On Tuesday 14 March 2006 13:23, Felix Miata wrote: > On 06/03/14 13:56 Rex Dieter apparently typed: > > Felix Miata wrote: > >> Anyone know what fontconfig maps to Helvetica and to sans-serif, or > >> how to find out? > > > > Peruse /etc/fonts/fonts.conf > > I was hoping for some simple command line query. I had already asked on > irc://freenode/fedora where I was pointed to fontconfig in the first > place, after which I looked at that file without finding anything I > recognized as remotely resembling a clear answer. I let myself be lead > astray trying to get help from > http://mrmazda.no-ip.com/auth/Font/font-helvetica.html in Firefox, > having forgotten to switch its default back to the generic sans-serif > first, so in frustration I asked here. Since then I've found that > Helvetica does alias to Nimbus Sans L, while the generic sans-serif does > default to Luxi Sans. > -- > "Blessed are they whose ways are blameless, who walk according > to the law of the Lord." Psalm 119:11 NIV > > Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 > > Felix Miata *** http://mrmazda.no-ip.com/auth/auth Try googling for "fedora + fonts + helvetica". Lots of information there. HTH, Tom -- Tom Taylor Linux user #263467 Federal Way, WA Iraq war: 2,309 US soldiers dead. Support our troops, burn the (W)bush
