica:style=Bold Oblique
37 /usr/share/fonts/100dpi/helvBO24-ISO8859-1.pcf.gz: Helvetica:style=Bold Oblique
38 /usr/share/fonts/100dpi/helvBO24.pcf.gz: Helvetica:style=Bold Oblique
39 /usr/share/fonts/100dpi/helvO08-ISO8859-1.pcf.gz: Helvetica:style=Oblique
40 /usr/share/fonts/100dpi/helvO08.pcf.gz: Helvetica:style=Oblique
41 /usr/share/fonts/100dpi/helvO10-ISO8859-1.pcf.gz: Helvetica:style=Oblique
42 /usr/share/fonts/100dpi/helvO10.pcf.gz: Helvetica:style=Oblique
43 /usr/share/fonts/100dpi/helvO12-ISO8859-1.pcf.gz: Helvetica:style=Oblique
44 /usr/share/fonts/100dpi/helvO12.pcf.gz: Helvetica:style=Oblique
45 /usr/share/fonts/100dpi/helvO14-ISO8859-1.pcf.gz: Helvetica:style=Oblique
46 /usr/share/fonts/100dpi/helvO14.pcf.gz: Helvetica:style=Oblique
47 /usr/share/fonts/100dpi/helvO18-ISO8859-1.pcf.gz: Helvetica:style=Oblique
48 /usr/share/fonts/100dpi/helvO18.pcf.gz: Helvetica:style=Oblique
49 /usr/share/fonts/100dpi/helvO24-ISO8859-1.pcf.gz: Helvetica:style=Oblique
50 /usr/share/fonts/100dpi/helvO24.pcf.gz: Helvetica:style=Oblique
51 /usr/share/fonts/100dpi/helvR08-ISO8859-1.pcf.gz: Helvetica:style=Regular
52 /usr/share/fonts/100dpi/helvR08.pcf.gz: Helvetica:style=Regular
53 /usr/share/fonts/100dpi/helvR10-ISO8859-1.pcf.gz: Helvetica:style=Regular
54 /usr/share/fonts/100dpi/helvR10.pcf.gz: Helvetica:style=Regular
55 /usr/share/fonts/100dpi/helvR12-ISO8859-1.pcf.gz: Helvetica:style=Regular
56 /usr/share/fonts/100dpi/helvR12.pcf.gz: Helvetica:style=Regular
57 /usr/share/fonts/100dpi/helvR14-ISO8859-1.pcf.gz: Helvetica:style=Regular
58 /usr/share/fonts/100dpi/helvR14.pcf.gz: Helvetica:style=Regular
59 /usr/share/fonts/100dpi/helvR18-ISO8859-1.pcf.gz: Helvetica:style=Regular
60 /usr/share/fonts/100dpi/helvR18.pcf.gz: Helvetica:style=Regular
61 /usr/share/fonts/100dpi/helvR24-ISO8859-1.pcf.gz: Helvetica:style=Regular
62 /usr/share/fonts/100dpi/helvR24.pcf.gz: Helvetica:style=Regular
63 /usr/share/fonts/75dpi/helvB08-ISO8859-1.pcf.gz: Helvetica:style=Bold
64 /usr/share/fonts/75dpi/helvB08.pcf.gz: Helvetica:style=Bold
65 /usr/share/fonts/75dpi/helvB10-ISO8859-1.pcf.gz: Helvetica:style=Bold
66 /usr/share/fonts/75dpi/helvB10.pcf.gz: Helvetica:style=Bold
67 /usr/share/fonts/75dpi/helvB12-ISO8859-1.pcf.gz: Helvetica:style=Bold
68 /usr/share/fonts/75dpi/helvB12.pcf.gz: Helvetica:style=Bold
69 /usr/share/fonts/75dpi/helvB14-ISO8859-1.pcf.gz: Helvetica:style=Bold
70 /usr/share/fonts/75dpi/helvB14.pcf.gz: Helvetica:style=Bold
71 /usr/share/fonts/75dpi/helvB18-ISO8859-1.pcf.gz: Helvetica:style=Bold
72 /usr/share/fonts/75dpi/helvB18.pcf.gz: Helvetica:style=Bold
73 /usr/share/fonts/75dpi/helvB24-ISO8859-1.pcf.gz: Helvetica:style=Bold
74 /usr/share/fonts/75dpi/helvB24.pcf.gz: Helvetica:style=Bold
75 /usr/share/fonts/75dpi/helvBO08-ISO8859-1.pcf.gz: Helvetica:style=Bold Oblique
76 /usr/share/fonts/75dpi/helvBO08.pcf.gz: Helvetica:style=Bold Oblique
77 /usr/share/fonts/75dpi/helvBO10-ISO8859-1.pcf.gz: Helvetica:style=Bold Oblique
78 /usr/share/fonts/75dpi/helvBO10.pcf.gz: Helvetica:style=Bold Oblique
79 /usr/share/fonts/75dpi/helvBO12-ISO8859-1.pcf.gz: Helvetica:style=Bold Oblique
80 /usr/share/fonts/75dpi/helvBO12.pcf.gz: Helvetica:style=Bold Oblique
81 /usr/share/fonts/75dpi/helvBO14-ISO8859-1.pcf.gz: Helvetica:style=Bold Oblique
82 /usr/share/fonts/75dpi/helvBO14.pcf.gz: Helvetica:style=Bold Oblique
