<?xml version="1.0" ?> <!DOCTYPE article PUBLIC "-//KDE//DTD DocBook XML V4.2-Based Variant V1.1//EN" "dtd/kdex.dtd" [ <!ENTITY % addindex "IGNORE"> <!ENTITY % English "INCLUDE" > <!-- change language only here --> ]> <article lang="&language;"> <articleinfo> <authorgroup> <author>&Mike.McBride; &Mike.McBride.mail;</author> <!-- TRANS:ROLES_OF_TRANSLATORS --> </authorgroup> <date>2003-09-22</date> <releaseinfo>3.2</releaseinfo> <keywordset> <keyword>KDE</keyword> <keyword>KControl</keyword> <keyword>fonts</keyword> </keywordset> </articleinfo> <sect1 id="fonts"> <title>Fonts</title> <para>This module is designed to allow you to easily select different fonts for different parts of the &tde; Desktop.</para> <para>The panel consists of different font groups to give you a lot of flexibility in configuring your fonts: </para> <itemizedlist> <listitem><para><guilabel>General:</guilabel> Used everywhere the other font groups don't apply</para></listitem> <listitem><para><guilabel>Fixed width:</guilabel> Anywhere a non-proportional font is specified</para></listitem> <!-- <listitem><para><guilabel>File Manager</guilabel> (Font to use in the &tde; file manager)</para></listitem> --> <listitem><para><guilabel>Toolbar:</guilabel> Font used in &tde; application toolbars</para></listitem> <listitem><para><guilabel>Menu:</guilabel> Font used in &tde; application menus</para></listitem> <listitem><para><guilabel>Window title:</guilabel> Font used in the window title</para></listitem> <listitem><para><guilabel>Taskbar:</guilabel> Font used in the taskbar panel applet</para></listitem> <listitem><para><guilabel>Desktop:</guilabel> Font used on the desktop to label icons</para></listitem> </itemizedlist> <para>Each font has a corresponding <guibutton>Choose...</guibutton> button. By clicking on this button, a dialog box appears. You can use this dialog box to choose a new font, font style, size and character set. Then press <guibutton>OK</guibutton>.</para> <para>An example of the font you have chosen will be displayed in the space between the font group name and the <guibutton>Choose...</guibutton> button.</para> <para>When you are done, simply click <guibutton>OK</guibutton>, and all necessary components of &tde; will be restarted so your changes can take affect immediately.</para> <para>The <guibutton>Adjust All Fonts...</guibutton> button allows you to quickly set properties for all the fonts selected above. A font selection dialog similar to the standard one will appear, but you will notice checkboxes that allow you to change the <guilabel>Font</guilabel>, <guilabel>Font style</guilabel> or <guilabel>Size</guilabel> independently of each other. You can choose any one, two, or three of these options, and they will be applied to all the font groups.</para> <para>For example, if you have selected several different font faces above, and realize they are all a size too big (this often happens when you change screen resolution, for instance), you can apply a new font size to all the fonts, without affecting your customized font faces and styles.</para> <sect2 id="fonts-aa"> <title>Anti-alias text</title> <para>To use anti-aliasing, simply place a mark in the checkbox labeled <guilabel>Use anti-aliasing for fonts</guilabel>.</para> <para>Placing a mark in the checkbox will allow you to specify which range of fonts will <emphasis>not</emphasis> be anti-aliased. This range is specified with the two combo boxes on the same line.</para> <para>You can also choose the method that &tde; uses to create an anti-alias look to your fonts, and how strongly it should be applied. If you are not familiar with the individual methods, you should leave this option alone.</para> <!-- FIXME: Cop-out, I need to write a 'hinting and AA for beginners' paragraph in here --> <note><para> The ability to use anti-aliased fonts and icons requires that you have support in both X and the &Qt; toolkit, that you have suitable fonts installed, and that you are using the built-in font serving capabilities of the X server. If you still are having problems, please contact the appropriate &tde; mailing list, or check the <acronym>FAQ</acronym>.</para></note> </sect2> </sect1> </article>