Xmanager provides many fonts for X applications. When installing Xmanager, you can select font packs to install depending on the vendor of Unix server and your language.

Even though Xmanager includes many fonts required for most systems and applications, you can still add new fonts. Thus, this section explains how to install additional fonts, add a font server and configure font options.

For more information about fonts, see Fonts.

To install additional font packs:

1. 1. Visit Xmanager download page at:
   http://www.netsarang.com/download/download.html
2. Download additional font packs you want to install.
3. Run it on your Windows.
4. Follow the guidance of the installation wizard.

Note: The font pack applies the new font directory to all server profiles. So, you do not have to add the new font directory using Xconfig.

To convert BDF fonts to PCF fonts:

1. Run bdftopcf.exe as following:

   C:\tmp> %XMANAGER_INSTALL_DIR%\bdftopcf new.bdf -o new.pcf

To create or update FONTS.DIR using mkfntdir.exe:

1. Go to the font directory and run mkfntdir.exe:

   %XMANAGER_INSTALL_DIR%\Fonts\NewFonts> ..\..\mkfntdir

To create and use a font directory:

1. Create a new directory under the following directory:

   C:\Program Files\NetSarang\Xmanager3\Fonts

   or
   

   C:\Program Files\NetSarang\Xmanager Enterprise\Fonts

2. Copy new fonts to the new directory.
3. Run mkfntdir.exe on the new directory:

   C:\Program Files\...\Fonts\NewFonts> ..\..\mkfntdir .

4. Run Xconfig.
5. Double-click on the profile you want to change the font catalogue. RESULT: A Properties dialog box opens.
6. Click the Font tab.
7. Click Add Font Directory. RESULT: A Browse for Folder dialog box opens.
8. Select the new font directory created above.
9. Click OK.
10. Restart Xmanager.

To use a font server:

1. Run Xconfig.
2. Double-click on the profile. RESULT: A Properties dialog box opens.
3. Click the Font tab.
4. Click Add Font Server. RESULT: An Add Font Server dialog box opens.
5. In the Hostname box, enter the IP address or hostname of the font server.
6. In the Port box, enter the port number of the font server.
7. Click OK.

Note: Make sure that a font server is running on the remote host. Usually the program name is xfs and the default port is 7100.

To change the default text font:

1. Run Xconfig.
2. Double-click on the profile. RESULT: A Properties dialog box opens.
3. Click the Font tab.
4. In the Default Font box, enter a font name that will be used as a default text font.
5. Click OK.

Note: A default text font is used when an X application does not specify a font name to display characters.

To use font aliasing when a desired font is not found:

1. Run Xconfig.
2. Double-click on the profile. RESULT: A Properties dialog box opens.
3. Click the Font tab.
4. Select the Automatic Font Substitution check box.
5. Click OK.

To show missing font dialog box:

1. Run Xconfig.
2. Double-click on the profile. RESULT: A Properties dialog box opens.
3. Click the Font tab.
4. Select the Shows Missing Font Dialog check box.
5. Click OK.