Date: Mon, 06 Apr 1998 21:23:51 +0200
From: Jeremy Cook <Jeremy.Cook@ii.uib.no>
To: Nelson Minar <nelson@media.mit.edu>
Subject: Re: Ugly Fonts with Linux JAVA

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After som more experimenting, I believe this problem is actually due to
lack of scalable fonts. I have since downloaded some scalable fonts from
the Debian distribution, which helped with the serif fonts, but there
were apparently no sans-serif fonts in the distribution. Even though
there were Courier (fixed width) fonts in the distribution, I cannot get
courier to display nicely at strange sizes. My current font.properties
is attached, but it is not perfect yet.

Jeremy Cook
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# @(#)font.properties	1.4 97/03/03
#
#  Copyright (c) 1994-1996 by Sun Microsystems Inc
#
# AWT Font default Properties for Linux
# Altered from the Solaris JDK version by Steve Byrne (sbb@gnu.org)

# Serif font definition
#
#serif.plain.0=-adobe-times-medium-r-normal--*-%d-*-*-p-*-iso8859-1
serif.plain.0=-adobe-utopia-medium-r-normal--*-%d-*-*-p-*-iso8859-1
serif.1=-itc-zapfdingbats-medium-r-normal--*-%d-*-*-p-*-adobe-fontspecific
serif.2=-adobe-symbol-medium-r-normal--*-%d-*-*-p-*-adobe-fontspecific

serif.italic.0=-adobe-utopia-medium-i-normal--*-%d-*-*-p-*-iso8859-1

serif.bold.0=-adobe-utopia-bold-r-normal--*-%d-*-*-p-*-iso8859-1

serif.bolditalic.0=-adobe-utopia-bold-i-normal--*-%d-*-*-p-*-iso8859-1

# SansSerif font definition
#
sansserif.plain.0=-adobe-helvetica-medium-r-normal--*-%d-*-*-p-*-iso8859-1
sansserif.1=-itc-zapfdingbats-medium-r-normal--*-%d-*-*-p-*-adobe-fontspecific
sansserif.2=-adobe-symbol-medium-r-normal--*-%d-*-*-p-*-adobe-fontspecific

sansserif.italic.0=-adobe-helvetica-medium-o-normal--*-%d-*-*-p-*-iso8859-1

sansserif.bold.0=-adobe-helvetica-bold-r-normal--*-%d-*-*-p-*-iso8859-1

sansserif.bolditalic.0=-adobe-helvetica-bold-o-normal--*-%d-*-*-p-*-iso8859-1

# Monospaced font definition
#
monospaced.plain.0=-bitstream-courier-medium-r-normal--*-%d-*-*-m-*-iso8859-1
monospaced.1=-itc-zapfdingbats-medium-r-normal--*-%d-*-*-p-*-adobe-fontspecific
monospaced.2=-adobe-symbol-medium-r-normal--*-%d-*-*-p-*-adobe-fontspecific

monospaced.italic.0=-bitstream-courier-medium-o-normal--*-%d-*-*-m-*-iso8859-1

monospaced.bold.0=-bitstream-courier-bold-r-normal--*-%d-*-*-m-*-iso8859-1

monospaced.bolditalic.0=-bitstream-courier-bold-o-normal--*-%d-*-*-m-*-iso8859-1

# Dialog font definition
#
dialog.plain.0=-b&h-lucida sans-medium-r-normal-sans-*-%d-*-*-p-*-iso8859-1
dialog.1=-adobe-symbol-medium-r-normal--*-%d-*-*-p-*-adobe-fontspecific