83 /usr/share/fonts/75dpi/helvBO18-ISO8859-1.pcf.gz: Helvetica:style=Bold Oblique
84 /usr/share/fonts/75dpi/helvBO18.pcf.gz: Helvetica:style=Bold Oblique
85 /usr/share/fonts/75dpi/helvBO24-ISO8859-1.pcf.gz: Helvetica:style=Bold Oblique
86 /usr/share/fonts/75dpi/helvBO24.pcf.gz: Helvetica:style=Bold Oblique
87 /usr/share/fonts/75dpi/helvO08-ISO8859-1.pcf.gz: Helvetica:style=Oblique
88 /usr/share/fonts/75dpi/helvO08.pcf.gz: Helvetica:style=Oblique
89 /usr/share/fonts/75dpi/helvO10-ISO8859-1.pcf.gz: Helvetica:style=Oblique
90 /usr/share/fonts/75dpi/helvO10.pcf.gz: Helvetica:style=Oblique
91 /usr/share/fonts/75dpi/helvO12-ISO8859-1.pcf.gz: Helvetica:style=Oblique
92 /usr/share/fonts/75dpi/helvO12.pcf.gz: Helvetica:style=Oblique
93 /usr/share/fonts/75dpi/helvO14-ISO8859-1.pcf.gz: Helvetica:style=Oblique
94 /usr/share/fonts/75dpi/helvO14.pcf.gz: Helvetica:style=Oblique
95 /usr/share/fonts/75dpi/helvO18-ISO8859-1.pcf.gz: Helvetica:style=Oblique
96 /usr/share/fonts/75dpi/helvO18.pcf.gz: Helvetica:style=Oblique
97 /usr/share/fonts/75dpi/helvO24-ISO8859-1.pcf.gz: Helvetica:style=Oblique
98 /usr/share/fonts/75dpi/helvO24.pcf.gz: Helvetica:style=Oblique
99 /usr/share/fonts/75dpi/helvR08-ISO8859-1.pcf.gz: Helvetica:style=Regular
100 /usr/share/fonts/75dpi/helvR08.pcf.gz: Helvetica:style=Regular
101 /usr/share/fonts/75dpi/helvR10-ISO8859-1.pcf.gz: Helvetica:style=Regular
102 /usr/share/fonts/75dpi/helvR10.pcf.gz: Helvetica:style=Regular
103 /usr/share/fonts/75dpi/helvR12-ISO8859-1.pcf.gz: Helvetica:style=Regular
104 /usr/share/fonts/75dpi/helvR12.pcf.gz: Helvetica:style=Regular
105 /usr/share/fonts/75dpi/helvR14-ISO8859-1.pcf.gz: Helvetica:style=Regular
106 /usr/share/fonts/75dpi/helvR14.pcf.gz: Helvetica:style=Regular
107 /usr/share/fonts/75dpi/helvR18-ISO8859-1.pcf.gz: Helvetica:style=Regular
108 /usr/share/fonts/75dpi/helvR18.pcf.gz: Helvetica:style=Regular
109 /usr/share/fonts/75dpi/helvR24-ISO8859-1.pcf.gz: Helvetica:style=Regular
110 /usr/share/fonts/75dpi/helvR24.pcf.gz: Helvetica:style=Regular
111 /usr/share/fonts/Helvetica/Helvetica-BoldOblique.pfa: Helvetica:style=Bold Oblique
112 /usr/share/fonts/Helvetica/Helvetica-Bold.pfa: Helvetica:style=Bold
113 /usr/share/fonts/Helvetica/Helvetica-Oblique.pfa: Helvetica:style=Oblique
114 /usr/share/fonts/Helvetica/Helvetica.pfa: Helvetica:style=Regular
115
116
117 [snip]
118 >
119 > Run the fc-list command, as I suggested above. That will show you every
120 > font that purports to offer the Helvetica type face plus any other font
121 > attributes.
122 >
123 > Just to show you what to expect from Helvetica and Arial, here are a
124 > couple of Wikipedia articles:
125 >
126 > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helvetica>
127 > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arial>
128 >
129 > These articles contain sample text rendered in the respective fonts.
130 > This will help you recognize Helvetica when you get it working.
131
132 The display far from samples fonts on wiki :-/
133 I've run into one posting suggesting use of "-xfl" flag in fltk - package
134 http://git.net/ml/lib.fltk.general/2004-08/msg00155.html
135
136 so I compiled x11-libs/fltk without xfl but it did not make any difference.
137
138 --
139 Thelma

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Re: [gentoo-user] Helvetica fonts David W Noon <dwnoon@××××××××.com>