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Re: Getting a list of the installed fonts

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Op zaterdag 24 nov 2012 21:53 CET schreef luuk@invalid.lan:

> On 24-11-2012 21:23, Cecil Westerhof wrote:
>> Is there a way to get a list of all the installed fonts I can use in
>> postscript? Then I can make demos from all, so I can decide which ones
>> I want to use.
>>
>> If it is important: I am working with Linux.
>>
>
> $ man fc-list
> NAME
> fc-list - list available fonts
>
> SYNOPSIS
> fc-list [ -vVh ]  [ --verbose ]  [  [ -f format ]  [ --format
> format ]  ]  [ --version ]  [ --help ]
>
> [ pattern  [ element... ]   ]
>
> DESCRIPTION
> fc-list lists fonts and styles available on the system for
> applications using fontconfig.  If any elements are specified,
> only those are printed.  Otherwise family and style are printed,
> unless verbose output is requested.

Thanks. That gave almost 400 fonts. A little to much.

By using:
    fc-list : family 

It is halved.

Then I used:
    fc-list : family | sort
to get them sorted.

This way I can skip a lot that are different versions of the same.

By the way: I have a font M+. I find this a little strange for the
name of a font.

I have tried the following fonts (you need to skip the spaces in font names):
    /SertoBatnan findfont fontsize scalefont setfont
    /SertoJerusalem findfont fontsize scalefont setfont
    /SertoJerusalemOutline findfont fontsize scalefont setfont
    /SertoKharput findfont fontsize scalefont setfont
    /SertoMalankara findfont fontsize scalefont setfont
    /SertoMardin findfont fontsize scalefont setfont
    /SertoUrhoy findfont fontsize scalefont setfont
    /SonyFixed findfont fontsize scalefont setfont
    /URWBookmanL findfont fontsize scalefont setfont
    /URWChanceryL findfont fontsize scalefont setfont

What I find strange is that all the Serto fonts (except
SertoJerusalemOutline) look for me exactly the same.

I think I like the URW fonts the most.

Well I am going to make a document with the fonts that look the most
interesting.

-- 
Cecil Westerhof
Senior Software Engineer
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/cecilwesterhof

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Getting a list of the installed fonts Cecil Westerhof <Cecil@decebal.nl> - 2012-11-24 21:23 +0100
  Re: Getting a list of the installed fonts Luuk <luuk@invalid.lan> - 2012-11-24 21:53 +0100
    Re: Getting a list of the installed fonts Cecil Westerhof <Cecil@decebal.nl> - 2012-11-25 00:39 +0100
  Re: Getting a list of the installed fonts Chris <cjl@spamcop.net> - 2012-11-24 23:39 +0000
  Re: Getting a list of the installed fonts John Deubert <john@acumentraining.com> - 2012-11-27 11:07 -0800
    Re: Getting a list of the installed fonts "luser.droog" <luser.droog@gmail.com> - 2012-11-27 23:59 -0600
      Re: Getting a list of the installed fonts Chris <cjl@spamcop.net> - 2012-11-28 09:25 +0000
  Re: Getting a list of the installed fonts jdaw1 <jdawiseman@gmail.com> - 2012-12-29 14:43 -0800

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