#dialog.1=-itc-zapfdingbats-medium-r-normal--*-%d-*-*-p-*-adobe-fontspecific
#dialog.2=-adobe-symbol-medium-r-normal--*-%d-*-*-p-*-adobe-fontspecific

dialog.italic.0=-b&h-lucida-medium-i-normal-sans-*-%d-*-*-p-*-iso8859-1

dialog.bold.0=-b&h-lucida-bold-r-normal-sans-*-%d-*-*-p-*-iso8859-1

dialog.bolditalic.0=-b&h-lucida-bold-i-normal-sans-*-%d-*-*-p-*-iso8859-1

# DialogInput font definition
#
dialoginput.plain.0=-b&h-lucidatypewriter-medium-r-normal-sans-*-%d-*-*-m-*-iso8859-1
dialoginput.1=-itc-zapfdingbats-medium-r-normal--*-%d-*-*-p-*-adobe-fontspecific
dialoginput.2=-adobe-symbol-medium-r-normal--*-%d-*-*-p-*-adobe-fontspecific

dialoginput.italic.0=-b&h-lucidatypewriter-medium-r-normal-sans-*-%d-*-*-m-*-iso8859-1

dialoginput.bold.0=-b&h-lucidatypewriter-bold-r-normal-sans-*-%d-*-*-m-*-iso8859-1

dialoginput.bolditalic.0=-b&h-lucidatypewriter-bold-r-normal-sans-*-%d-*-*-m-*-iso8859-1

# Default font definition
#
default.char=274f

# name aliases
#
# alias.timesroman=serif
# alias.helvetica=sansserif
# alias.courier=monospaced

# for backward compatibility
timesroman.plain.0=-adobe-utopia-medium-r-normal--*-%d-*-*-p-*-iso8859-1
timesroman.italic.0=-adobe-utopia-medium-i-normal--*-%d-*-*-p-*-iso8859-1
timesroman.bold.0=-adobe-utopia-bold-r-normal--*-%d-*-*-p-*-iso8859-1
timesroman.bolditalic.0=-adobe-utopia-bold-i-normal--*-%d-*-*-p-*-iso8859-1
#
helvetica.plain.0=-adobe-helvetica-medium-r-normal--*-%d-*-*-p-*-iso8859-1
helvetica.italic.0=-adobe-helvetica-medium-o-normal--*-%d-*-*-p-*-iso8859-1
helvetica.bold.0=-adobe-helvetica-bold-r-normal--*-%d-*-*-p-*-iso8859-1
helvetica.bolditalic.0=-adobe-helvetica-bold-o-normal--*-%d-*-*-p-*-iso8859-1
#
courier.plain.0=-bitstream-courier-medium-r-normal--*-%d-*-*-m-*-iso8859-1
courier.italic.0=-bitstream-courier-medium-o-normal--*-%d-*-*-m-*-iso8859-1
courier.bold.0=-bitstream-courier-bold-r-normal--*-%d-*-*-m-*-iso8859-1
courier.bolditalic.0=-bitstream-courier-bold-o-normal--*-%d-*-*-m-*-iso8859-1
#
zapfdingbats.0=-itc-zapfdingbats-medium-r-normal--*-%d-*-*-p-*-adobe-fontspecific

# Static FontCharset info.
#
# This information is used by the font which is not indexed by Unicode.
# Such fonts can use their own subclass of FontCharset.
#
# This information can be overriden by describing more specific style.
# For example
#
#  fontcharset.serif.plain.3=SpecialSymbols
#  means serif.plain.3 font's index can be retrieved with the convert() method
#  of instance of SpecialSymbols and what kind of characters serif.plain.3 font
#  has can be judged with the isCovered() method of instance of SpecialSymbols.
#
fontcharset.serif.0=sun.io.CharToByte8859_1 
fontcharset.serif.1=sun.awt.motif.CharToByteX11Dingbats
fontcharset.serif.2=sun.awt.CharToByteSymbol

fontcharset.sansserif.0=sun.io.CharToByte8859_1
fontcharset.sansserif.1=sun.awt.motif.CharToByteX11Dingbats
fontcharset.sansserif.2=sun.awt.CharToByteSymbol

fontcharset.monospaced.0=sun.io.CharToByte8859_1
fontcharset.monospaced.1=sun.awt.motif.CharToByteX11Dingbats
fontcharset.monospaced.2=sun.awt.CharToByteSymbol

