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  • 1.  AIX unicode truetype font support

    Posted Wed June 24, 2009 09:03 AM

    Originally posted by: RUI


    Hi all,

    I am trying to use unicode TrueType fonts with aix 5.3 and also 4.3.3 but having little success with it.
    I have the truetype fonts copied over from windows for testing and i generated the fonts.dir file on linux system and it has strings like below coming out in the xlsfonts output.

    -monotype-arial-bold-r-normal--0-0-0-0-p-0-iso10646-1
    -monotype-arial-medium-r-normal--0-0-0-0-p-0-iso10646-1
    -monotype-courier new-bold-i-normal--0-0-0-0-m-0-iso10646-1

    The command for adding the fonts was xset -display :0 fp+ /usr/uniq/truetypewinfonts
    xset -display :0 fp rehash

    Now when i try to load the fonts using XLoadQueryFont api of xlib, with parameter for pattern as -*-courier new-medium-r-*--7-53-*-*-*-*-iso10646-1. It loads -Misc-Fixed-Medium-R-Normal--15-140-75-75-C-90-ISO8859-1 instead which i don't want as i am trying to display different greek and cyrillic characters which are present in iso10646 based encoding.
    Also i modified this file /usr/lpp/X11/defaults/TrueType/Xlfdcset based on http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/systems/index.jsp?topic=/com.ibm.aix.aixwnpgd/doc/aixwnpgd/fontenhan.htm to add encoding iso10646-1 but still no use.
    The entry added to this file was
    iso10646-1 0x00 0xff 0x00 0xff 0xfffd
    Can anybody help me out on how to display ucs2/utf16 characters on aix? I don't want Chinese japanese korean font support at the moment. Just eastern european, cyrillic, greek, turkish and baltic etc.

    These steps work great on suse and redhat linux, i think there truetype rasterizer is able to handle it without any modification but aix is giving a bit of problem with the same steps. What could be the problem, do i need locale, new ttf fonts, some encoding file -- what am i missing?

    Regards,
    Raja


  • 2.  Re: AIX unicode truetype font support

    Posted Wed June 24, 2009 08:16 PM

    Originally posted by: dukessd


    "I am trying to use unicode TrueType fonts with aix 5.3 and also 4.3.3 but having little success with it.
    I have the truetype fonts copied over from windows"

    This is an unlicensed use of Microsoft software and is illegal - and you have just posted details of your illegal activities on a public internet forum.

    I suggest you think about what you are doing and what you are posting and stop both of these activities.


  • 3.  Re: AIX unicode truetype font support

    Posted Thu June 25, 2009 05:25 AM

    Originally posted by: RUI


    Hi,

    Sorry correct me if i am wrong but there is nothing wrong with Verdena font i am using at the moment. Its free to use by MS for internet users, that was just for testing purpose.
    I came here looking for answers not being told off for nothing.
    If anybody knows the answer to my question that would be of great help.
    Thanks,
    Raj


  • 4.  Re: AIX unicode truetype font support

    Posted Tue June 30, 2009 06:46 AM

    Originally posted by: Kosala


    > This is an unlicensed use of Microsoft software and is illegal - and
    > you have just posted details of your illegal activities on a public internet forum.

    IINM, the MS core fonts were available to public, on the "free to use" basis. Have a look at http://corefonts.sourceforge.net/

    But I think now MS has discontinued this service, but you can still find the older font distributions on the sourceforge.


  • 5.  Re: AIX unicode truetype font support

    Posted Wed July 01, 2009 05:31 AM

    Originally posted by: RUI


    Thanks Kosala.

    I came here looking for answer for truetype font with iso10646-1 encoding but still haven't got any help regarding that.
    Can anybody tell me how to add a certain encoding to the ibm aix system? I have the mapping table with me but the only documentation i have found until now is http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/systems/index.jsp?topic=/com.ibm.aix.aixwnpgd/doc/aixwnpgd/fontenhan.htm
    mentioning adding an entry in /usr/lpp/X11/defaults/TrueType/Xlfdcset which i have done but still doensn't load the font required by me. Do i have to create the encoding map table somewhere as well.

    Any IBM or X server on IBM developer? Or can anybody point me to the right forum for this?

    Regards,
    rui


  • 6.  RE: AIX unicode truetype font support

    Posted Mon October 18, 2021 09:46 AM
    Can we use Unicode fonts now?

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