runtime/doc/kcontrol/fonts/index.docbook

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  12 <author>&Mike.McBride; &Mike.McBride.mail;</author>
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  15
  16 <date>2003-09-22</date>
  17 <releaseinfo>3.2</releaseinfo>
  18
  19 <keywordset>
  20 <keyword>KDE</keyword>
  21 <keyword>KControl</keyword>
  22 <keyword>fonts</keyword>
  23 </keywordset>
  24 </articleinfo>
  25
  26 <sect1 id="fonts">
  27
  28 <title>Fonts</title>
  29
  30 <para>This module is designed to allow you to easily select different
  31 fonts for different parts of the &kde; Desktop.</para>
  32
  33 <para>The panel consists of different font groups to give you a lot of
  34 flexibility in configuring your fonts: </para>
  35
  36 <itemizedlist>
  37 <listitem><para><guilabel>General:</guilabel> Used everywhere the other font
  38 groups don't apply</para></listitem>
  39
  40 <listitem><para><guilabel>Fixed width:</guilabel> Anywhere a
  41 non-proportional font is specified</para></listitem>
  42
  43 <!-- <listitem><para><guilabel>File Manager</guilabel> (Font to use in the
  44 &kde; file manager)</para></listitem> -->
  45
  46 <listitem><para><guilabel>Toolbar:</guilabel> Font used in &kde; application
  47 toolbars</para></listitem>
  48
  49 <listitem><para><guilabel>Menu:</guilabel> Font used in &kde; application
  50 menus</para></listitem>
  51
  52 <listitem><para><guilabel>Window title:</guilabel> Font used in the window
  53 title</para></listitem>
  54
  55 <listitem><para><guilabel>Taskbar:</guilabel> Font used in the taskbar
  56 panel applet</para></listitem>
  57
  58 <listitem><para><guilabel>Desktop:</guilabel> Font used on the desktop
  59 to label icons</para></listitem>
  60
  61 </itemizedlist>
  62
  63 <para>Each font has a corresponding <guibutton>Choose...</guibutton>
  64 button.  By clicking on this button, a dialog box appears.  You can
  65 use this dialog box to choose a new font, font style, size and
  66 character set.  Then press <guibutton>OK</guibutton>.</para>
  67
  68 <para>An example of the font you have chosen will be displayed in the space
  69 between the font group name and the <guibutton>Choose...</guibutton>
  70 button.</para>
  71
  72 <para>When you are done, simply click <guibutton>OK</guibutton>, and
  73 all necessary components of &kde; will be restarted so your changes
  74 can take affect immediately.</para>
  75
  76 <para>The <guibutton>Adjust All Fonts...</guibutton> button allows you to
  77 quickly set properties for all the fonts selected
  78 above.  A font selection dialog similar to the standard one will
  79 appear, but you will notice checkboxes that allow you to change the
  80 <guilabel>Font</guilabel>, <guilabel>Font style</guilabel> or
  81 <guilabel>Size</guilabel> independently of each other.  You can
  82 choose any one, two, or three of these options, and they will be
  83 applied to all the font groups.</para>
  84
  85 <para>For example, if you have selected several different font faces
  86 above, and realize they are all a size too big (this often happens
  87 when you change screen resolution, for instance), you can apply a new
  88 font size to all the fonts, without affecting your customized font
  89 faces and styles.</para>
  90
  91 <sect2 id="fonts-aa">
  92 <title>Anti-alias text</title>
  93
  94 <para>To use anti-aliasing, simply place a mark in the checkbox labeled
  95 <guilabel>Use anti-aliasing for fonts</guilabel>.</para>
  96
  97 <para>Placing a mark in the checkbox will allow you to specify which range of
  98 fonts will <emphasis>not</emphasis> be anti-aliased.  This range is specified
  99 with the two combo boxes on the same line.</para>
 100
 101 <para>You can also choose the method that &kde; uses to create an anti-alias
 102 look to your fonts, and how strongly it should be applied. If you are not
 103 familiar with the individual methods, you should leave this option
 104 alone.</para>
 105
 106 <!-- FIXME: Cop-out, I need to write a 'hinting and AA for beginners'
 107 paragraph in here -->
 108
 109 <note><para>
 110 The ability to use anti-aliased fonts and icons requires that you have
 111 support in both X and the &Qt; toolkit, that you have suitable fonts
 112 installed, and that you are using the built-in font serving capabilities
 113 of the X server.  If you still are having problems, please contact the
 114 appropriate &kde; mailing list, or check the
 115 <acronym>FAQ</acronym>.</para></note>
 116
 117 </sect2>
 118
 119 </sect1>
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