10.6. Configuring Fonts

Procedure 10.12. Installing an Extra Font

1. As the root user, create the /usr/local/share/fonts/ directory and copy the font into it.
   Create a subdirectory for each font-family you are installing as some fonts have multiple files for bold, italic, and so on.
2. Make sure that the font cache is updated by running the following command:

   # fc-cache /usr/local/share/fonts/

Procedure 10.13. Installing an Extra Font

1. As the root user, create your own machine-wide /etc/fonts/local.conf configuration file including the directory with fonts.

        
   <?xml version="1.0"?>
   <!DOCTYPE fontconfig SYSTEM "fonts.dtd">
   <fontconfig>
       <dir>/PATH/TO/YOUR/DIRECTORY_NAME</dir>
   </fontconfig>
   

2. Ensure the permissions for your directory are set to 755.

   # chmod -R 755 /PATH/TO/YOUR/DIRECTORY_NAME

3. Specify the directory name when updating the font cache with the fc-cache command.

   # fc-cache DIRECTORY_NAME

Procedure 10.14. Installing an Extra Font

1. Copy the font to the ~/.local/share/fonts/ directory to install it.
2. Make sure that the font cache is updated by running the following command:

   $ fc-cache ~/.local/share/fonts

Procedure 10.15. Substituting a Font

1. Start the Fonts Tweak Tool by pressing the Super key to enter the Activities Overview, type Fonts Tweak Tool, and then press Enter.
2. Click the Font Substitutions tab.
3. Click the + button at the bottom left of the left pane, select or type the name of the font you want to substitute, and then click Add.
4. Click the + button at the bottom left of the right pane, select the name of the font you want to use to substitute for the first font, and then click Add.
5. Click Close.

Procedure 10.16. Configuring a Font Alias

1. Start the Fonts Tweak Tool by pressing the Super key to enter the Activities Overview, type Fonts Tweak Tool, and then press Enter.
2. Click the Font Aliases tab.
3. Click the + button at the bottom left of the left pane, select or type the name of the locale you want to configure the font aliases for, and then click Add.
   To configure default font aliases regardless of the used locale, select Default from the list of locales.
4. At the right pane, locate the font alias you want to override the system defaults for, and select the custom font from the drop-down list.
5. Click Close.

Procedure 10.17. Configuring Multiple Languages

1. Start the Fonts Tweak Tool by pressing the Super key to enter the Activities Overview, type Fonts Tweak Tool, and then press Enter.
2. Click the Language Ordering tab.
3. Click the + button at the bottom left of the window, select or type the name of the language you want to configure as primary, and then click Add.
4. To add another language, click the + button at the bottom left of the window, select the name of the language you want to configure as secondary, and then click Add.
   Repeat this step to add more languages.
5. Click Close.

Procedure 10.18. Changing the Font Properties

1. Start the Fonts Tweak Tool by pressing the Super key to enter the Activities Overview, type Fonts Tweak Tool, and then press Enter.
2. Click the Fonts Properties tab.
3. Click the + button at the bottom left of the window, select or type the name of the font you want to change the properties for, and then click Add.
   Repeat this step to add more fonts.
4. Change the font properties as needed.
5. Click Close.