Introduction
There are several fonts available in the X11 environment. Your window manager can be set up so they are available for use with some programs. Here at ICS we have a server that provides many fonts for your use. It's name is fontserver.ics.uci.edu. You can notify your window manager of these extra fonts by using the xset command.
The Basics of the
xsetCommandThe xset command is used to change or setup user preferences under the X11 system. To add a fontserver or font directory you can use the 'fp' option. A plus (+) will add to your current fontpath, and a minus (-) will remove from it. Position matters, as '+fp' will add to the front of the current path, and 'fp+' will add to the end of it.
To add our fontserver to your font path type the following at an xterm window:
xset +fp tcp/fontserver:7100
This should make several new fonts available for you to use. Each program will have its own method of configuration. For example with Communicator/Netscape you can set up your fonts under Edit -> Preferences. Then under Appearance choose Fonts. There should be several fonts now available.
The man command can be used to find out information on available unix commands, including xset.
