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diff --git a/doc/tdefontview/index.docbook b/doc/tdefontview/index.docbook new file mode 100644 index 000000000..df7fb9f43 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/tdefontview/index.docbook @@ -0,0 +1,115 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" ?> +<!DOCTYPE article PUBLIC "-//KDE//DTD DocBook XML V4.2-Based Variant V1.1//EN" "dtd/kdex.dtd" [ + <!ENTITY tdefontview "<application>TDEFontview</application>"> + <!ENTITY kappname "&tdefontview;"> + <!ENTITY package "tdebase"> + <!ENTITY % addindex "IGNORE"> + <!ENTITY % English "INCLUDE"> +]> + +<article id="tdefontview" lang="&language;"> + +<articleinfo> + +<title>Font Viewer</title> +<authorgroup> +<author><firstname>Burkhard</firstname><surname>Lück</surname></author> +<author>&tde-authors;</author> +<!-- TRANS:ROLES_OF_TRANSLATORS --> +</authorgroup> + +<releaseinfo>&tde-release-version;</releaseinfo> +<date>Reviewed: &tde-release-date;</date> + +<copyright> +<year>2010</year> +<holder>Burkhard Lück</holder> +</copyright> +<copyright> +<year>&tde-copyright-date;</year> +<holder>&tde-team;</holder> +</copyright> + +<keywordset> +<keyword>TDE</keyword> +<keyword>fontview</keyword> +<keyword>fonts</keyword> +</keywordset> + +</articleinfo> + +<para> +&tdefontview; is an application to view and install different types of fonts: +<itemizedlist> +<listitem><para>TrueType (<filename class="extension">.ttf</filename>)</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>OpenType (<filename class="extension">otf</filename>, <filename class="extension">.ttf</filename>)</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Postscript type 1 (file extension on &Windows; & OS/2 <filename class="extension">.pfb</filename>/<filename class="extension">.pfm</filename>; on &UNIX;/&Linux; <filename class="extension">.pfa</filename>/<filename class="extension">.afm</filename>)</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>BDF (Bitmap Distribution Format, file extension <filename class="extension">.bdf</filename>)</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>PCF (Portable Compiled Format, file extension <filename class="extension">.pcf</filename>)</para></listitem> +</itemizedlist> +</para> +<para>You can use it as standalone program to preview and install a font +downloaded from the Internet. In the preview you can check that the font +has all characters you need. +</para> +<para> +Additionally &tdefontview; can be launched from +the &kcontrol; module <ulink url="help:/kcontrol/fontinst/index.html"> +<guilabel>Font Installer</guilabel></ulink> to use the extended preview capabilities +of &tdefontview;.</para> +<para>To use &tdefontview; in &konqueror; select <guilabel>Services</guilabel> in +the sidebar and go to the folders <filename class="directory">Fonts/Personal +</filename> or <filename class="directory">Fonts/System</filename>. +Then open the context menu with a &RMB; click on a font and start &tdefontview; +by selecting it from the context menu.</para> +<!-- used by others as well? --> + +<para> +<screenshot> +<screeninfo>&tdefontview; application</screeninfo> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="tdefontview.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>&tdefontview; application</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> +</screenshot> +</para> + +<!--<para> +&tdefontview;'s <guilabel>Standard Preview</guilabel> displays your font in several +different sizes, so you can get a good idea of what it will look like. +From the drop down box in the toolbar you can choose additional preview types: +<itemizedlist> +<listitem><para>All Characters</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Unicode Block: The Unicode standard arranges groups of characters +together in blocks</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Unicode Script: In Unicode, a script is a collection of letters +and other written signs used to represent textual information in one or more +writing systems</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Change Text: Using this button opens the <guilabel>Preview +String</guilabel> dialog where you can insert a user defined text. +This feature enables you to check that a font supports the characters you need. +</para></listitem> +</itemizedlist></para>--> + +<!--<para>In <guilabel>Unicode Block</guilabel> and <guilabel>Unicode Script</guilabel> +preview mode additional tooltip info's are displayed hovering a character with the +mouse pointer: +The character's Unicode <guilabel>Category</guilabel> and the value in <guilabel> +UCS-4</guilabel>, <guilabel>UTF-16</guilabel>, <guilabel>UTF-8</guilabel> and +as <guilabel>XML Decimal Entity</guilabel>.</para>--> + +<!-- <para> --> +<!-- To install a font you downloaded from the Internet, click the <guibutton>Install --> +<!-- </guibutton> button in the lower-right corner. --> +<!--System / personal fonts?--> +<!-- </para> --> + +<!-- para> +zipped fonts and ark? +</para--> + +</article> |