fontcharset.dialog.0=sun.io.CharToByte8859_1
fontcharset.dialog.1=sun.awt.motif.CharToByteX11Dingbats
fontcharset.dialog.2=sun.awt.CharToByteSymbol

fontcharset.dialoginput.0=sun.io.CharToByte8859_1
fontcharset.dialoginput.1=sun.awt.motif.CharToByteX11Dingbats
fontcharset.dialoginput.2=sun.awt.CharToByteSymbol

fontcharset.zapfdingbats.0=CharToByte8859_1

# exclusion info.
#
# This information describe exclusion ranges for each fonts.
#
# 'exclusion.serif.plain.0' overrides 'exclusion.serif.0', and
# 'exclusion.serif.0' overrides exclusion.0, and so on.
#

# XFontSet string
# X11 only properties
#

fontset.serif.plain=\
-adobe-utopia-medium-r-normal--*-%d-*-*-p-*-iso8859-1

fontset.serif.italic=\
-adobe-utopia-medium-i-normal--*-%d-*-*-p-*-iso8859-1

fontset.serif.bold=\
-adobe-utopia-bold-r-normal--*-%d-*-*-p-*-iso8859-1

fontset.serif.bolditalic=\
-adobe-utopia-bold-i-normal--*-%d-*-*-p-*-iso8859-1

fontset.sansserif.italic=\
-adobe-helvetica-medium-o-normal--*-%d-*-*-p-*-iso8859-1
 
fontset.sansserif.bold=\
-adobe-helvetica-bold-r-normal--*-%d-*-*-p-*-iso8859-1
 
fontset.sansserif.bolditalic=\
-adobe-helvetica-bold-o-normal--*-%d-*-*-p-*-iso8859-1
 
fontset.sansserif.plain=\
-adobe-helvetica-medium-r-normal--*-%d-*-*-p-*-iso8859-1

fontset.monospaced.italic=\
-bitstream-courier-medium-o-normal--*-%d-*-*-m-*-iso8859-1
 
fontset.monospaced.bold=\
-bitstream-courier-bold-r-normal--*-%d-*-*-m-*-iso8859-1
 
fontset.monospaced.bolditalic=\
-bitstream-courier-bold-o-normal--*-%d-*-*-m-*-iso8859-1
 
fontset.monospaced.plain=\
-bitstream-courier-medium-r-normal--*-%d-*-*-m-*-iso8859-1
 
fontset.dialog.italic=\
-b&h-lucida-medium-i-normal-sans-*-%d-*-*-p-*-iso8859-1
 
fontset.dialog.bold=\
-b&h-lucida-bold-r-normal-sans-*-%d-*-*-p-*-iso8859-1
 
fontset.dialog.bolditalic=\
-b&h-lucida-medium-i-normal-sans-*-%d-*-*-p-*-iso8859-1
 
fontset.dialog.plain=\
-b&h-lucida-medium-r-normal-sans-*-%d-*-*-p-*-iso8859-1
 
fontset.dialoginput.italic=\
-b&h-lucidatypewriter-medium-r-normal-sans-*-%d-*-*-m-*-iso8859-1
 
fontset.dialoginput.bold=\
-b&h-lucidatypewriter-bold-r-normal-sans-*-%d-*-*-m-*-iso8859-1
 
fontset.dialoginput.bolditalic=\
-b&h-lucidatypewriter-bold-r-normal-sans-*-%d-*-*-m-*-iso8859-1
 
fontset.dialoginput.plain=\
-b&h-lucidatypewriter-medium-r-normal-sans-*-%d-*-*-m-*-iso8859-1

fontset.zapfdingbats=\
-itc-zapfdingbats-medium-r-normal--*-%d-*-*-p-*-adobe-fontspecific

#
fontset.default=\
-b&h-lucida-medium-r-normal-sans-*-%d-*-*-p-*-iso8859-1
#

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